News Profile Research In the News Confronting COVID-19 Black History Month #PolicyForward Summer of Social Impact Research Should Medicare Enrollees Be ‘Nudged’?: New Research Reveals Impact of Default Insurance Plans January 11, 2021 Research Public health insurance is not one-size-fits-all, but too often, enrollees never deviate from their randomly assigned plans. A new working paper reveals the impacts of such behavior. Nurses Move for Higher Pay to Confront Pandemic Hot Spots, New Study Finds December 07, 2020 Research When COVID-19 cases first broke out in the United States, nurses helped mitigate public health effects by moving to the areas of greatest need. As the pandemic worsens in the midst of the holiday season, concerns about nursing shortages have emerged. Beating Bias: Why Women Make Better Candidates and Members of Congress November 03, 2020 Research Political scientists at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy have built a model that sheds new light on why women remain acutely underrepresented in U.S. politics. Who Does (Or Doesn’t) Wear a Mask?: Partisanship Explains Response to COVID-19 October 19, 2020 Research Even as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to grip the United States, face masks remain far from universal. The biggest explanation? Political partisanship. Real-Time Estimates Show Poverty Rose After Government Benefits Expired September 14, 2020 Research The data released in the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2019 annual report on income and poverty on Sept. 15 will not shed light on the current state of poverty in America. The official numbers predate the global pandemic. Vitamin D Deficiency May Raise Risk of Getting COVID-19, Study Finds September 09, 2020 Research Researchers at the University of Chicago Medicine found an association between vitamin D deficiency and the likelihood of becoming infected with the coronavirus. Pagination Page 1 Next page › Recent News Building Brexit: Raoul Ruparel, AM’09, AM’10, and the Struggle to Untie the EU Knot Mon., January 25, 2021 Harris Public Policy Professors Provide Perspective on Transfer of Power, Unrest in US Mon., January 25, 2021 More news Upcoming Events Finding a Path: Taking the Next Step in Crime Prevention, Education Thu., January 28, 2021 | 6:30 PM Virtual Event 1307 E. 60th Street Chicago, IL 60637 United States Credential Q&A with Admissions Mon., February 01, 2021 | 8:30 AM A link will be sent to registered guests Chicago, IL 60637 United States More events