In the News Faculty Political Science

WBUR - Democracy At Risk: Scholars Offer Warnings And What Can Be Done, Audio: Prof. Susan Stokes in conversation on health of democracy in the US

In the News History Faculty

Reuters - No seditious conspiracy charges emerge in U.S. Capitol riots cases, Asst. Prof. Kathleen Belew comments on the charges against Capitol Hill rioters

In the News Faculty Economics

Chicago Tribune - A vaccine lottery would be a win for all of Illinois, In Op-ed Prof. Steven Levitt and Jeff Severts explain why vaccine lotteries are effective at increasing vaccination rates

Announcements Faculty

How memorable is your photo? A new tool will give you a score

This story was originally published by UChicago News. Read the article on their site here.  UChicago psychologists tease apart what makes image...

Faculty In the News Economics

Politico- The bottleneck slowing the green grid; Article discusses Prof. Michael Greenstone's proposal to use the cap-and-trade market to limit greenhouse gas emissions

Faculty Political Science In the News

USA Today- The 'gaffe machine' gets a tuneup: Joe Biden stays surprisingly on message as president; Prof. Susan Stokes discusses the stakes of Joe Biden’s presidency

Faculty In the News Economics

Wall Street Journal- Nonprofit seeks to trap carbon in the financial markets; Feature looks at Prof. Michael Greenstone’s plan to use the cap-and-trade market to reduce carbon emissions

Faculty Comparative Human Development Announcements

NIH awards grant to University of Chicago researchers exploring law enforcement language on police radios

The study will analyze police scanner audio to find whether nuances in language increase the likelihood of adverse interactions between law enforcemen...

Faculty In the News Economics

The Economist- How Covid-19 could impede the catch-up of poor countries with rich ones; Article details new report co-authored by Prof. Michael Kremer on income and growth in the developing world

Faculty In the News Political Science

Foreign Policy- Chile’s constitution is too new for its own good; In op-ed, Assoc. Prof. Michael Albertus looks at Chile's vote for a constitutional assembly