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Nobel laureate Moungi Bawendi reflects on quantum dot revolution with his alma mater. 

New insights into the role of RNA in cancer took center stage at a recent symposium hosted at the University of Chicago.
 

Daniel Sa teamed up with classmates to build a way for commuters to better anticipate public transit delays at Transit Hacks 2025. 

The first-ever UChicago Spark conference focuses on celebrating alumni achievements, exchanging new ideas, and building momentum for the future. 

The prairie restoration success at Fermilab has become a living laboratory — supporting scientific research, fostering biodiversity and providing essential ecosystem services like erosion control and enhanced soil health.

The Data Science Institute hosted a reception at the Smart Museum in honor of this year’s graduating class of data science majors.
 

The Data Science Institute’s annual event showcased cross-campus collaborations spanning climate science, government, and more.
 

Watch a dynamic panel discussion featuring leading Computer Science faculty—Michael Franklin, Becca Willett, Ben Zhao, and Ce Zhang—moderated by WIRED’s Kate Knibbs. This recorded conversation explores the future of AI, its societal impact, and pressing ethical issues like privacy, bias, and fairness.

Fermilab has started accepting applications for a local photo contest this summer as part of a global contest. Photographers will be able to capture behind the science areas at Fermilab for a chance to be entered into the international competition this fall.
 

Annual event invites students from across departments to apply machine learning methods to advance scientific discovery.
 

DSI Industry Affiliate’s recruitment event draws 130 students for an evening of networking and fun.

Three MS in Applied Data Science team members led a roundtable at the 2025 UPCEA Conference regarding the ethical dimensions of data science in higher education.

Nobel laureate and Chemistry alum Moungi Bawendi returns to celebrate quantum dots.

Watch UChicago alum and Nobel Prize winner John Jumper deliver the Bloch Lecture, discussing how he led a team to build AlphaFold—an AI-based model with enormous impact on protein structure prediction.

The Tech-for-Good Careers event highlighted ways UChicago faculty, staff, and students are leveraging data science for social good.