More than three million years ago, a distant cousin of ours called Australopithecus afarensis was walking around on two legs—making the species a key chapter in the human story. The study, lead by Anthropologist Zeresenay Alemseged, takes a close look at the foot of Selam, a 3.3-million-year-old female A. afarensis that died before the age of four.
Researchers, including Chris Blattman, conducted a randomized evaluation with the Government of Uganda to measure the impact of the YOP on young adults’ employment, income, and general well being.
Diseases of poverty persist in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). The global becomes local, as CGH-affiliated faculty pursue research on conditions that impact the health of women and children not only in LMIC but also in neighborhoods within University of Chicago Medicine's catchment area on the city of Chicago's south and west sides.
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, in partnership with the Sawiris Foundation for Social Development, has developed a one-of-a-kind executive education program in El Gouna that will enhance how the public and private sectors do business in Egypt.
