Human Development measures the ability of human populations to lead long, healthy, and fulfilled lives. A quantitative analysis reveals that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a greater impact on local communities with lower Human Development Index. Epidemic outbreaks are deep probes of the social and economic networks that make up…

Fifty years ago, University of Chicago students gathered in Cobb Hall and Kent 107 for the University’s first ever Earth Day conference. The event was aptly titled POLLUTOR, POLLUTANT, POLLUTEE: A CLOSE FAMILY, and panelists discussed, among other topics, the ramifications of environmental destruction and potential responses to it.

Meet Javier Mulero, the Summer 2019 Environmental Frontiers Intern at the University of Chicago Office of Sustainability. During his internship, he conducted an audit of various on-campus buildings to find opportunities to lower energy consumption, and evaluated the project’s eligibility for the EPA ENERGY STAR® Data Innovation Award — all…

By Lindsay Nicholas On October 23–25, 2019, the Mansueto Institute for Urban Innovation teamed up with UN-Habitat to bring the Global Symposium on Sustainable Cities and Neighborhoods to the University of Chicago’s campus. We welcomed more than 250 guests and speakers from around the world, in addition to students from…

When Mayor Lori Lightfoot delivered her first budget address last month, she spoke of her commitment to equity and prosperity “for every community and every resident.” She emphasized that the “budget is more than just a math problem…It’s a values statement for what we prioritize and the kind of city…

By Sam Joyce For our third week, we traveled by ferry to Santa Cruz. While Puerto Baquerizo Moreno is the capital of the Galápagos, Puerto Ayora on Santa Cruz is by far the largest city, with about twice the population, which meant we had a lot of work to do. …

Story and photos by Jein Park For our second week, we wrapped up mapping on San Cristobal Island and started diving into our individual research projects. It was a busy week filled with a lot of visitors including the University of Chicago’s Sabina Shaikh, Director of Program on the Global…

By Amy Tian As we landed in Quito, it was clear that we were very far from pancake-flat Chicago, as the Andean mountains wrapped all around us. …

The Supreme Court will rule tomorrow on two egregiously gerrymandered Congressional districts — one Democratic and the other Republican, from Maryland and North Carolina. Gerrymandering distorts democracy and it’s easy to hate. But the ubiquitous calls from editorial boards, citizens, and scholars for the Supreme Court justices to simply “fix”…