Social Science

Using Media to Impact Policy

Harold Pollack tells the story of his brother-in-law to raise awareness about intellectual disability


William Harms

Campus celebrates MLK legacy

Day of Service and campus events emphasize dedication to community


Mary Abowd

Honoring a devotion to diversity

Diversity Leadership Award recipient Prof. Cathy Cohen calls diversity 'central to the intellectual work we do'


University of Chicago hosts national anchor institutions conference

Conference highlights the University's role as an anchor in Chicago


Calmetta Coleman

Marshall scholar to study energy and human rights

Fourth-year Hope Bretscher’s research seeks sustainable, renewable energy for developing world


Mary Abowd

Social links extend healthy years

UChicago researchers lead nation’s most comprehensive study on health and aging


William Harms

Rescuing endangered native languages

Linguist Lenore Grenoble says language loss threatens global cultural legacies


Susie Allen

Unaccompanied immigrant children are most vulnerable

In op-ed, Maria Woltjen, director of Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights at Law School, calls attention to plight of Central American immigrant children


Four Truman scholars make history

Surprise reception honors elated winners with public service aspirations


Program on Global Environment Shapes National Green Restaurant Certification

When the University of Chicago’s Program on Global Environment (PGE) was approached by the Green Chicago Restaurant Coalition (GCRC) to find out what it would take to encourage food service operators in the City of Chicago to become green certified, ...


Zainab Imam