The University of Chicago Division of the Social Sciences

In the News Faculty Economics

New York Times- A novel effort to see how poverty affects young brains, Prof. James Heckman takes critical look at new study on poverty and child brain development

December 10, 2024

Faculty In the News Political Science

Washington Post- Opinion: What an analysis of 377 Americans arrested or charged in the Capitol insurrection tells us, Prof. Robert Pape explains the Chicago Project on Security and Threats' analysis of Capitol Hill rioters

December 10, 2024

In the News Faculty History

Vox: The history of the end of the world; book critic recommends Prof. Ada Palmer's novels

December 10, 2024

Faculty Political Science In the News

Chicago Sun-Times: Joe Biden’s bait-and-switch presidency, In op-ed, Prof. Emeritus Charles Lipson criticizes Pres. Biden's progressive policies

December 10, 2024

Christopher Berry

Faculty In the News Political Science

WBEZ 91.5 Chicago: Cook County’s way of reviving tax delinquent properties isn't working, study finds; Feature details Prof. Christopher Berry's research with the UChicago Center on Municipal Finance on scavenger sales and property taxes in Cook County

December 10, 2024

Faculty In the News Political Science

Washington Post: Pakistan, India peace move silences deadly Kashmir frontier, Assoc. Prof. Paul Staniland comments on India and Pakistan's respective motivations for reducing political tensions

December 10, 2024

Kathleen Cagney

In the News Sociology Faculty

UChicago News: Life after the COVID-19 vaccine: Envisioning the 'new normal,' Prof. Kathleen Kagney discusses how data can aid public health efforts

December 10, 2024

In the News History Faculty

NYT: How Health Care Became the Big Industry in Steel City, review praises Asst. Prof. Gabriel Winant's new book "The Next Shift"

December 10, 2024

Michael Greenstone

In the News Faculty Economics

Washington Post: Biden's infrastructure plan aims to turbocharge U.S. shift from fossil fuels, Prof. Michael Greenstone comments on the Biden infrastructure plan's inclusion of nuclear and hydropower

December 10, 2024

John Mearsheimer

In the News Faculty Political Science

Foreign Policy: China Wants a ‘Rules-Based International Order,’ Too, Article references John Mearsheimer's scholarship on the liberal international order

December 10, 2024