In addition to a world-class education, Harris students have the opportunity to collaborate with and learn from world-class research centers and institutes. Below is a summary of Harris’s research centers and institutes, which are tackling some of the world’s most challenging policy issues.

  • The Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts dedicated to identifying new strategies to reduce or mitigate global conflicts and seek to achieve real and enduring impact by influencing policy. The Pearson Institute annually funds a select group of Pearson Fellows—distinguished professional students dedicated to understanding the causes and consequences of global conflicts and demonstrating an individual potential for impact. Prospective students can apply as part of their application to Harris. 
  • The Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC) is an interdisciplinary research and training institute focused on the economic and social consequences of energy policies. Harris students can get hands-on experience with EPIC affiliated faculty through the Bartlett Fellows program. 
  • The International Innovation Corps identifies and implements scalable, sustainable, high impact interventions that make great leaps in solving pressing development challenges. 
  • The University of Chicago Urban Labs addresses challenges across five key dimensions of urban life: crime, education, health, poverty, and energy & environment.  
  • The Mansueto Institute for Urban Innovation pursues innovative, interdisciplinary scholarship, develops new educational programs, and provides leadership and new forms of evidence to support people-centric, sustainable urban development.  Students interested in  housing policy can pursue a funded internship or research project of their design through the Kreisman Graduate Fellows program.  
  • The Center for the Economics of Human Development was created to foster a comprehensive research program that identifies and explores the circumstances under which people develop the skills necessary to thrive in the current economy.  
  • The Urban Education Institute conducts rigorous applied research, trains teachers and school leaders, operates a preK-12 public school, and provides research-based tools and resources to schools across the country. 
  • The Center for Economic Policy educates students on financial markets and securities and provides an integrated view of how these markets interact in a general equilibrium context. It also educates students on  the economic tools to analyze the regulatory and legal framework in which financial markets operate. 
  • The Center for Effective Government investigates local and national reform efforts that are intended to change the way our political institutions are governed. 
  • The Center for Health Policy integrates health policy education and research, mobilizes resources in health policy from throughout the University of Chicago, and serves as a platform for collaboration with best-in-class US and international schools.
  • The Center for Human Potential and Public Policy seeks to understand the forces driving inequality of opportunity for children in society and to develop interventions to close the gaps in cognitive and non-cognitive skills between economically advantaged and disadvantaged children.
  • The Center for Impact Sciences makes evidence more actionable for policymakers by researching new frontiers in data standardization, evidence synthesis, and predictive analytics.
  • The Center for Municipal Finance enables students and faculty to engage the major financial issues of the day facing state and local governments in the US and around the globe.
  • The Center for Survey Methodology supports research projects on the methodology of data collection and evaluation, hosts guest speakers, organizes small group meetings and conferences, and manages the Harris Certificate in Survey Research.
  • The Cyber Policy Initiative at Harris Public Policy seeks to advance the field of cyber policy by examining the intersection of national security, politics, and technology.
  • The Family Self-Sufficiency Data Center was established to help state administrators and researchers access, link, and analyze administrative data related broadly to family self-sufficiency.
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