News News Profile Research In the News Admissions Blog Newsletters NewsProfileResearchIn the NewsConfronting COVID-19Black History Month#PolicyForwardSummer of Social ImpactResearchBeating Bias: Why Women Make Better Candidates and Members of CongressNovember 03, 2020ResearchPolitical scientists at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy have built a model that sheds new light on why women remain acutely underrepresented in U.S. politics.Who Does (Or Doesn’t) Wear a Mask?: Partisanship Explains Response to COVID-19October 19, 2020ResearchEven as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to grip the United States, face masks remain far from universal. The biggest explanation? Political partisanship.Real-Time Estimates Show Poverty Rose After Government Benefits ExpiredSeptember 14, 2020ResearchThe data released in the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2019 annual report on income and poverty on Sept. 15 will not shed light on the current state of poverty in America. The official numbers predate the global pandemic.Vitamin D Deficiency May Raise Risk of Getting COVID-19, Study FindsSeptember 09, 2020ResearchResearchers at the University of Chicago Medicine found an association between vitamin D deficiency and the likelihood of becoming infected with the coronavirus.New Study Details Best Practices for Criminal Justice Fine and Fee ReformAugust 24, 2020ResearchThe Center for Justice & Safety Finance at PFM has released an expert study from the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy that includes best practices for reforming the policies that dictate criminal justice system fines and fees.New Poverty Measure Confirms Coronavirus-Driven Federal Stimulus Measures Were EffectiveJune 21, 2020ResearchMeyer and Sullivan have devised a new approach that provides near-real-time poverty estimates using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. These estimates could potentially be the basis for government policies and programs.PaginationPrevious page‹ Page 14 Next page ›