Student Alumni Sociology Political Science
2026 Saller Prize Recipients Announced
Ibrahim Khan, PhD’25, from the Department of Political Science, and Xiaogao Zhou, PhD’25, from the Department of Sociology, have been selected as the ...
May 6, 2026
Fans recognized another new era for Taylor Swift — and the science backs it
A methodological approach used to analyze Swift’s catalog offers a straightforward and easily interpretable way to explore song lyrics.By Sarah Steime...
October 20, 2025
Student Alumni History Economics Sociology Political Science Psychology
Congratulating the 2025-26 Dissertation Fellows
Each year, a limited number of dissertation fellowships are awarded to SSD doctoral students sufficiently advanced to the writing stage of their progr...
September 12, 2025
Student Political Science Economics Anthropology
2025 Janco Travel Grant Recipients Announced
By Audrey WeckwerthEstablished in 2005, the Agnes and Nathan Janco Travel Award supports dissertation research-related travel by SSD doctoral students...
May 18, 2025
Alumni Student Social Thought Anthropology Announcements
A fund created to support the next generation of scholars
The Elmer Kennedy Memorial Fund invests in SSD Teaching FellowsBy Sarah SteimerA son and his family’s remembrance of his father has created an investm...
December 10, 2024
Faculty Student Political Economy Political Science Announcements
College Students Co-author Scholarly Article on Climate Change Attitudes
The final quarter of a Social Science Inquiry sequence, taught by Andrew Eggers, saw students collaborating on the design and execution of a social sc...
January 13, 2025
Faculty Student Political Science Political Economy Announcements
Pathways in World Politics previews international relations studies at a research university
Over three weeks, high school students explore world politics in a university environment, and with research-focused professors teaching the course, l...
January 13, 2025
A highlight for students and graduates, the Alumni-in-Residence program marks a successful year
The program includes workshops, speaker sessions, and one-on-one networking to help grow career connections and the UChicago community.By Sarah Steime...
December 3, 2024
A new Big Problems course offers scientific thinking to improve decision-making in a democracy
In the timely new class, UChicago undergraduates join UC Berkeley and Harvard to apply scientific reasoning in everyday life By Sarah Steimer (phot...
May 31, 2024