New Named and Distinguished Service Professors Announced
Three faculty in the Division of the Social Sciences were elevated to a distinguished service professorship or confirmed for named professorships by t...
December 10, 2024
Announcements Anthropology Faculty
Asst. Prof. Michele Friedner's study highlights technological complications in medicine, questions what ‘normal’ means
This article originally appeared on UChicago News. To read the story on their page click here. For families with deaf children, a cochlear imp...
December 10, 2024
Announcements All Departments Faculty
SSRC Faculty Seed Grant Request for Proposals
The third request for proposals for the Social Sciences Research Center Faculty Seed Grant Program has been issued. These one- to two-year grants will...
December 10, 2024
Announcements All Departments Student Faculty
University Announces New Framework for Doctoral Education
On Tuesday, October 8, the University of Chicago announced a new framework for doctoral education. Following that, Dean Amanda Woodward sent the messa...
December 11, 2019
Announcements All Departments Faculty
Katherine Kinzler Named as Deputy Dean for the Division of the Social Sciences
Katherine D. Kinzler, a professor in the Department of Psychology, has agreed to serve as a deputy dean for the Division. In that role, she will p...
November 21, 2019
Announcements Faculty Economics
UChicago economist’s innovative research honored with €1.5 million prize
Prof. Ufuk Akcigit will study Germany’s east-west divide by turning a new lens on data As a doctoral student in economics, Prof. Ufuk Akcigit found...
November 21, 2019
Announcements Faculty Student Psychology
Study creates framework for designing green infrastructure that improves mental health
Scientific studies have shown that interacting with nature improves mental health. However, trying to design practical solutions for cities or organiz...
November 21, 2019
Announcements Faculty Psychology
Brain differences linked to how we process empathy and morality
Brain scans of incarcerated men reveal reduced gray matter in homicide offenders The brains of murderers look different from those of people convic...
November 21, 2019
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