News: Events

2024 Nobel Laureate and UChicago alumnus John Jumper returned to campus to deliver the Bloch Lecture on AlphaFold's Revolution.

Saturdays with CSIL (Computer Science Instructional Laboratory) focuses on exposing Chicago Public School high school students to computer science at an introductory level, as some CPS students have limited access to CS classes.

On Saturday, November 16, the University of Chicago Chapter of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE UChicago) hosted the SHPE Chicagoland Día de Ciencias at the William Eckhardt Research Center. The STEM outreach event aimed to inspire Hispanic students and their families through hands-on learning, mentorship, and practical resources for academic success.

This October marked a significant milestone with the 10th anniversary of its MS in Applied Data Science program. This accomplishment was celebrated at a reception held at Remington’s in Chicago, where alumni, faculty, and industry leaders came together to commemorate the program and connect with one another.

The 2024 Chicago Quantum Summit featured discussions about commercialization, workforce building, and need for continued investment.

On October 28, a Hungarian diplomat delivered a curious mathematical object to its new permanent home at the University of Chicago: a convex three-dimensional metal sculpture called a Gömböc.

At the third annual South Side Science Festival, visitors of all ages were able to participate and observe fun and accessible science experiments: from opportunities to control robots and 3D printers to panels on health trends and AI to a paper airplane design contest and explosive liquid nitrogen demonstrations.

On Oct. 30, UChicago will welcome world-leading scholars and leaders from industry and government to discuss climate and energy policy and research—culminating with the official launch of a groundbreaking new climate and energy institute at UChicago.  

At the 2024 South Side Science Festival, UChicago researchers bring their work out from behind the scenes for the public to experience. Through demos, the hope is to spark interest in young minds to pursue work in science, technology, engineering, and math.

This October marks the return of  UChicago’s South Side Science Festival, fostering community between campus and South Side communities and expanding scientific engagement. The annual event is co-organized by the University’s Biological Sciences Division, Physical Sciences Division, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, and Office of Civic Engagement.

UChicago’s Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics celebrates 20 years of discovery.

This past Alumni Weekend, the Physics Department reunited with its PhD alumni, celebrating the bonds created at UChicago.

Continuing a collaboration catalyzed by generous support from the Margot and Tom Pritzker Foundation, the University of Chicago and Caltech will advance the integration of AI into scientific research and development.

CS Asst. Prof. Sarah Sebo discusses why her robot cheats at Rock, Paper, Scissors.

Trio of UChicago scientists, including Borja Sotomayor, senior instructional professor of computer science, will participate in the 77th annual event on March 24.