Sociology Faculty Student Announcements
PNAS study finds double-dose algebra instruction among peers boosts college attendance and completion
A long-term review of students who received extra algebra help in 9th grade improved educational outcomes later in life By Sarah Steimer Ninth g...
December 10, 2024
Max Solomon Lewis, rising third-year student in the College, 2001-2021
A version of this obituary is published on the University of Chicago College website University of Chicago community mourns loss of campus leader, ...
December 10, 2024
Presenting your thesis, in three minutes or less
This story was originally published by UChicago News. Read the article on their site here. Competition challenges UChicago grad students to make ...
December 10, 2024
Geography & GIScience grads navigate a year of research and upheaval
Students celebrate their graduation with research presentations, awards, and words of wisdom from department leaders. By Sarah Steimer Students ...
December 10, 2024
Late UChicago student Yiran Fan to be awarded posthumous Ph.D.
This article was originally published by the Booth School of Business ‘To recognize such a special person,’ faculty defended Fan’s dissertation ...
December 10, 2024
Student All Departments Announcements
First Year Scholars program introduces doctoral students to the many facets academic life
By Sarah Fister Gale The first year in a PhD program can present many challenges as students learn to navigate an unfamiliar world, balancing studi...
December 10, 2024
Student Anthropology Comparative Human Development Announcements
Raffaella Taylor-Seymour named a Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellow
Raffaella Taylor-Seymour, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Comparative Human Development and the Department of Anthropology, has been n...
December 10, 2024
Student Comparative Human Development Sociology Psychology Announcements
2021 – 2022 W. Allison Davis Research Awards for Doctoral Students Announced
The Division of the Social Sciences and the Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice have announced the 2021-2022 recipients of the W....
December 10, 2024
Faculty Student Psychology Announcements
Study finds street activity and greenspace usage are negatively associated with crime
Researchers use cell phone trace data to support green infrastructure in reducing criminal activity By Sarah Steimer Public greenspaces are comm...
December 10, 2024
Alumni share insight on what they wish they knew in graduate school
By Sarah Steimer Even the best-laid plans are subject to change, and coming to accept that challenging truth is essential to one’s well-being. W...
December 10, 2024