UChicago Urban Labs

05/10/2022

The Lab is proud to host the launch of the Community Safety Leadership Academies, a first-of-its-kind initiative to train the next generation of police and community violence intervention leaders! Join us live

We are excited to invite you to join us on Tuesday, May 10th from 8:30am - 1:30pm CT for the launch of the Community Safety Leadership Academies (CSLA), a fi...

03/10/2021

📢: New research from the with Saga Education shows improved grades, GPAs, and graduation rates through intensive tutoring for high school students.

The Education Lab conducted a study that demonstrates individualized, intensive (or “high-dosage”) tutoring can double or triple the amount of math high school students learn each year, increase student grades, and reduce math and non-math course failures. The findings, which are the result of a...

03/03/2021

Faculty Director David Meltzer talks with ABC 7 Chicago about the Health Lab's new study that aims to find out whether Vitamin D helps reduce your COVID risk.
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There has been some encouraging news this past week in the fight against COVID-19.

01/26/2021

Did you know: people with vitamin D deficiency are more likely to test positive for COVID-19. We’re partnering with University of Chicago researchers to find out if vitamin D supplements can reduce the risk, and you can help out as a study participant! If you’re 18+ and live or work in the Chicagoland area, visit vitd.bsd.uchicago.edu to learn more and check your eligibility.

¿Sabías que las personas con deficiencia de vitamina D tienen más probabilidades de dar positivo en la prueba de COVID-19? Nos asocioamos con los investigadores de la Universidad de Chicago para averiguar si los suplementos de vitamina D pueden reducir el riesgo. ¡Hay una oportunidad para ayudar al estudio! Si tiene 18+ años y vive o trabaja en Chicagoland, visite vitd.bsd.uchicago.edu para aprender más y averiguar su elegibilidad.

01/19/2021

Our friends at are studying whether vitamin D supplements can reduce the risk of COVID-19. If you’re 18+ and in Chicagoland, you may be eligible to participate. Sign up or learn more: vitd.bsd.uchicago.edu.

Nuestros compañeros en están estudiando si los suplementos de vitamina D pueden reducir el riesgo del COVID-19. Aprende más sobre su elegibilidad para participar aquí: vitd.bsd.uchicago.edu

09/29/2020

📺: Don't Miss Faculty Director David Meltzer on The Doctors discussing Vitamin D & COVID-19.

05/12/2020

& join forces with Chinese-American business leaders in Chicago to provide 1 million protective face masks to the city’s first responders and frontline workers! The effort to organize this donation of PPE was led by Peng Zhao, CEO of Citadel Securities and his wife Cherry Chen. http://ow.ly/ZFmZ50zExRm

03/26/2020

Crime Lab Affiliate Oeindrila Dube’s research on epidemics is featured in the New York Times.

The drastic changes in economic and social behavior needed to stop the coronavirus require active community engagement, two economists say. Here are lessons from the Ebola epidemic.

02/21/2020

Participants in Chicago’s Choose to Change program move from just surviving in the moment to planning and seeing a positive future for themselves. Children's Home & Aid and strength-based approach empower youth to navigate high-stakes situations and fulfill their aspirations.
https://urbanlabs.uchicago.edu/projects/choose-to-change

02/21/2020

Choose to Change (C2C) gives youth a comprehensive set of tools they need to positively impact their communities. Children's Home & Aid behavioral therapy with a supportive adult teaches healthy decision making and helps youth realize the benefits of their positive choices.

https://urbanlabs.uchicago.edu/projects/choose-to-change