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Alumni Profile: Alma Juarez Armenta, MPP’17

Student profile
As part of her doctorate in public health, Juárez Armenta is currently researching the health effects of gendered violence on Mexican women.

Webinar: Leadership and Life Hacks with Alyssa Rapp

Alumni
Join Alyssa Rapp, the author of “Leadership and Life Hacks: Insights from a Mom, Wife, Entrepreneur and Executive" for a webinar on April 17 at 12 pm CST

Alumni Webinar: Data Science to the Rescue- Identifying those most vulnerable to COVID-19

Alumni
Join us for a discussion about the use of advanced data analytics to predict the impact of the coronavirus on Tuesday, April 7 at 2 pm CST.
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Dean Katherine Baicker Discusses the CARES Act

In the News
Baicker, a health care economist, views the aid package's changes to health insurance coverage and regulations as helpful to making it financially feasible for everyone to get treatment for COVID-19.
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Harris Public Policy Releases 2020 Career Outcomes Report

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Employment data for most recent graduating class shows Harris students working across public, private, and nonprofit sectors with high levels of job satisfaction.

Financing Your Degree

The University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy offers financial aid, merit scholarships, and other funding for students to assist with the cost of tuition.
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UChicago Researchers Respond to COVID-19

The Harris Admissions team hopes you are staying safe and healthy during these unprecedented times.  Although there is a lot of uncertainty, we take comfort in the fact that researchers from across the University of Chicago have been rapidly planning key steps in the battle against COVID-19.
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Professor Michael Greenstone Discusses the Economic Benefit of Social Distancing

In the News
Amidst the rising concerns about the economic impact of Coronavirus, the research by Professor Greenstone and others shows social distancing can actually create an $8 trillion worth of benefits.
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COVID-19 and the Gig Economy: A Conversation with Dmitri Koustas

Confronting COVID-19
Today, more than 2 million workers earn at least some income on one of the “gig economy” online platforms that didn’t exist before 2012, the most well-known of which are ridesharing services like Lyft and Uber. With COVID-19, what's next?
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Senior Lecturer Paula R. Worthington Discusses Property Taxes

In the News
Property taxes have benefits and drawbacks for local governments, and Worthington provides details regarding how taxation affects both individuals and governments. As she puts it, there is no one "perfect" tax.
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What the Coronavirus Pandemic Means for U.S. Health Insurance

Confronting COVID-19
The United States has confirmed more cases of the novel coronavirus than any other country in the world, with infections topping 370,000. The rapid increase in patients is straining hospitals across the nation—and poses pressing questions.