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The Center for Decision Research Announces the Opening of Mindworks, the World’s First Lab and Interactive Museum Dedicated to Behavioral Science
July 22, 2021
Located in downtown Chicago, Mindworks aims to position itself among the city’s can’t-miss destinations and as a place for visitors from around the world to better understand how behavioral scientists do their work.
The Center for Decision Research Announces the Opening of Mindworks, the World’s First Lab and Interactive Museum Dedicated to Behavioral Science
Three University of Chicago Professional Schools Partner with the Obama Foundation to Launch University of Chicago Obama Foundation Scholars Program
June 16, 2021
The program is a joint initiative for promising civic leaders from around the United States and the world who have demonstrated the potential to make an impact on pressing issues facing their communities.
Three University of Chicago Professional Schools Partner with the Obama Foundation to Launch University of Chicago Obama Foundation Scholars Program
Nation’s first quantum startup accelerator, Duality, launches at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center and the Chicago Quantum Exchange
April 07, 2021
Program to leverage the region’s quantum ecosystem, including the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Argonne National Laboratory, and P33, to help startups bring their innovations to the marketplace
Nation’s first quantum startup accelerator, Duality, launches at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center and the Chicago Quantum Exchange
Karen and Dennis Chookaszian, ’68, Ensure Future of Chicago Booth’s Accounting Research Center (ARC) with $8 Million Gift
February 21, 2021
ARC to be renamed Chookaszian Accounting Research Center
Karen and Dennis Chookaszian, ’68, Ensure Future of Chicago Booth’s Accounting Research Center (ARC) with $8 Million Gift
Chicago Booth’s Wenxin Du Named 2021 Sloan Research Fellow
February 15, 2021
The associate professor of finance will use the grant to expand her research efforts on global dollar funding markets.
Chicago Booth’s Wenxin Du Named 2021 Sloan Research Fellow
Chicago Booth/Kellogg School Financial Trust Index Reveals Highest Level of Anger about the Economy since 2013
February 09, 2021
The latest set of results of the Financial Trust Index (FTI), conducted in December 2020, shows a decrease of trust in financial institutions and increased anger with the economy.
Chicago Booth/Kellogg School Financial Trust Index Reveals Highest Level of Anger about the Economy since 2013
James M. Kilts, ’74, Boosts His Ardent Support of Marketing at Chicago Booth with $10 Million Gift
February 05, 2021
The gift will establish two new professorships, advance the work of the Kilts Center, and provide scholarships for Black and Latinx students pursuing careers in marketing.
James M. Kilts, ’74, Boosts His Ardent Support of Marketing at Chicago Booth with $10 Million Gift
Professor Ralph Koijen’s research on the connection between life-extending medications and life insurance wins 2020 Tiaa Paul A. Samuelson Award
January 12, 2021
The Samuelson Award recognizes outstanding research that the private and public sectors can use to enhance Americans’ financial well-being.
Professor Ralph Koijen’s research on the connection between life-extending medications and life insurance wins 2020 Tiaa Paul A. Samuelson Award