A group of Harris students recently went on a career trek to Washington, DC. While there, they went on office visits to World Bank Group and Cornerstone Research.

🎉 Introducing the inaugural Harris Social Impact Fellows! Selected from nearly 800 applicants (under 2% acceptance), 15 exceptional STEM graduates will spend 11 months applying rigorous analysis and data-driven research to tackle some of society’s most urgent policy challenges https://har.rs/41f6dNE

📊 Has class mobility in the U.S. really changed? Are the rich getting richer? New @ucstonecenter.bsky.social research finds a nuanced answer: overall mobility looks stable, but beneath the surface there’s growing stickiness at the top and bottom. https://har.rs/3O3PDx9

🌍 At a recent Policy Outlook event, experts unpacked Operation Epic Fury in Iran and the risks of an “undefined war” — exploring how shifting objectives and unclear end goals can complicate strategy and escalate conflict. https://har.rs/3O4hcqb

Can economic prosperity last? On April 14, join three leading economists at History's Lessons for Economic Growth to explore what sparked the extraordinary boom of the 18th century, and what could halt growth today. Don’t miss your chance to learn from history, register now → cvent.me/Nywo1v

🗳️ Do congressional votes really reveal what lawmakers actually believe? New research from Professor Anthony Fowler shows how protest voting can skew the picture, and that political polarization may be even stronger than traditional measures suggest. https://har.rs/4sHpG5u

Prof. V. Joseph Hotz joins podcast, The Work Goes On, to discuss his research on life cycle models of labor supply and fertility, the challenges of balancing data disclosure risk with data usability, and the child tax credit’s impact on child poverty. https://har.rs/4bKdhb3

Finnegan Keilty, MPP Class of 2027, writes about building community at UChicago by finding shared hobby groups in unexpected places and exploring on and off campus with his cohort. Read more: har.rs/3OmBtqU

📰 In the @nytimes.com, Professor Emeritus Tomas Philipson says the White House views economic fallout from the Iran conflict as secondary to its strategic goal: “The economy is a side effect of a larger goal here, which is to disarm Iran.” https://har.rs/4bxRqCv

Dig into the complexities of funding environmental change in this week’s edition of Public Money Policy: A Harris Newsletter. Subscribe for the latest insights on fiscal choices, economic policy, and markets. https://har.rs/3TBLZt0

The MA in Public Policy with Certificate in Research Methods (MACRM) at UChicago Harris prepares students for jobs in research and academia, as well as PhD programs. We interviewed three MACRM alumni about how their mentors helped to set them up for success. Read more: har.rs/3P1Smre

Examine how survey methods can influence perceptions of polarization in this week’s episode of Not Another Politics Podcast. Listen here: https://har.rs/4rsr1vS

⚾ Should Chicago subsidize pro sports stadiums? Newly announced finalists in the Harris Policy Innovation Challenge are tackling that question with bold proposals on public subsidies, stadium financing, and neighborhood impact. Live final event: April 23. https://har.rs/4uIKQ51

Jake Braun, a former White House official and the Executive Director of the Cyber Policy Initiative at Harris, is answering your questions live on Reddit about the fentanyl crisis, cartel evolution, and the U.S. strategy to combat it. Ask your questions here: https://har.rs/4uksR4j

In a new interview, Harris' own 2024 Nobel laureate James Robinson reflects on the idea of "wealth in people," arguing that in many societies prosperity has been rooted in social networks, kinship, and community institutions, not just material assets. https://har.rs/4aTZNsT

🚨 In @abc7chicago.bsky.social, Jake Braun warns U.S. cities should be vigilant for cyber retaliation amid the Israel–Iran conflict. Iran could target the banking system, oil supply networks, and other critical infrastructure. https://har.rs/4be8c9I

Consult expert research and opinion that reveals how taxes can be used to increase equity in this week’s edition of Public Money Policy: A Harris Newsletter. Subscribe for the latest insights on fiscal choices, economic policy, and markets. https://har.rs/3TBLZt0

📰 In @abc7chicago.bsky.social, Jake Braun says the killing of cartel leader #ElMencho could reshape the drug trade, but warns that targeting kingpins alone isn’t enough. "It has to be layered in with a full-on counter network approach." https://har.rs/4rvb8Vz

📉 Why are U.S. fentanyl overdose deaths falling? @samquinones.bsky.social discusses realities on the ground with Harris' Jake Braun, a former White House official, who has written about federal efforts to target the Sinaloa Cartel and its chemical supply chain. https://har.rs/4ru9Fih

In @cnbc.com, @ksonin.bsky.social says Russia’s push to boost births is “all about societal control." “What matters…is the general feeling of safety. And this is not there in Russia.” He argues war and instability are driving insecurity — and low fertility. https://har.rs/4tZ31mA

📰 Calling for "antitrust enforcement for governments": In @wsj.com, Tomas Philipson argues the U.S. should reject the OECD’s global minimum tax, calling it public price fixing, and instead promote tax competition across countries. https://har.rs/4s40NAe

New from the Health Lab: An evaluation of Washtenaw County’s Co-Response Unit pilot, which highlights both the promise and the practical challenges of pairing law enforcement and behavioral health professionals to respond to crisis calls. https://har.rs/4cztG39

💰 In @usatoday.com, @durlauf.bsky.social says tariff-funded rebate checks were unlikely from the start: “It’s not clear to me they were ever going to happen.” Without precedent for distributing the revenue, "it was not so likely before, and it’s less likely now.” https://har.rs/3MNsz57

📉 As grades rise but test scores fall, @arielkalil.bsky.social warns of declining parent investment in learning: “Parents are the key to children’s success.” She notes high grades can mask skill gaps, reducing urgency for action. https://har.rs/3ZUUSld

