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! A Virtual Information Session Wed., September 03, 2025 | 12:00 PM Get to Know Harris! Appointment with MSCAPP Assistant Program Director William Smith Mon., September 08, 2025 | 11:00 AM University of Chicago Office Of Federal Relations 1730 Pennsylvania Ave NW Ste 275 Washington, DC 20006 United States Harris Social Impact Fellowship: Program Roundtable with Faculty Director Austin Wright Mon., September 08, 2025 | 5:00 PM
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