Bartsch-Zimmer joins Wiki Education Board
Shadi Bartsch-Zimmer has been elected to the Board of the Wiki Education Foundation (see press release here), which connects the resources of higher education to the larger public through the...
View ArticleWikipedia turns its lens on -- itself.
Wikipedia is now studying its own representation of knowledge. A recent publication entitled "Wikipedia and the Production of Knowledge" treats the subject of information literacy, hidden assumptions,...
View ArticlePaul Farmer joins SIFK's global board
Paul Farmer, the renowned physician and anthropologist of medicine, has joined SIFK's advisory board. Read more about him at the Academy of Achievement website.
View ArticleMacol S. Cerda appointed as Executive Director
STEVANOVICH INSTITUTE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ANNOUNCEDMacol Stewart Cerda, a leader in fostering collaborative research with broad societal impact, has been named executive director of the Stevanovich...
View ArticleAnnouncing the 2016-18 research theme
The Institute's research theme for the 2016-18 cycle is now live. Read more about Comparing Practices of Knowledge here.
View ArticleApplication for our two-year postdoctoral fellowship is open starting 12/17/15
The Stevanovich Institute on the Formation of Knowledge at the University of Chicago invites applications for two-year postdoctoral fellowships expecting to start July 1, 2016. SIFK Postdoctoral...
View ArticleApplication for our dissertation research fellowships is open starting 12/17/15
The Stevanovich Institute on the Formation of Knowledge (SIFK) will offer up to three dissertation research fellowships for graduate students whose work touches on our 2016-18 SIFK research theme,...
View ArticleIntroducing the KNOW core seminar sequence
The KNOW core seminars for graduate students are offered by the faculty of the Stevanovich Institute on the Formation of Knowledge. This two-quarter sequence provides a general introduction, followed...
View ArticleApplications for faculty research grants and seed grants open starting 1/8/16
Further information about these opportunities and details on how to apply for faculty research grants and faculty seed grants can be found on the SIFK web site. The application deadline is March 1st,...
View ArticleProf. Gary Tubb first scholar to hold new position as Ramakrishnan Professor
The Anupama and Guru Ramakrishnan Professorship in Sanskrit Studies, established by a $3.5 million gift from Guru and Anupama Ramakrishnan, supports a faculty member whose work focuses on the ancient...
View ArticleProf. Jack Gilbert attends White House summit announcing new projects
The University of Chicago and Argonne join Precision Medicine Initiative with microbiome research. Read more about it here.
View ArticleA symposium on the acquisition and transmission of knowledge: April 1-2, 2016
The Shi'i Studies Group presents a symposium on the Acquisition and Transmission of Knowledge, cosponsored by the Stevanovich Institute, on April 1-2, 2016. For their full program schedule, visit their...
View ArticleShadi Bartsch-Zimmer and Robert J. Richards on the value of doubting our...
Part of the Renaissance Society’s Between the Ticks of the Watch event and presented in partnership with the Stevanovich Institute on the Formation of Knowledge, Professor James Conant, a philosopher...
View ArticleJennifer Pitts on Empires, Barbarians, and the Law of Nations
Jennifer Pitts will deliver the 2016 Nicholson Faculty Lecture on Thursday, May 5th at 4:30 PM in Classics 110. A reception will follow.
View ArticleWilliam Howell discusses new book, Relic: How Our Constitution Undermines...
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View ArticleNPR — Review calls Ada Palmer’s debut novel ‘a thrilling feat of speculative...
Ada Palmer debuts a novel. Read more about it here.
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