Chicago on track for deadliest year in nearly 2 decades
Crime Lab study shows high levels of gun carrying, impulsive behavior and drug use contributes to deadly violence in Chicago
Fox News
How the insurance industry could reform American policing
In Q&A, Asst. Prof. John Rappaport discusses how insurance companies affect police conduct
Sleep Deprivation Increases the Munchies
Research associate Erin Hanlon study finds sleep deprivation affects appetite, motor learning, pain and cognitive function
U.S. News & World Report
These Top Economists Want Janet Yellen to Stop Talking
Prof. Amir Sufi paper examines how Federal Reserve earnings forecasts may affect the economy
Pharmaceutical Policy Reform — Balancing Affordability with Incentives for Innovation
In op-ed, Asst. Prof. Rena Conti explains how lawmakers can lower the cost of prescription drugs
Shakespeare on Trump: Money Made the Man
In op-ed, Prof. Brian Leiter discusses how Donald Trump’s wealth shapes his image
Go To Bed!
Prof. Eve Van Cauter discusses her research on the wide-ranging effects of sleep loss
The Scientist
'Big Short' Professor's Fund Swells in Past Year
Prof. Richard Thaler discusses how putting ‘academic research to use’ informs his behavioral value fund
Power to the powerless
Prof. Michael Greenstone argues that energy should be treated as a good, not a right
University of Chicago Economics Professor On What Obama Is Really Like As A Decision Maker And What Economists Think Of Trump
In Q&A, Prof. Austan Goolsbee discusses President Obama and this year’s presidential candidates