News News Profile Research In the News Admissions Blog Newsletters NewsProfileResearchIn the NewsConfronting COVID-19Black History Month#PolicyForwardSummer of Social ImpactResearchThe Collapse of Bat Populations Led to More Than a Thousand Infant DeathsSeptember 09, 2024ResearchBats are considered a natural pesticide, widely relied on by farmers as an alternative to chemical pesticides to protect their crops from insects. But since 2006, many bat populations have collapsed in counties in North America due to an invasive fungus.Affordable Care Act Led to Parents Staying in Jobs Longer, Study FindsJuly 16, 2024ResearchHealth insurance coverage–and the options an employer offers or doesn’t offer–has long represented an important factor in many Americans’ decisions about where and how they choose to work.What's the Right Amount of Repression? UChicago Scholars Explore the Dictator's DilemmaJuly 15, 2024ResearchThe world’s dictators have a problem: It’s not easy to understand how popular–and thus secure from threat by a potential challenger—they really are.Research Professor Robert Kaestner Assesses Effects of Increased Income on Infant HealthJune 18, 2024ResearchIn a new working paper, Harris Research Professor Robert Kaestner used data from birth certificates that included measures of infant health and maternal demographic information to investigate money and health.The Unseen Poverty Driving HomelessnessJune 11, 2024ResearchUChicago Harris research, the most detailed, accurate look at the problem across the U.S., shows that a modest disruption can push people into homelessness. UChicago Harris/AP-NORC Poll: The public finds it more important for the federal government to forgive medical debt than student loansJune 11, 2024ResearchLess than a third approve of the handling of student loan debt by President Biden, but the public is more likely to support than oppose targeted debt relief proposals covered by the Biden administration’s latest planPagination Page 1 Next page ›