One of the world’s premier academic and research institutions, the University of Chicago has driven new ways of thinking since its 1890 founding. Today, UChicago is an intellectual destination that draws inspired scholars to the Hyde Park and international campuses, keeping UChicago at the nexus of ideas that challenge and change the world.
The university consists of the College of the University of Chicago, various graduate programs and interdisciplinary committees organized into four divisions, six professional schools, and a school of continuing education. The university enrolls approximately 5,000 students in the College and about 15,000 students overall.
University of Chicago scholars have played a major role in the development of various academic disciplines, including: the Chicago school of economics, the Chicago school of sociology, the law and economics movement in legal analysis, the Chicago school of literary criticism, the Chicago school of religion, the school of political science known as behavioralism, and in the physics leading to the world’s first man-made, self-sustaining nuclear reaction. The university is also home to the University of Chicago Press, the largest university press in the United States.
The University of Chicago has been affiliated with 89 Nobel laureates, 49 Rhodes Scholars, 9 Fields Medalists, and 13 billionaire graduates.
New research points to feelings of failure, hopelessness, loneliness and sadness as some of the potential reasons Black young people are considering or carrying out suicide at unprecedented rates.
Mieux vaut avoir son quota de sommeil lorsque l’on se fait vacciner.
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Une méta-analyse récente révèle que, chez les adultes âgés de 18 à 60 ans, une durée de sommeil inférieure à six heures par nuit est associée à une forte diminution de la réponse à la vaccination.
Referendum dan inisiatif rakyat bisa menjadi jalan yang populer untuk menekan para politisi untuk mendengarkan rakyatnya – hal itu juga bisa menjadi praktik propaganda
Suicide attempts have risen dramatically among Black youths in recent years.
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Apprendre que l’on partage de faux souvenirs avec des inconnus, voilà qui peut rendre perplexe. Mais nos souvenirs ne reposent pas uniquement sur notre expérience personnelle.
Around 12 million Americans take out payday loans to help them pay for monthly expenses.
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Understanding why people underpredict expenses could help them budget more accurately – and even encourage them to save more money.
When asked to recall the popular children’s book series ‘The Berenstain Bears,’ many people make the same error by spelling it ‘The Berenstein Bears.’
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People are puzzled when they learn they share the same false memories with others. That’s partly because they assume that what they remember and forget ought to be based only on personal experience.
Respectively 60.6% and 62% of women in Liberia and Sierra Leone have experienced at least one act of sexual violence in their life.
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More than 40% are victims of violence at least once in their lifetime, according to research. This is likely the tip of the iceberg.
The Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade has led to a push for citizens initiatives to enshrine abortion rights.
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Other countries disqualify political officials and prevent them from holding office more often than the US does. There are benefits and potential risks to using this kind of legal tactic.
Purposely holding your tongue when you meet someone new likely won’t help make a good impression.
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The common advice to let the other person talk more might backfire if you want to make a positive first impression.
Tritylodon, seorang terapis, direkonstruksi sebagai hewan berdarah panas yang tinggal di malam hari. Perhatikan uap yang keluar dari paru-parunya.
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Berdarah panas adalah kunci dari apa yang membuat mamalia seperti sekarang ini. Itu sebabnya berolahraga ketika muncul pada nenek moyang mamalia penting.
Tritylodon, a therapsid, reconstructed as a night dwelling warm blooded animal. Note the steam coming out of its lungs.
Illustrated by Luzia Soares
Warm-bloodedness is the key to what makes mammals what they are today. That’s why working out when it emerged in mammal ancestors matters.
Residents flee Kukawa village, Plateau State, north central Nigeria in April 2022 after their houses were burnt by bandits.
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Father Damien’s legacy has inspired health providers and humanitarians for over a century.
Actors cheer as President of the China, Xi Jinping, arrives for the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics on Feb. 4 in Beijing.
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The lack of large numbers of fossils makes it hard to study sexual dimorphism in dinosaurs. But a new statistical approach offers insight into this question and others across science.
‘The Gossip’ (ca. 1922) by American painter William Penhallow Henderson.
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Professor Emeritus, Department of Medicine Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Committee on Molecular Metabolism Committee of Clinical and Translational Science, University of Chicago
Leo Spitz Distinguished Service Professor of International Law, Ludwig and Hilde Wolf Research Scholar, Professor of Political Science, University of Chicago