Social work, explained
Social work is a field of study and profession aimed at addressing problems in society—from educational inequality to health disparities to child and family welfare.
Field experiments, explained
Using the world as a lab, UChicago economists pioneered the use of field experiments in their groundbreaking research.
The Fertile Crescent, explained
A term coined by UChicago Egyptologist James Henry Breasted, “The Fertile Crescent” refers to a region in Western Asia that gave rise to some of the world’s earliest civilizations.