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Development Innovation Lab Spotlight
Insight into UChicago’s premier development economics innovation center By Audrey Weckwerth Nearly a year after its official launch at the Unive...
March 14, 2023Psychology Faculty Student Announcements
New Research Explores Language and Culturally Anchored Mental Health Attitudes
A study of bilingual speakers found them to be more receptive to mental health treatment when using their foreign English, versus their native Chinese...
March 6, 2023Faculty Student Announcements Political Science
U.S. Counterterrorism Restraint has Reduced Suicide Attacks
The new report from the Chicago Project on Security and Threats argues for a foreign policy that is restrained but highly vigilant. By Sarah Steime...
March 2, 2023Faculty Student Alumni Political Science Announcements
2023 Hagel Lecture Series to Focus on Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Prof. Bob Pape will moderate a discussion between former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul and former Secretary of Defense Charles Hag...
February 23, 20232022 Johnson Prize and Fogelson Prize Winners Announced
Awards recognize scholarly accomplishments in thesis projects by students in the Masters Program in Social Sciences. By Sarah Steimer The Earl S...
February 5, 2023Political Science Faculty Student Announcements
New Research Finds Nearly 80 Million Latin Americans Live Under Criminal Governance
Findings suggest a correlation between gang governance and a positive perception of state governance. By Sarah Steimer In nationally representat...
January 17, 2023Announcements Student Anthropology
Ethnography and Journalism: Humanizing Revolution Through Interviews
PhD Student Alex Shams combines his journalism background and ethnographic research skills to offer a view of what’s happening on the ground in Iran d...
July 13, 2023Student Alumni Social Thought Announcements
How One Teaching Fellow Brings Specialized Knowledge to a Wide Audience
Mat Messerschmidt, a teaching fellow in the John U. Nef Committee on Social Thought, will present his doctoral lecture, “The Guiding Thread of Mod...
October 30, 2022Psychology Faculty Student Announcements
New study explores how self-transcendence and self-influence impact how we evaluate for meaning and happiness in life
Participants in the study also rated the importance of the factors differently when considering others versus themselves. By Sarah Steimer Many ...
October 11, 2022Anthropology Student Alumni Announcements
A New Course on the Anthropology of Revolutions Explores Knowledge Production of Uprisings
Using academic texts, poetry, film and more, students will explore the unpredictability of revolution. By Sarah Steimer Despite what we may kno...
October 11, 2022