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
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
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
Announcements Faculty Political Science Centers and Institutes
Chuck Hagel and Madeleine Albright to speak at inaugural CPOST lecture on American foreign policy
By Sarah Fister Gale In an era defined by deepening political division, the University of Chicago Project on Security and Threats (CPOST) is instit...
November 21, 2019
Announcements Faculty Alumni Comparative Human Development
Margaret Beale Spencer, PhD’76, elected Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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November 21, 2019
Announcements Faculty Social Thought
Robert Pippin, Chair of Social Thought, receives a Guggenheim Fellowship
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November 21, 2019