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A closer look at how neighborhoods shape public health

Feb 4, 2020
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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.

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

Oct 23, 2019
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Violence linked to loneliness, hypervigilance and chronic health problems

Oct 7, 2019
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How city planning can consider nature’s impact on mental health

Jul 25, 2019
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How policies can create a more equitable city

Jul 19, 2019
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Guns are often obtained just days before a crime, study finds

Jun 18, 2019
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Scientists climb UChicago buildings to study air quality and pollution

Apr 22, 2019
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Why a 1925 book is still relevant to urban sociology

Mar 29, 2019
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Innovative UChicago research creates impact, improvement in CPS schools

Jan 29, 2019
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