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An international group of Nobel Prize winners issued a pointed warning on emerging nuclear risks in an era of rapidly developing AI technology. The group’s declaration followed two days of meetings among the Nobel laureates, top scientific and policy experts, and religious leaders in the Papal Villas of Castel Gandolfo, a summer retreat for popes since the 1600s.

Watch Yu Deng accept the Fields Medal and a video featuring his life and work.

Introducing a new generation of interdisciplinary trainees to the expanding field of AI+Science, Schmidt Fellows, organizers, and speakers built a community across disciplines and institutions.

Biennial conference is aimed at democratizing quantum technologies and opportunities.

DSI Celebrates the Spring 2026 Data4All High School Workshop.
 

Chicago Data Night has become a cornerstone of Chicago’s data and AI community, bringing together professionals and academics for technically rigorous and timely conversations. Since its start in fall 2023, the series has featured speakers spanning cutting-edge research and real-world industry applications, creating a forum where ideas translate into practice and a community that shares learnings across sectors through conversation. 

The series creates a recurring forum for the emerging community of AI in Science researchers to share methodological advances, discuss challenges, and forge new collaborations.
 

The two-day conference, Frontiers in Climate Systems Engineering, began with an uncomfortable premise: Climate change is real, its consequences could be catastrophic, and avoiding the worst outcomes will likely require dramatic intervention.

Walking onto the University of Chicago campus this May, visitors to SciFM 2026 could sense the electric anticipation. As the third installment of the Scientific Foundation Models conference series unfolded, world-renowned researchers, national lab experts, and industry leaders collided in a three-day conversation that asked: How is AI reshaping the practice of science—and what still stands in its way?

UChicago scientists demystify quantum, separate hype from reality, and explore potential applications—from cybersecurity to medical sensors to computers

The University of Chicago’s Data Science Institute (DSI) recently celebrated five years of community-centered data science in partnership with The 11th Hour Project, the primary grantmaking arm of The Schmidt Family Foundation. The event highlighted the impact of this partnership both globally and locally in Chicago through talks on research collaboration, open source tool development, and student-led projects spanning human rights, food systems, ocean health, climate solutions, and civic technology. 

On April 16, the University of Chicago’s Data Science Institute and Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation welcomed James Hairston, former Meta executive and current head of global innovation policy at OpenAI, for a lunch and learn that gave students a window into one of the companies shaping the future of technology. 

The home of the University of Chicago’s Data Science Institute (DSI), 5460 S. University Ave., has been dedicated in honor of longstanding supporters Yuji Suzuki, SM'70, and his late wife, Lorraine Suzuki, PhD’73, who met and married at the University of Chicago. The University celebrated the dedication of the Lorraine and Yuji Suzuki Center at a May 19 ceremony featuring UChicago leaders, alumni, family and friends of the Suzukis, and members of the Data Science Institute.

 

The SciFM 26 conference will be hosted at UChicago from May 27-29.

Schmidt AI in Science Fellows mentored twelve interdisciplinary student teams that applied machine learning to advance scientific discovery.