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Virtual Chat with Admissions for the UChicago Data and Policy Summer Scholar Program

Admissions, Credential Programs
Please join us for a virtual chat to answer last-minute application questions before submitting for DPSS March 27 Deadline.

Virtual Chat with Admissions

Admissions
Please join us for a virtual chat to answer last-minute application questions before submitting for the Round 3 March 31 Deadline..

Webinar Conversation with Senior Associate Dean Ranjan Daniels

Admissions
Please join Senior Associate Dean Ranjan Daniels for a webinar conversation to address your questions during this unprecedented time..
Steve Cicala

Is Plunging Power Demand Amid Coronavirus a Sign of Things to Come?

Confronting COVID-19
Power demand in Italy has fallen 18 percent so far. Such data can be a real-time indicator of coming economic damage.
Jacob Leppek, outside Keller

Student Profile: Jacob Leppek, MSCAPP Class of 2021

Student profile
“If nonprofits had wider access to the data-driven skills and resources used in the private sector, they could accomplish a lot more.”
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My favorite class this quarter: Statistics for Data Analysis II

Jordan Graham, MPP Class of 2021, previously wrote a post about his favorite class fall quarter, so we thought we’d check back in with him to see what his favorite winter quarter 2020 class was.

Research & Impact

Today’s policy issues demand solutions that are backed by research and evidence. Working at the frontiers of data collection and analysis, Harris faculty use the best science of our day to produce positive social impact.

Support in Trying Times: Damilola Oyedele, MBA/MPP'17, and the Power of Giving

News
Support made Dami's dual MBA/MPP degree possible.
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Assistant Professor Austin Wright Discusses COVID-19 Policy Impact on Educational Inequities

In the News
Wright co-authored an opinion piece connecting his personal background to the policies surrounding COVID-19.
Dean Katherine Baicker

Dean Katherine Baicker Discusses COVID-19 Health Care Preparation

In the News
Determining how to allocate supplies and produce equipment requires strategy at a massive scale, but individual actions also greatly matter.
Oeindrila Dube

What The Ebola Outbreak Could Teach Us About How To Contain Coronavirus

Confronting COVID-19
A study co-authored by Professor Oeindrila Dube examines effects of interventions to boost community involvement and underlines importance of public trust.
Dean Katherine Baicker

Dean Katherine Baicker and Professor Oeindrila Dube Explore Role of Community Response to Coronavirus

Confronting COVID-19
Research on the 2014 Ebola epidemic suggests the importance of patient trust, grass-roots mobilization, and honesty in stopping an epidemic.