Institute News

Koichiro Ito, a professor at the Harris School of Public Policy, has been awarded two prestigious prizes: the JSPS Prize by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science as well as the Japan Academy Medal by the Japan Academy.

A new study finds that across the United States, the impact of the Endangered Species Act has been on average far more modest than previously thought, with home prices within protected areas barely changing and prices in surrounding communities actually...

CSEi/EPIC Scholar Ryan Kellogg has been named the Ralph and Mary Otis Isham Professor at the Harris School of Public Policy.

Y. Shirley Meng, Founding Faculty Director of the Energy Technologies Initiative, has been named the Liew Family Professor in Molecular Engineering.

The impacts of climate change are already being felt in communities around the world through extreme heat, more frequent and intense storms, and more. Solar geoengineering might be one way to reduce these impacts—but it comes with its own risks....

The Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth will balance the urgency of climate action with society’s need for sustainable growth.

Conference shows future leaders inner workings of politics while broadening perspectives

A new study finds that when oil producers anticipate a long-run decline in demand for oil, they begin investing less into exploration and drilling—even before the decline in demand occurs.

Next reflection → By: Kobi Johnsson My name is Kobi Johnsson, and I’m a senior at the University of Chicago majoring in Anthropology and Environment, Geography, and Urbanization.  As I entered COP’s Green Zone for the first time, I was...

Next reflection → By: Julia Wu My name is Julia Wu, and I am a second-year law student at the University of Chicago. At COP29, I learned about global sustainability efforts from government actors, commercial organizations, and academics. Throughout the...