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 Policy Research and Innovation Bootcamp (PRIB) Policy Hackathon Challenge Deep Dive Tue., February 10, 2026 | 12:00 PM Preparing for Harris: Teaching Assistantships Wed., February 11, 2026 | 8:30 AM Coffee Chat in Western Massachusetts Wed., February 11, 2026 | 9:00 AM Tunnel City Coffee 100 Spring St #102 Williamstown, MA 01267 United States