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2025

UChicago researchers develop revolutionary ‘smart’ patch for wound care

September 19, 2025

hydrogel patch

Tian Lab creates H-pad, a hydrogel patch that safely delivers hydrogen gas to chronic wounds, offering a new path for healing.


How Trump could ensure his legacy as a peacemaker

September 19, 2025

Nuclear free zone

Daniel Holz pens op-ed along with Nobel laureates about steps toward restoring common-sense nuclear arms control.


Could a planet exist without a host star? Astronomers say rogue worlds may roam freely.

September 19, 2025

illustration of rogue world

Astronomers reveal planets can exist without stars, roaming space as rogue worlds.


NSF-Simons National Institute for Theory and Mathematics in Biology announces new director to lead the Institute

September 19, 2025

Portrait of Dr. Willett

Rebecca Willett, the Worah Family Professor of Statistics and Computer Science and NITMB Deputy Director for Research, will continue to serve alongside the new director. 


Technology is our best hope for global political cooperation: Nobel laureate Lars Peter Hansen

September 19, 2025

Lars Hansen

Lars Peter Hansen, Nobel Laureate and professor at the University of Chicago, discusses global macro uncertainties and political cooperation.


A new perspective on how cosmological correlations change based on kinematic parameters

September 19, 2025

Time without Time schematic

UChicago and global collaborators introduce “kinematic flow,” a new framework for cosmological equations that may reshape how we model the early universe.


Chatbot therapy? Not in Illinois

September 19, 2025

illustration of AI on chip

Blase Ur speaks on the ability of chatbots to provide therapy.


Zoe Yan receives 2025 AFOSR Young Investigator Award

September 19, 2025

Zoe Yan

Congratulations to Zoe Yan, Neubauer Family Assistant Professor of Physics, who has received a 2025 Young Investigator Award by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research!


Five UChicago CS students named to Siebel Scholars class of 2026

September 19, 2025

Siebel scholars 2026

Hilman Hanivan, Sophia Henn, Jonathan Liu, Raghav Mehrotra, and Yudai Tanaka were selected to the prestigious program’s Class of 2026.


Eight scientists named 2025 Schmidt Polymaths to tackle breakthroughs in new disciplines

September 16, 2025

2025 Polymaths Award Winners

Congratulations to Arvind Murugan, Associate Professor of Physics, for being named one of this year's Schmidt Polymaths program cohort!


Interdisciplinary team receives $5 million DARPA grant to develop qubit-based neutrino detector

September 11, 2025

Andrew Cleland (left) and Paolo Privitera

“Quantum sound” will aid the searches for both nuclear weapons and dark matter.


Can artists really stop AI from stealing their work?

September 9, 2025

Photo of a man painting a wall full of graffiti.

Tools like Glaze and Nightshade aim to muddle AI training, while lawsuits and legislation target AI companies directly. But researchers warn defenses may never fully hold.


Brightest fast radio burst ever detected could help solve an enduring cosmic mystery

September 9, 2025

An artist's illustration depicts the CHIME's Outrigger array tracing RBFLOAT to its host galaxy.

Astronomers spotted the brightest FRB yet, “RBFLOAT”, traced to galaxy NGC 4141. The CHIME study pinpointed its origin with new Outriggers tech.


The DSI partners with CNRS to host fourth annual AI+science summer school in Paris

September 9, 2025

Chun-Hao To, William Denault, Kyle Crocker, Shira Lupkin, Rebecca Willett, Jalal Fadili, Jordan Shivers, Ritesh Kumar.

Introducing the next generation of international, interdisciplinary researchers to AI-enabled scientific discovery.


Master’s in Applied Data Science summer 2025 Capstone showcase

September 9, 2025

Glasses in front of computer screen showcasing code.

At the Summer 2025 Master’s in Applied Data Science Capstone Showcase, 18 teams tackled real-world problems with advanced data science, with winning projects in energy, healthcare, and agriculture.