Affiliated Centers
Innovation often happens when individual investigators come together to solve big questions. From single disciplinary efforts to multi-institutional undertakings, faculty and researchers bring enormous intellectual capital to bear in seeking answers through the University’s more than 140 institutes and centers. The Law School and Law School faculty are affiliated with several of these centers and institutes.
Becker Friedman Institute for Research in Economics
The Becker Friedman Institute is an intellectual destination for the world’s best scholars in economics to convene, share knowledge, and insight while sparking new ideas.
Center for Health and the Social Sciences
CHeSS continues the legacy of the University’s leadership in research and training at the intersection of health and the social sciences by supporting interdisciplinary health research and training initiatives on campus.
Chicago Center on Democracy
The Chicago Center on Democracy works to strengthen democracy through research, discussion, and community-building. The Center is a hub for students, faculty members, nonprofits, and others who are interested in working to support democracy through rigorous, nonpartisan research and other activities.
The Chicago Forum for Free Inquiry and Expression
The Chicago Forum promotes the understanding, practice, and advancement of free and open discourse at the University of Chicago and beyond.
Committee on Southern Asia Studies
The Committee on Southern Asia Studies facilitates research, teaching, and events related to Southern Asia.
Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth
As the hub for climate and energy research for the University charged with fostering a vibrant climate and energy ecosystem, ICSG seeds new initiatives and creates new programs to further bridge disciplinary divides and cultivate an intellectual community.
Pozen Family Center for Human Rights
The Pozen Center is an interdisciplinary center for the study and advancement of human rights.
Scherer Center for the Study of American Culture
The Karla Scherer Center for the Study of American Culture aims to develop a new model for graduate education in American culture, to serve as a hub for the exciting multidisciplinary study of America at the University of Chicago, and to make that study visible on a national and international level.
Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State
The George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State is dedicated to promoting the power of markets to enhance human welfare.