Prof. Jens Ludwig comments for ABC News June 12, 2024 In a piece about the growing trend of retro-fitting Glock fire-arms to become automatic machine guns and mass gun violence, Prof. Jens Ludwig, co-director of the University of Chicago Crime Lab was asked to comment: From a public safety perspective, from a public health perspective, this is a problem that, unfortunately, is disproportionately concentrated in the country's most economically vulnerable communities of color, Ludwig told ABC News. Read the full piece here. Faculty Spotlight Jens Ludwig Edwin A. and Betty L. Bergman Distinguished Service Professor On urban poverty, Ludwig has participated in the evaluation of a HUD-funded residential-mobility experiment that provides low-income public housing families the opportunity to relocate to private-market housing. In the area of crime, Ludwig has written extensively about gun-violence prevention. Upcoming Events More events Harris Campus Visit Wed., June 26, 2024 | 10:00 AM Keller Center 1307 E 60th St Chicago, IL 60637 United States Civic Leadership Academy 2025 Virtual Information Session Wed., June 26, 2024 | 12:00 PM Virtual Event Chicago, IL 60637 United States University of Chicago Alumni Meetup - Philippines Wed., June 26, 2024 | 7:00 PM Auro Coffee - BGC Unit 01, Ground Floor, One Maridien Tower, 27th Street Taguig 1634 Metro Manila Philippines
May 24, 2024 Shootings in Chicago are concentrated in the summer, yes. That's only part of the story.