News: Events

2025

Under a mountain in Savoie, the hunt for “dark matter” particles

August 14, 2025

Installation of the prototype of the Damic-M experiment for tracking dark matter, at the underground laboratory in Modane (Savoie), in March 2025 DAMIC-M.

Near Modane, a laboratory buried beneath the Alps is attempting to capture elements of a world parallel to our own. Paolo Privitera uses this laboratory to study dark matter. 

[Article published in French. View in Chrome browser for translation option.]


UChicago briefing highlights quantum Tech’s transformative potential

August 14, 2025

A photo of a man speaking in front of a crowd of people dressed in suits.

UChicago hosts a briefing for congressional staff and federal agencies to discuss the potential of quantum technology.


Nuclear experts say mixing AI and nuclear weapons is inevitable

August 14, 2025

A computer chip with an atomic symbol engraved  upon it.

Human judgment remains central to the launch of nuclear weapons. But experts at the UChicago convention say it’s a matter of when, not if, artificial intelligence will get baked into the world’s most dangerous systems.


Introducing a new 2-year thesis track for the MS in Applied Data Science Program

August 14, 2025

Photo of Greg Green.

In the Autumn of 2026, students will be able to pursue a new 2-year thesis track to earn an MS in Applied Data Science.


AI chatbots’ content rules often frustrate users, study finds

August 9, 2025

Illustration of a keyboard with the icons of the major AI companies.

A new study finds vague AI chatbot rules frustrate users, while Grok shows the risk of fewer guardrails.


Congratulations to outgoing Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Fellows

August 9, 2025

Collective photo of the fellows Yihang Wang, Madeleine Torcasso, Colm Talbot, Shailaja Seetharanman, Ludwig Schneider, Aditya Nandy, Peter Lu, and Thomas Callister.

Eight members of the Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Fellows head on to new roles across academia and industry.


Can a doctor’s notes reveal when they’re tired? New research illuminates the hidden signals of physician fatigue—and raises questions about AI in healthcare

July 28, 2025

Associate Professor Chenhao Tan.

A new study led by Associate Professor Chenhao Tan analyzes hundreds of thousands of emergency room notes, uncovering how language patterns reveal physician fatigue and warning of potential pitfalls as AI-generated text enters clinical care.


2025 Midwest machine learning Symposium demonstrates Regional Excellence

July 28, 2025

Individuals at the Midwest Machine Learning Symposium talking to one another.

The conference drew over 250 researchers for two days of expert talks, poster sessions, and cross-institutional collaboration.


UChicago MS-ADS students present capstone project at Midwest ml Symposium

July 28, 2025

Nathan Rickert and Kwaku Ofori-Atta at the Midwest Machine Learning Symposium presenting their poster.

Ariel Azria, Kwaku Ofori-Atta, and Nathan Rickert were selected to share their capstone project, FinWise.AI, during the poster session.


UChicago alums talk careers in data science for Social Good at Parliament data

July 28, 2025

UChicago Alums talk about careers in data science for good at Parliament Data event.

Data scientists from Parliament Data return to campus to share insights into client services for social impact.


Argonne and partners celebrate Aurora supercomputer’s impact on science with AI and exascale power

July 28, 2025

Secretary of Energy Chris Wright and leaders from Argonne, Intel and HPE cut the ribbon to celebrate the Aurora exascale supercomputer.

The lab hosts ribbon-cutting ceremony for one of the world’s most powerful supercomputers.


Nobel laureates and nuclear experts gather at University of Chicago on Trinity anniversary

July 21, 2025

Two Nobel laureates involved in organizing the Nobel Laureate Assembly for the Prevention of Nuclear War, Brian Schmidt (left) and David Gross.

Earlier this week, the University of Chicago hosted the Nobel Laureate Assembly for the Prevention of Nuclear War, a three-day event that gathered the world’s foremost experts on nuclear weapons to create recommendations for policymakers and leaders to reduce the threat of nuclear war. Learn more from the multiple articles and videos covering the event.


Chicago State University’s quantum education programs help local students ‘imagine themselves working in the field’

July 16, 2025

Dr. Lucinda Boyd explains how to work an atomic force microscope (AFM) at the Quantum Sensing Summer Program at Chicago State University.

One program, Quantum Sensing Summer Program with NSF QuBBE, offers Chicago high schoolers two weeks of lab immersion.


Announcing the Center for Advanced Materials for Environmental Solutions

July 16, 2025

Photo of the University of Chicago.

The multidisciplinary Center develops materials with practical applications, like methane capture, water harvesting and CO2 conversion. The Center is led by Laura Gagliardi, the Richard and Kathy Leventhal Professor in the Department of Chemistry.


Edward Anders, Holocaust survivor and pioneering figure in cosmochemistry, 1926–2025

July 16, 2025

Photo of Edward Anders in black and white.

Edward Anders, who passed away June 1st at the age of 98, helped to map the history of the solar system and documented the Holocaust.