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POSTPONED: Los Angeles Harper Lecture: Recovering Black Love on Screen: Unearthing Lost Films and the Traces of Alternative Histories

Alumni
Join us for the winter Harper Lecture in LA: Recovering Black Love on Screen
washington DC

The Center for Effective Government

Learn more about the recently launched Center for Effective Government, a hub where scholars, practitioners, and students can investigate efforts to change the way our political institutions are governed.
NAPP

Is Polarization Pushing Us To Hate Each Other?

Podcast
We’re constantly told that America is too divided. That we no long just oppose members of the opposite party, but actually hate them. That something is broken in American life.
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Admitted Student Day is Now Virtual Admitted Student Week

We have made the decision to cancel our Admitted Student Day as a precautionary step. However, we are pleased to announce Virtual Admitted Student Week March 30–April 3.
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Cities and the Climate: IPSS Participants Propose Answers

News
Droughts, fires, rising sea levels, in-migration from climate affected areas – none of these effects of climate change take place in a vacuum. Cities are in many instances on the frontlines of dealing with these very real and growing threats.
San Francisco

The Foundations of Growth: Harris Students Investigate the Power of Innovation

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The class examined metropolitan areas with success stories of economic growth, like Silicon Valley, and attempted to apply the lessons of these areas to the task of growing the economies of struggling regions across the U.S.
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Alumni Profile: Claire O'Hanlon, MPP'13

Student profile
Claire O’Hanlon’s research for the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs is helping to answer a difficult question: what conversations are doctors having with their patients about end-of-life care?
Arwady

Allison Arwady (CLA'18) Discusses Chicago’s Response to Coronavirus Outbreak

In the News
As the Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health, Ardway has been leading the way in handling the Coronavirus outbreak.
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Staff

Christina Xu

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Zoom 101: How to use Zoom for Virtual Admitted Student Events

We are excited to meet admitted students online at our Virtual Admitted Student Week (Virtual ASW) from April 5-9. All sessions will be hosted in the online meeting platform Zoom. In preparation for Virtual ASW, we have a few helpful tips for Zoom.
Assistant Professor Steve Cicala

Assistant Professor Steve Cicala Discusses Coronavirus Power Use Data

In the News
Economic policy makers can interpret regional electrical grid data to determine the economic impact of the pandemic.
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5 Posts You Should Read Before Moving to Chicago

Maybe you’re #InAtHarris, or maybe you’re still in the process of applying and want to know more about life in Chicago. We’ve rounded up five recent blog posts that will help give you a picture of what Chicago, and the Harris community, is like.