The Harris Admissions team hopes you are staying safe and healthy during these unprecedented times.  Although there is a lot of uncertainty, we take comfort in the fact that researchers from across the University of Chicago have been rapidly planning key steps in the battle against COVID-19. We rounded up some resources to share with you about UChicago’s response to this global pandemic.  

Is $2 Trillion the Right Medicine for a Sick Economy? 

The Entrepreneur Fund – April 1, 2020

Katherine Baicker, Dean of the Harris School of Public Policy and the Emmett Dedmon Professor, and Austan Goolsbee, Robert P. Gwinn Professor of Economics at Chicago Booth, discuss the economic implications of the federal stimulus package.  

Dean Baicker also recently spoke on her research as it pertains to COVID-19 in her webinar for virtual Admitted Student Week. Watch the webinar: A Conversation with Dean Katherine Baicker (33 min.)

Read the article: Is $2 Trillion the Right Medicine for a Sick Economy?

From Financial Aid Appeals To Staying Close To Home: Tips For Students And Colleges On Admissions Decisions During The Coronavirus

WBEZ 91.5 FM  Chicago - April 2, 2020 

UChicago School of Social Service Administration doctoral candidate Bridgette Davis discusses the importance of schools checking in and offering support to first generation, low-income students. 

Read the article: From Financial Aid Appeals To Staying Close To Home: Tips For Students And Colleges On Admissions Decisions During The Coronavirus

WGN Radio: #ThousandsOfDifferences Campaign

WGN-AM – April 2, 2020 

Emily Chase, Senior VP for Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer at the UChicago Medical Center, discusses the #ThousandsOfDifferences Campaign, which allows people around the world to show their support for healthcare workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Listen to the recording: WGN Radio: #ThousandsOfDifferences Campaign

The Chicago Scientists Trying to Save Our Lives 

Chicago Magazine – April 2, 2020 

Deputy Laboratory Director for Science at Argonne National Laboratory Stephen Streiffer discusses  the lab’s COVID-19 initiatives.  

Read the article: The Chicago Scientists Trying to Save Our Lives

UChicago prof Q&A: Social distancing will save trillions of dollars

Crain's Chicago Business – April 2, 2020 

Michael Greenstone, Milton Friedman Professor at Harris, Department of Economics, and the College, the Director of the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC), and Director of the Becker Friedman Institute (BFI) discusses the economic benefits of social distancing.  

Read the article: UChicago prof Q&A: Social distancing will save trillions of dollars

Argonne Taps Supercomputing Network to Study How Coronavirus Spreads

Nextgov – April 2, 2020 

UChicago Computer Science Professor Rick Stevens discusses how Argonne National Laboratory is using supercomputers in the fight against COVID-19. 

Read the article: Argonne Taps Supercomputing Network to Study How Coronavirus Spreads

For continued Harris news updates on COVID-19, check out  COVID-19 in Context.

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