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Professor in the Harris School of Public Policy Studies
Christopher R. Berry's research focuses on the political economy of American local government, education policy, and economic development. He is currently conducting several projects that examine how the political organization of state and local government influence fiscal policy and economic performance.
His other research addresses the role of political parties...View profile
By Ashley Heher
April 9, 2018
The Illinois Department of Public Health has approved the University of Chicago Medicine to be a Level 1 adult trauma center, clearing the final regulatory hurdle for the academic health...Read more
By Danika Kmetz
March 20, 2018
UChicago supports student-led initiative to provide free lessons on Midway
Produced by UChicago Creative
February 28, 2018
A new program at the University of Chicago's Harris School of Public Policy will support the next generation of leaders making an impact on issues in their communities and around...Read more
December 5, 2017
Bigger, state-of-the-art facility represents step toward offering adult trauma care on South Side
By Andrew Bauld
November 30, 2017
Tucked across the courtyard from the Logan Center for the Arts is Midway Studios, home of the Gray Center Lab. Part classroom, part studio, part exhibition and performance space–now, on...Read more
By Louise Lerner
October 26, 2017
Diana Franklin, research associate professor in the Department of Computer Science, has received $2.5 million from the National Science Foundation in support of a new computer science education initiative. All...Read more
By Andrew Bauld
October 11, 2017
Festival honors South Side roots of blues
By Ronia Holmes
October 3, 2017
12-hour arts festival includes live performances, art workshops, courtyard BBQ and more
By Tracey Robinson-English
September 28, 2017
Partnership provides free tennis coaching, academic tutoring
By Andrew Bauld
July 28, 2017
For the past year, artists, activists and urban practitioners from across the country have gathered in Chicago to discuss ways to rebuild neglected communities. Organized and programmed by Place Lab...Read more
June 29, 2017
Violent-crime arrests drop by 33 percent for program participants
June 15, 2017
Innovation complex to expand Polsky Center, support for business creation
June 14, 2017
The University of Chicago will renovate the interior of the shuttered, 125-year-old Chicago Transit Authority Green Line stationhouse in Washington Park as part of an ongoing effort to establish a...Read more
By Andrew Bauld
June 5, 2017
Charles Abelmann, an educator who has led highly regarded independent and public schools and worked on international education at the World Bank, has been appointed director of the University of...Read more
June 1, 2017
Veteran Police Chief Kenton W. Rainey has been named the new chief of police for the University of Chicago Police Department , effective July 1. As chief, Rainey will oversee...Read more
By Ryan Goodwin
May 22, 2017
The University of Chicago will award the 2017 Jesse L. Rosenberger Medal to Steve Coleman, a composer, saxophonist, educator and native of the city’s South Side. Coleman, who will receive...Read more
By Carl Vogel
May 13, 2017
Engagement initiatives help community leader Jennifer Maddox
April 25, 2017
UChicago representatives presented updated plans for the Arts Block in Washington Park at an April 19 meeting and asked community residents for input on arts programming and the next phase...Read more
April 24, 2017
President Barack Obama joined young leaders from across Chicago on Monday, April 24, 2017, for a conversation on community organizing and civic engagement at the University of Chicago's Reva and...Read more
By Mark Peters
April 24, 2017
Former president talks with students at first public event since leaving White House