News

Mirror - Police expert gives bleak six-word verdict about fears of ICE-like crackdown in UK; Article cites details comments from Prof. Julian Go on increased militarization of police in US and UK

Friday, May 29

WTTW - CPD Officers Responded Faster to 911 Calls on South, West Sides After ShotSpotter Was Removed: UChicago Analysis; Article details new research from Prof. Robert Vargas' UChicago Justice Project

Wednesday, May 27

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 ...

STAT - Science is becoming less disruptive. Is an aging workforce to blame? Article details new research from Prof. James Evans

Monday, May 11

New research shows scientific innovation narrows as scientists age

Thursday, May 7

The findings highlight a tension between science’s forward momentum and aging scholars’ attachment to the intellectual past, a trend that can be moder...

PBS - Why the spirit of volunteering is a defining part of America's identity; Prof. Elisabeth Clemens interviewed on American volunteerism

Wednesday, April 15

SSD Faculty, Alums Receive 2026 Guggenheim Fellowships

Tuesday, April 14

Science - Agentic AI and the next intelligence explosion; Prof. James Evans examines the complex ways AI may interact with human intelligence and thought

Friday, March 27

Harper Lecture - 'The Bot and Me': AI and the future of human relationships with James Evans, Bernard Koch, and Chenhao Tan

Monday, March 2

NPR Short Wave Podcast - AI is helping individual scientists, study suggests — but not science; Prof. James Evans discusses research that suggests AI can personally benefit researchers while narrowing scientific inquiry

Wednesday, February 18