About
The University of Chicago Center for Health and the Social Sciences provides needed infrastructure to support and encourage new research initiatives at the interface of health and the social sciences. Such infrastructure includes: coordination of collaborative efforts in research and training; shared space; grant support and fundraising; and computer, data, and focused methodological support.
The Center also provides a venue to promote interdisciplinary collaboration for research and training at the University. The center complements the resources of existing centers, functioning not only as an independent center in the usual sense, but also as a collaborator with existing centers. The center aims to facilitate the development of additional new centers in focused related areas as faculty interest and funding opportunities arise. This will be accomplished partially through the creation of program areas which organize faculty interested in specific topic areas. Ultimately, this arrangement will allow the center to act as an incubator to facilitate the further growth of innovative research in health and the social sciences both within and across the units of the University.
People
CHeSS collaborates with faculty, staff and students from various Departments and Academic Program across the University of Chicago including the Biological Sciences, Social Sciences, Business, Law, Public Policy, and Social Services Administration. The relationships we foster encourage a culture of interdisciplinary teamwork and a community of scholars at the crossroads of health and the social sciences.
