July 15, 2024 Harris Professor Eyal Frank's work researching the impact of declining vulture population in India on human mortality was news in Science. To uncover the impact of all of this on humans, Sudarshan and co-author Eyal Frank, an environmental economist at the University of Chicago, overlayed maps of vulture habitats onto those of Indian administrative districts. The team looked at health records for more than 600 districts, controlling for water quality, weather, and number of hospitals. Read the full piece here: https://www.science.org/content/article/loss-india-s-vultures-may-have-led-deaths-half-million-people Faculty Spotlight Eyal Frank Assistant Professor Eyal Frank is an Assistant Professor at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy. As an environmental economist, he works at the intersection of ecology and economics. His work addresses three broad questions: (i) how do natural inputs, namely animals, contribute to different product... Upcoming Events More events Get to Know Harris! MACRM and PhD Information Session Thu., December 05, 2024 | 8:30 AM Decide your UChicago DPSS Track: Academic vs. Professional Track Insights Thu., December 05, 2024 | 7:30 PM Public Capital Markets Credential (PCMC) Info Session In Chinese Fri., December 06, 2024 | 7:00 AM