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Short-Term Profits Versus Long-Term Sustainability: Mapping Palm Oil Production

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At the 2022 Oxford Challenge, the Harris student team mapped the societal and environmental impacts of palm oil production.
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Assistant Professor Luis Martinez Compares Economic Growth Reported by Dictators to Nighttime Light Production

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Professor Martinez discusses his research on light production and the extent to which dictators may be exaggerating economic growth.
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Alumni Profile: Funke Aderonmu, Policy Analytics Credential 2022

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“Data allows me to identify the causes and patterns of poverty and offer reform insights targeted at specific issues.”
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Harris, Bond Dealers of America, Others, to Form Innovations in Infrastructure

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Innovations in Infrastructure, a New Multi-University Consortium, to Develop Solutions to the Nation's Infrastructure Challenges.
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Q&A: Professor William Howell Discusses President Biden's Performance Ahead of Halfway Point in Term

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We sat down with Professor Howell at the midpoint in Biden’s term to look back at what a President Biden has meant for the United States and what remains to be seen.
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Student Profile: Joel Jackson, EMP Class of 2023

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"I joined the EMP because it was a great opportunity to advance my skills so I could make a broader impact at UChicago Medicine and the Chicago community."