Announcements Faculty Economics Psychology
Azeem Shaikh (Economics) and Boaz Keysar (Psychology) Elevated to Named Professorships
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November 21, 2019
Announcements Faculty Student Alumni All Departments
Spring 2019 Dialogo: Democracy and Politics in the United States
The social sciences are the means by which we come to understand the world in which we live. Among many avenues of research, division faculty and stud...
November 21, 2019
Announcements Faculty Psychology
Bystanders may be more likely to punish bullies than help victims
Punishing bad behavior can feel good, honorable and righteous. According to new research, the impulse to punish a perpetrator may be even more powerfu...
November 21, 2019
New Chair and Four New Members announced for SSD Council
The University of Chicago’s Board of Trustees has approved the appointment of Zachary Egan, AM’96, as chair of the Division of the Social Sciences Cou...
November 21, 2019
Announcements Faculty History Political Science
Professor Mauricio Tenerio-Trillo (History) and Professor Jennifer Pitts (Political Science) receive UChicago teaching awards
The University annually recognizes faculty for exceptional teaching and mentoring with the Llewellyn John and Harriet Manchester Quantrell Awards, bel...
November 21, 2019
Announcements Faculty Psychology Comparative Human Development
What nearly all languages have in common–whether you speak or sign
If you hear someone say “John and Mary kiss,” you’d likely imagine a single symmetrical action. But hear them say “John and Mary kiss each other,” and...
November 21, 2019
Announcements Faculty Economics Social Thought
Two Faculty named members of the American Philosophical Society
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November 21, 2019
2019 Saller Disseration Prize awarded to Liam Mannix (History)
Liam Mannix, PhD’18 (History), has been selected as the 2019 Recipient of the Richard Saller Dissertation Prize. Mannix defended his dissertation—“...
December 10, 2024
Announcements Faculty Psychology
Lessons about learning from zebra finches
Researchers at the University of Chicago have identified key differences in epigenetic landscapes among zebra finch songbirds who differ in their abil...
November 21, 2019