Neuroscience is a vast field of study containing a range of narrower subfields. Each involves a spotlight on the brain and other parts of the nervous system, connecting them to one or more zones of ...

Editor’s note: This is part of a series called “The Day Tomorrow Began,” which explores the history of breakthroughs at UChicago. Learn more here. A field experiment is a research method that uses ...

Cohort studies are a type of research design. They are also called longitudinal studies because they follow groups of people over time. Results from cohort studies can help people understand human ...

The largest study so far on the fraught question of whether neonicotinoid pesticides harm bees is providing new ammunition for those who argue against the use of the controversial chemicals. The large ...

Independent Studies include those opportunities outside of the regular curriculum in which a student is working closely with a faculty advisor to focus on a specific academic or theoretical area of ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Susannah Cahalan about her new book, The Great Pretender, which tells the story of a landmark study that transformed the field of mental health. Susannah Cahalan had all ...

A new study challenges the 'Field of Dreams' hypothesis in restoration ecology, which predicts that restoring plant biodiversity will lead to recovery of animal biodiversity. The study of restored ...

Field stations provide many overlooked benefits and a significant return on investment for conservation, according to a new study authored by 173 conservation researchers. Areas near field stations ...

A new first of its kind study reveals that tens of thousands of Americans every year are wrongly implicated by field drug tests. The study found that almost 30,000 arrests stem from a false positive.