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Chicago’s Sit-D Program: Transforming Police Behavior with Science-Based Training

UChicago professors designed a first-of-its-kind Chicago Police training that reduces the use of force, racial disparities in arrests and officer injuries. Law enforcement agencies across the Midwest are taking notice.
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New Research Finds Medicare Soft Spending Cap Lowers Costs without Harming Patient Health, But Introduces Inequities

The study examines a Medicare policy that capped annual per-patient spending on physical therapy but allowed patients to exceed the cap if their provider submitted documentation showing medical necessity.
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Student Profile: Melaku Lakew, MPP Class of 2027

"I was drawn to Harris because it seemed the best path to being able to transform ideas into action.”

Masterclass with Navin Kumar

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Q&A: Professor Scott Gehlbach on the War in Ukraine and What Comes Next

Last month, we sat down with Professor Scott Gehlbach to discuss the state of the war in Ukraine, what about the conflict has surprised him, and where it goes from here.

Valuing Access to Drinking Water in India

'Resources Radio' hosts Prof. Fiona Burlig to discuss the health risks of inhibited access to clean water, and how the public and private sectors can cooperate to fix them
Sophie Lara

Student Profile: Sophie Lara, MACRM Class of 2027

“I want to be the best researcher I can be for an issue that inspires me and contribute to addressing a real social problem in a meaningful way.”
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My experience with the Graduate Program in Health Administration and Policy (GPHAP)

Andrea Kimpson, MPP Class of 2025, writes about her experience with the Graduate Program in Health Administration and Policy (GPHAP).

Where Passion Meets Policy: The Story of Samantha Kent, AM’20

Samantha Kent, AM’20, is the Director of Public Policy Analysis for the Washington, D.C.-based American Forest & Paper Association. Here, she discusses her road to, and from, the Harris School of Public Policy.