Formation of Knowledge Thesis and Dissertation Awards
Honoring the best student scholarship on any thesis:
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related to societal and historical influences shaping the formation of knowledge
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that has implications for the formation of knowledge and interrogates traditional ways of knowing
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most effectively crosses and bridges disciplinary and divisional boundaries in its research, argument, and conclusions
Open to UChicago students graduating at the end of the 2021-22 academic year and
judged by a panel of Institute Faculty.
For information and application processes, visit here.
In the Media
Further pollution reduction necessary in China: UChicago professor
March 30, 2018
UChicago Professor & EPI Director Michael Greenstone praises China's success in reducing pollution, but notes that even further reductions are necessary.
What Can Marvel’s Black Panther Tell Viewers about Science and Technology in Africa?
February 21, 2018
Damien Droney, SIFK Postdoctoral Scholar focused on the politics of science, technology, and medicine in postcolonial Africa, discusses Marvel's newly-released Black Panther movie.
Announcements
Neubauer Collegium announces new faculty research projects
February 14, 2018
SIFK Faculty members Haun Saussy, Ada Palmer, Dario Maestripieri, and John Goldsmith receive support for collaborative and diverse research projects.Announcements
Early Registration Ends Feb 16 for ‘“Mutations in Citizenship”’ event (23 March 2018)
February 07, 2018
In the Media
In a Year of Dystopian Tales, Ada Palmer Shows What Utopia Might Cost
February 07, 2018
Chicago Magazine interviews SIFK faculty member Ada Palmer about the inspiration for her science-fiction book series, Terra Ignota.In the Media
You are what you (and your microbiome) eat, scientists say
February 07, 2018
Prof. Jack Gilbert explains how microbes affects people’s health in Chicago Tribune videoAnnouncements
Adam Kola Receives Grant from Polish National Science Center
January 25, 2018
Adam F. Kola has received a grant from the Polish National Science Center in the amount of $10,000. The grant will cover summer archival research in the National Library of Medicine in Bethesda, MD.
News
Haun Saussy Awarded Scaglione Prize for Comparative Literary Studies
January 10, 2018
Congratulations to Professor Haun Saussy for being awarded the Modern Language Association of America's Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for Comparative Literary Studies.
News
Claudia Brittenham Recieves Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities
January 10, 2018
Congratulations to Professor Claudia Brittenham for being awarded a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities to support her research for the 2018-19 year.
In the Media
Inaugural Stevanovich Institute conference examines how knowledge is formed
December 18, 2017
For four days beginning on Nov. 16, 40 thinkers from the University of Chicago and institutions around the world debated what knowledge is, how it came to be and what its role is today.Features
Wu Hung honored for helping create field of contemporary Chinese art history
November 09, 2017
Congratulations to Professor Wu Hung for being named the College Art Association's 2018 Distinguished Scholar.In the Media
“Certain drifts cause us to reflect on the state of science in the world”
October 04, 2017
"For Mario Biagioli, historian of science and jurist, the race for publication, which has become the heart of the research evaluation system, is inciting researchers to misconduct."
The Romans, Just Wars, and Exceptionalism
September 28, 2017
Shadi Bartsch-Zimmer draws parallels between the American and Ancient Roman militaries.