2026
Berggren Center co-director takes on new role translating quantum science to the clinic
April 13, 2026
Profile features Julian Solway, co-director of the UChicago Berggren Center for Quantum Biology and Medicine, along with Chemistry professor Greg Engel.
Could AI models forecast extreme weather events? With Pedram Hassanzadeh
April 13, 2026
Climate scientist explains how models are being trained to predict heat waves, monsoons and even unprecedented ‘gray swan’ events in this latest Big Brains episode.
$50 million gift to advance UChicago research and support faculty in AI
April 13, 2026
Gift from Rika and Joe Mansueto launches a nearly $200 million initiative to recruit and retain leading scholars across disciplines.
Scientists discover ‘most chemically pristine’ star yet found in the universe
April 13, 2026
On trip to Chilean telescope, UChicago undergrad class sheds new light on evolution of earliest stars.
UChicago researchers build a tool to help fix peer review
April 13, 2026
As AI floods academic publishing, Chenhao Tan's lab argues AI can be part of the fix.
When AI meets muscle: context-aware electrical stimulation promises a new way to guide human movements
April 13, 2026
A new system from Yun Ho, Romain Nith, and Pedro Lopes combines AI and electrical muscle stimulation to physically guide users through unfamiliar tasks—marking a leap toward general-purpose, context-aware embodied assistance.
An AI-authored paper just passed peer review. The scientific community isn’t ready
April 4, 2026
The arrival of AI-generated research papers marks a turning point that could radically accelerate discovery—or drown it in automated mediocrity.
Study: The most effective robot tutors don’t pretend to be human
April 4, 2026
New research from the University of Chicago suggests that computers make better tutors when they are not so thoroughly programmed to pretend to be human.
Dark matter, explained
April 4, 2026
Dark matter is a substance that has gravity—it holds galaxies together—but cannot be directly seen with any instrument yet created. Scientists are trying many different approaches to find the nature of this mysterious substance.
The secret ingredient in a new biomedical device? Lithium-ion battery tech
April 4, 2026
UChicago scientists team up to deliver lithium with fewer side effects in an innovative biomedical patch.
QC Ware, CQE to co-host Q2B x Chicago Quantum Summit, underscoring growing strength of Quantum Prairie
April 4, 2026
The event, to be held December 8 – 10 at the Marriott Marquis Chicago and McCormick Place, combines Q2B’s quantum business, practical application, and investor strength with the Chicago Quantum Summit’s integrated focus on research, scale-up, and economic development, offering opportunities for participants to engage with thought leaders, explore partnerships, and build skills across the full discovery-to-deployment spectrum.
University of Chicago and IDefine Partner to advance programmable RNA therapy for Kleefstra syndrome
April 4, 2026
Leveraging programmable RNA translational activation, the Dickinson Group will work to address EHMT1 haploinsufficiency in rare disease.
University of Chicago and Ethiopia collaborate to scale AI-based weather forecasts for farmers
April 4, 2026
The Human-Centered Weather Forecasts Initiative’s collaboration with the Ethiopian Meteorological Institute will establish an Africa-focused framework for AI-powered weather forecasting and build the local capacity needed to provide farmers with timely and actionable information.
New chip technology enables real-time insights from scientific data
April 4, 2026
Argonne’s chip compresses and processes detector data instantly, letting scientists analyze results and steer experiments as they happen.
Can practical superconductors work without extreme cooling?
April 4, 2026
Argonne’s Advanced Photon Source unlocks secrets of high-temperature superconductors.