Creating Social Change Through Public-Private Partnerships Mon., November 01, 2021 | 1:00 PM — 5:30 PM Keller Center 1307 E. 60th Street Chicago, IL 60637 United States Sponsored By: UChicago Urban Labs The University of Chicago Urban Labs and Harris School of Public Policy are pleased to invite you to an event exploring how a new, more action-oriented social science can help solve social problems by partnering with government agencies, NGOs and private-sector firms. This conference will discuss the opportunities and challenges of this approach through conversations with policymakers, practitioners and their ‘policy lab’ partners at leading universities across the country such as Harvard, MIT, University of Pennsylvania, University of Michigan, Northwestern, Berkeley, Stanford, UCLA, and University of Notre Dame. The conference will be a hybrid event, taking place in person at the University of Chicago and streaming virtually. Featuring:Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot Paul Alivisatos, President, University of Chicago Valerie Jarrett, Interim President, Obama Foundation Date & Time: November 1, 1:00pm – 5:30pm CT November 2, 8:00am – 12:00pm CT RSVP Conference Agenda Speaker Bios Recent News More news Student profile: Sohyun Lim, MPP Class of 2025 Thu., April 18, 2024 Q&A: Kim Wolske On How to Make Solar Panels More Accessible Thu., April 18, 2024 Climate change may cost $38 trillion a year by 2049, study says Thu., April 18, 2024
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