This week, Assistant Professor and 2026 Sloan Research Fellow Shaoda Wang joins #NotAnotherPoliticsPodcast to discuss whether students who engage in plagiarism are more likely to select careers in bureaucracy. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: https://har.rs/3OrEAha

📉 Crime rates have dropped dramatically across the country, but Professor Jens Ludwig notes experts are split on the reasons and warns the trend may not hold as COVID-era funding for community support programs fades and budget pressures mount. https://har.rs/4kSz83a

🏟️ As Illinois lawmakers consider property tax relief tied to a proposed Bears stadium deal, municipal finance expert @justin-marlowe.bsky.social warns that changing tax structures can have broad implications for local governments’ finances and revenue stability. https://har.rs/4rp1KDy

Learn more about the precarious state of education funding in Chicago in this edition of Harris on Education. Subscribe to explore academic scholarship on how schools respond to challenges on these and other fronts. http://har.rs/3Uez5BO

📊 As @gallup.com ends nearly 90 years of tracking presidential approval, Harris' Marc Farinella notes that the media often prioritizes results over methodology — with less rigorous approaches shaping public perception. Politicos look elsewhere for data. https://har.rs/4tDEp2n

How predictable should inspections be? New research from @maggieshi.bsky.social finds that nursing home inspection timing shapes staffing and mortality. Making inspections less predictable could increase lives saved by 12%. And: it's free. https://har.rs/4qChfXt

Understand the clash between the executive branch and the US's central bank in this week’s edition of Public Money Policy: A Harris Newsletter. Subscribe for the latest insights on fiscal choices, economic policy, and markets. https://har.rs/3TBLZt0

Harris Public Policy students Maya Cousins and Kerem Tasdan recently joined a trek to the Greater Chicago Food Depository with the Institute of Politics at University of Chicago to learn about the local food security landscape and its implications for policy. Read more: har.rs/4tNE2CH

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Shaoda Wang for his selection as a 2026 Sloan Research Fellow! Awarded by the @sloanfoundation.bsky.social, this is one of the most prestigious honors available to early-career scholars in the social sciences and sciences. https://har.rs/4tL04G4

📊 As @chipubschools.bsky.social and charters debate funding levels, @justin-marlowe.bsky.social highlights a larger issue: how districts allocate shared pension and debt costs, and whether current oversight tools provide enough transparency to spot financial stress early. https://har.rs/4qyTHmm

🗳️ In @washingtonpost.com, Prof. Anthony Fowler explains why nationalizing U.S. elections could make be good policy but would be a “political nightmare.” While voter ID is common globally, the U.S.’s decentralized system makes sweeping federal reform complex. https://har.rs/4asQWwZ

An analysis by the UChicago Crime Lab finds that 85 lives are saved per year by ShotSpotter, @salon.com reports. https://har.rs/4kw56SI

Investigate how well artificial intelligence can replicate a published political science paper in this week’s episode of Not Another Politics Podcast. Listen here: https://har.rs/3OonH6S

Learn about how AI is influencing students, professors, and future employers in this edition of Harris on Education. Subscribe to explore academic scholarship on how schools respond to challenges on these and other fronts. http://har.rs/3Uez5BO

New at Harris: the Bike Shop @UChicago Made possible by a generous gift, this new lab is dedicated to building algorithmic public policy—tools that enhance human judgment and help governments scale what works. https://har.rs/4aidNuZ

🌍 New research from Ingvil Gaarder shows that well-targeted green subsidies could achieve the same climate impact at about half the cost — and that experts can predict which subsidies will work ahead of time to cut the waste. https://har.rs/4az0ner

Unpack record highs in bond issuance in 2025 and what factors may (or may not) carry this into 2026 in this week’s edition of Public Money Policy: A Harris Newsletter. Subscribe for the latest insights on fiscal choices, economic policy, and markets. https://har.rs/3TBLZt0

📊 Do primary elections fuel congressional polarization? Professor Anthony Fowler’s research digs into how primaries may shape lawmakers’ incentives and behavior — offering evidence-based insight into a key question about our political system. https://har.rs/3ZzvVeS

The University of Chicago Public Safety Advisory Council seeks community input on issues impacting safety and security in the University of Chicago Police Department (UCPD) extended patrol area. Register now: https://har.rs/4rfREUS

🚓 Former NYPD Chief of Department Kenneth E. Corey has been named Executive Director of the Policing Leadership Academy at the University of Chicago #CrimeLab. He brings decades of experience to the Crime Lab and PLA. Congratulations, Ken! https://har.rs/4k2rmTK

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, housed at the Harris School Keller Center, has announced that the Clock has ticked forward four seconds since last year. https://har.rs/4pYkWXj

Find out more about how primaries fit into a wide range of factors that influence polarization in this week’s episode of Not Another Politics Podcast. Listen here: https://har.rs/4sS8JGb

Meet the Harris Public Policy PhD candidates on the job market! They bring cutting-edge research, rigorous methods, and fresh insights across economics, political science, and public policy. Explore their profiles + job market papers: https://har.rs/4oMgivt

Examine the ways in which schools have (and have not) rebounded since the COVID-19 pandemic in this edition of Harris on Education. Subscribe to explore academic scholarship on how schools respond to challenges on these and other fronts. http://har.rs/3Uez5BO

“Clean air is one of the great success stories of government policy in the last half-century,” says Prof. Michael Greenstone. A new decision by the EPA to effectively change the value of a human life from $11.7 million to $0 could drastically change that. https://har.rs/4bakK3j

As Texas leads states in launching bitcoin strategic reserves, public finance expert @justin-marlowe.bsky.social says these moves are a low-cost way for leaders to show openness to digital innovation while broader crypto finance debates continue. https://har.rs/4qyZFV8