The University of Chicago Division of the Social Sciences

Algorithm predicts crime a week in advance, but reveals bias in police response...

This article was originally published by the Biological Sciences Division.

New Research Shows Consistency in What We Misremember

The Brain Bridge Lab study on the Visual Mandela Effect found widespread false memories of famous logos and characters.

Making History: Snacks Included!

History thesis write-ins bring back collaboration and community post-pandemic By Audrey Weckwerth

Inaugural Alumni-in-Residence program connected current and former students

The program, which included workshops, speaker sessions, and one-on-one networking, looks to grow in coming iterations.

2 SSD Faculty among 2022 winners of Quantrell Teaching Awards

This article has been edited to highlight award recipients from the Division of the Social Sciences.

Sociology PhD Student Karlyn Gorski among UChicago instructors, grad students h...

This article has been edited to showcase recipients from the Social Sciences Division.

UChicago Press awards top honor to Lisa Wedeen for ‘Authoritarian Apprehensions...

Political scientist wins 2022 Laing Award for book on Syrian uprising and conflict

UChicago Press awards top honor to Lisa Wedeen for ‘Authoritarian Apprehensions...

Political scientist wins 2022 Laing Award for book on Syrian uprising and conflict

UChicago Center Receives NSF Grant to Study Student Traits Leading to STEM Achi...

The University of Chicago Center for the Economics of Human Development and an international research team won a five-year grant to identify the pe

Ada Palmer’s Terra Ignota named a Hugo Award finalist

The history professor uses her expertise to build a complex world set in the year 2454 in her sci fi book series.