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SSD Faculty and Students Receive 2026 Teaching Awards

Friday, May 15

Several faculty and students were recently honored with 2026 teaching awards, including the Quantrell and Ph.D. Teaching and Mentoring Awards awarded ...

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Fernando Alvarez receives Faculty Award for Excellence in Ph.D. Teaching and Mentoring

Friday, May 15

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Professor James Heckman elected 2026 CORE Academy Fellow

Monday, May 11

Leonardo Bursztyn

NYT - There Is a Better Way to Get Kids Off Screens; Op-ed from Prof. Leonardo Bursztyn and Cass Sunstein on their research into social media bans

Friday, May 8

Actionable AI Weather Forecasts for Developing Countries

University of Chicago Wins Distinguished Laude Institute Moonshots Seed Grant

Thursday, April 30

faculty announcements

USA Today - US is world's top oil producer. So why does gas cost so much? Op-ed from Prof. Robert Shimer

Tuesday, April 21

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The Economist references Professor Ufuk Akcigit's research on "transformative entrepreneurs"

Monday, April 20

USA Today Op-ed from Professor Robert Shimer and E4E - US is world's top oil producer. So why does gas cost so much?

Monday, April 20

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WSJ on Claudia Goldin, AM'69, PhD'72 - WNBA Players Had an Ace Up Their Sleeve in Pay Negotiations: A Nobel Laureate

Monday, April 20