In the News Faculty Psychology

Washington Post: Why making your diet part of your identity is bad for your health — and society, Prof. Katherine Kinzler considers the cultural baggage behind diet and the "social nature of food"

In the News Faculty Political Science Election2020

Chicago Sun Time: Will your mailed-in ballot be counted? We did a test-mailing to see. Prof. Susan Stokes discusses mail-in ballots and importance of early voting

In the News Faculty Sociology

RNS: Report: People who are highly spiritual tend to be more civic-minded, Assoc. Prof Omar M. McRoberts comments on spirituality and connection

Announcements Faculty Sociology Comparative Human Development

Richard P. Taub, esteemed sociologist who studied Chicago neighborhoods, 1937–2020

This obituary was originally published by UChicago News. Read it on their site here. UChicago scholar, policy expert on community development...

Announcements Economics Faculty

Emails worth $100 million: Economists use ‘nudges’ to increase tax compliance

This article was originally published by UChicago News. Read the story on their site here. UChicago researchers boost tax revenues in Dominican Rep...

Announcements Faculty Economics

Nobel-winning economist Michael Kremer to join UChicago faculty as University Professor

Development economist appointed to Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics Nobel Prize-winning economist Michael Kremer has been appointed Unive...

Announcements Faculty Anthropology Psychology

Michael Silverstein Memorial Scholarship Fund Established

The Michael Silverstein Memorial Fund is devoted to expanding access to anthropology at the University of Chicago and diversifying the scholarship wit...

Announcements Psychology Faculty

How the way we talk both unites and divides us

This article was originally published by UChicago News. You can read the story on their site by clicking here. In new book, Prof. Katherine D. Kinz...

Faculty Anthropology Psychology Announcements

Michael Silverstein, groundbreaking anthropologist and linguist, 1945-2020

In half-century at UChicago, scholar made ‘foundational’ contributions to understanding of language Prof. Michael Silverstein, a leading University...

Announcements History Faculty

Mark Philip Bradley Named Editor of American Historical Review

After a national search, the American Historical Association (AHA) has appointed Mark Philip Bradley as editor of the American Historical Review (AHR)...