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PhD Candidate Miguel Morales-Mosquera Receives NSF Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Award

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The award celebrates his work "The Economic Value of Crime Control: Evidence of a Large Investment in Police Infrastructure."
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New Data Reveals Little Progress Globally in Reducing Air Pollution Over the Last Two Decades

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New data from the Air Quality Life Index (AQLI), which converts particulate air pollution into its impact on life expectancy, reveals that particulate pollution was the greatest risk to human health before COVID-19.
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Access Your Career Development Resources

At Harris Public Policy, your Career Development Office is looking forward to supporting incoming students with your career pursuits—through your candidate* experience and beyond. After the introductory Career Camp, you will begin your one-on-one career coaching, a personalized approach to your unique career needs that will continue long after you graduate. But there’s no reason to wait until September to start your career readiness! We strongly encourage all candidates to explore our Virtual Career Development Center.
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“Presidents, Populism, and the Crisis of Democracy” by William Howell and Terry Moe Released Aug. 10

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In the midst of a momentous election year, Professor William Howell and a coauthor, Terry Moe, have released a new book.
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Student Profile: Erick Ferrer, Evening Master’s Program, Class of 2021

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“My hope is to create a platform that will prepare high school kids for Silicon Valley.”
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Should We Make It Illegal Not To Vote?

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After almost every election, you’ll hear experts and pundits lamenting the lack of voter turnout. But does the research have anything to say about what policies would increase representation?
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Harris at Home: Bridge Between Theory and Practice, Harris Policy Labs Provide Valuable Remote Experiences

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Team meetings, interviews with experts, and client check-ins were a bit of a break from typical Zoom classes, said Borui Sun, MPP’20, who was on a team of six when COVID-19 forced a quick pivot to remote learning in Spring Quarter.
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How The Rich Rule Despite Unpopular Inequality

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How is it that in a Democracy with massive inequality, where the poor have just as much voting power as the rich, do the wealthy continue to get what they want politically?
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Developing Resilience, Bouncing back and Growing from Setbacks: A Fireside Chat with Luis Miranda

Senior Associate Dean Ranjan Daniels, AM’94, recently interviewed Luis Miranda, MBA ‘89, who shared with incoming students the importance of developing resilience during challenging times. Miranda has been involved in setting up two highly successful companies—HDFC Bank and IDFC Private Equity—before he pivoted to the nonprofit and social impact space. In 2018, Miranda founded the Indian School of Public Policy (ISPP), a public policy school focusing on the design and management of institutions and rules that govern society. Through ISPP, Miranda continues to collaborate with UChicago on events to connect alumni and policy leaders in India with Harris students.

Virtual Harper Lecture: Socially Responsible Corporate Governance

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Commentary: Many Students in Developing Countries Cannot Access Education Remotely

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Most American schools were able to roll out standard remote learning models in response to the impact of Covid-19, many signing contracts with Zoom or other platforms. This was not true for the developing world.