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Prestigious award, recognizing outstanding contributions by early career researchers, honors physics department alumni Kai Li. 

DSI faculty co-director will lead strategic planning for computational and mathematical sciences.

DSI software team powers upgrades to DeBIT and the Shareholder Tracker.

MS-ADS alum and Head of Enterprise Data Taylor Marx spoke with students about his career at the innovative Midwestern startup.

Led by Xanadu, in partnership with the University of Chicago, the three-year project will focus on developing quantum algorithms to study key processes of defect formations in battery materials.

The Center for Organic Battery Innovation seeks to replace lithium-ion batteries with organic materials.

Research from the lab of Paul Alivisatos, and a clear Cellular Automaton model for future teams, shed new light on cation exchange reaction of nanocrystals.

Fourth-year PhD student Riki Otaki receives the prestigious MongoDB PhD Fellowship for his work making data systems more efficient and scalable.

A program hosted by UChicago's ISAC Museum explored how a biblical battleground, a doomsday clock and a looping film each translate existential risk into something real.

AI demands are straining energy systems and the environment; scientist proposes a more sustainable solution in this Big Brains episode featuring computer scientist Andrew Chien.

Professors including Wendy Friedman and Fred Ciesla discuss the special advanced screening of the movie "Project Hail Mary," placing science rather than Ryan Gosling as its focus. 

From split‑ring resonators to rare‑isotope beams, ATLAS has been expanding the frontiers of nuclear physics for four decades — and it’s just getting started.

University of Chicago researcher Chuan He has been recognized for the potential real-world impact of his work – including a method to dramatically increase crop yields and an innovative liquid biopsy test that can detect early-stage cancer.

Chicago researchers, teachers, and curriculum leaders partnered to test if robots need fictional personalities to boost students’ social-emotional learning. Their results show that honest, factual robots can effectively supplement classroom instruction—challenging conventions and illuminating a new, ethical path for educational technology. The study was honored with the Best Paper Award at the prestigious 2026 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction.
 

UChicago researchers launch civic chatbot to educate and challenge voters.