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Finding political leanings in large language models
UChicago and UC Berkeley researchers develops methods to dial societal consequences down (or up) for research and practical useBy Sarah SteimerNew stu...

Three SSD PhD students receive 2024 NSF GRFP Awards
Congratulations to current doctoral students Devin Green, Department of Political Science, and Aaron Stagoff-Belfort, Department of Sociology – and i...

2025 Saller Prize Recipient Announced
Yuchen Yang, from the Department of Sociology, has been selected as the 2025 Saller Prize recipient by a faculty review committee.Kristen Schilt, an a...

OMB changes will impact Americans' racial and ethnic self-identification
A new study shows the updated questions will significantly reduce key minority population counts.By Sarah Steimer This spring, the U.S. Office of Mana...

2024-25 Neubauer Collegium Faculty Research Projects Announced
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The Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society has selected eight new faculty-led research projects to launch July 1, 2024.“These new faculty research...