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A new study documents racial disparities in childhood exposure to neurotoxic air
The researchers found Black and Hispanic children consistently exposed at the highest levels, exacerbating health and developmental inequalities.By Sa...

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...