Urban

View of Chicago neighborhood

A closer look at how neighborhoods shape public health

Luis Bettencourt

Saving Our Cities By Studying A Million Neighborhoods With Luis Bettencourt (Ep. 34)

A UChicago scholar searches for the processes underlying sustainable cities by studying a million neighborhoods.

Fast-growing informal settlement in Africa

In fight against global poverty, researchers map fast-growing informal settlements in Africa

City block

Violence linked to loneliness, hypervigilance and chronic health problems

Children look out at city

How city planning can consider nature’s impact on mental health

Chicago skyline dawn

How policies can create a more equitable city

Gun at crime scene

Guns are often obtained just days before a crime, study finds

Moyer and Clouser

Scientists climb UChicago buildings to study air quality and pollution

Chicago street

Why a 1925 book is still relevant to urban sociology

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Innovative UChicago research creates impact, improvement in CPS schools