News News Profile Research In the News Admissions Blog Newsletters NewsProfileResearchIn the NewsConfronting COVID-19Black History Month#PolicyForwardSummer of Social ImpactResearchHarris Professor Leads Effort to Eavesdrop on Wildlife to Help Protect EcosystemsNovember 15, 2021ResearchIf a tree falls in the forest, and only artificial intelligence is listening, is a data point recorded? Such questions have become pertinent to a collaborative research project by scientists from the University of Chicago, Argonne National Laboratory and New Research from Dean Katherine Baicker Examines Medicaid's Effects on Chronic ConditionsNovember 01, 2021ResearchThe authors’ previous analyses have found that Medicaid increases healthcare use across settings, improves financial security, and reduces depression, but has no detectable effects on several physical health outcomes. Pearson Institute/AP-NORC Poll Finds Most Americans Are Very Concerned About Cyberattacks on U.S InstitutionsOctober 18, 2021ResearchThere is widespread worry among the American public about cyber-attacks, and majorities view the governments of China (73%) and Russia (72%) as major threats to cybersecurity.Nearly 6 Million Children are Driven into Severe Hunger by the Hot, Dry Shifts of a Strong El NiñoOctober 13, 2021ResearchAuthors provide the first estimate of El Niño’s impacts on child nutrition throughout the global tropics. They do so by assembling data on more than a million children spanning four decades and all developing country regions.Pearson Institute/AP-NORC Poll: 95% of Americans Say the Spread of Misinformation is a ProblemOctober 11, 2021ResearchAlmost all Americans see the spread of misinformation as a problem, and significant majorities believe social media users, social media companies, and U.S. politicians are responsible for spreading misinformation.The Anti-Poverty, Targeting, and Labor Supply Effects of the Proposed Child Tax Credit ExpansionOctober 07, 2021ResearchThe American Families Plan under debate in Congress proposes to eliminate the existing Child Tax Credit (CTC), which is based on earned income, and replace it with a child allowance that would increase benefits to $3,000 or $3,600 per child.PaginationPrevious page‹ Page 12 Next page ›