Science & Medicine

Seeds of Change

Vivek Taparia, AB’03; chronicles his experiences raising women in India above the poverty line through microfinancing.


Vivek Taparia

Sloan Digital Sky Survey Changes the Face of Astronomy

272 stars gave their lives for the photo spread on cosmic explosions that graced pages 80 and 81 of the March 2007 National Geographic.


Steve Koppes

Ecological succession, explained

Pioneered by UChicago Prof. Henry Chandler Cowles, ecological succession is the process by which the mix of species and habitat in an area changes over time.

Amanda Woodward

Title: Dean of the Division of the Social Sciences and the William S. Gray Distinguished Service Professor of Psychology

Expertise: Early childhood development, Early learning

Departmental website: https://socialsciences.uchicago.edu/faculty-leadership/amanda-woodward

Paul Staniland

Title: Associate Professor of Political Science

Expertise: International relations, Foreign policy, South Asia

Departmental website: https://political-science.uchicago.edu/directory/paul-staniland

Peggy Mason

Title: Professor of Neurobiology

Expertise: Neurobiology, Prosocial behavior, Rats, Empathy

Departmental website: https://neurobiology.uchicago.edu/page/mason

Zhe-Xi Luo

Title: Professor of Organismal Biology and Anatomy

Expertise: Mammals, Evolution

Departmental website: https://pondside.uchicago.edu/oba/faculty/Luo.html

Marc Berman

Title: Professor and Chair in the Department of Psychology

Expertise: Psychology, Relationship between individual psychological and neural processing and environmental factors

Departmental website: https://psychology.uchicago.edu/directory/Marc-Berman

Lab website: https://enl.uchicago.edu/