2025
‘Theoretical rigor with practical application’: UChicago master’s in data science and computer science
June 12, 2025

Students and faculty reflect upon the programs in data science and computer science, as well as how they provide real-world skills and hands-on experience in a supportive environment.
Understanding ocean rebound after mass extinction events could help us in the future
June 12, 2025

David Jablonski discusses how ecosystems recover from extinction events and how we can best prepare for the next one.
Is the hubble tension starting to go away?
June 12, 2025

Scientists led by Wendy Freedman have made a new calculation of the speed at which the universe is expanding, using the data taken by the powerful new James Webb Space Telescope on multiple galaxies.
Mina Lee, University of Chicago professor “AI is a partner in thinking together”
June 12, 2025

Mina Lee shares insights into her research on AI and writing, and discusses the future of LLMs.
Astronomers thought they found signs of life on distant planet. New studies are skeptical.
June 12, 2025

A series of studies, including one by Rafael Luque, have cast doubt on the sensational claim that "the strongest evidence yet" was found that life exists anywhere else besides Earth.
Turning the Red Planet green? It’s time to take terraforming Mars seriously, scientists say
June 12, 2025

New research done by Edwin Kite suggests that the idea of transforming the Red Planet might not be so far-fetched after all.
Webb telescope may reveal how fast the universe is expanding
June 12, 2025

Wendy Freedman's research using the James Webb Space Telescope suggests that the Standard Model of the universe is holding up.
UChicago receives $21 million to establish visionary center in quantum engineering and health
June 5, 2025

A $21 million gift from philanthropist Thea Berggren to the University of Chicago will establish the Berggren Center for Quantum Biology and Medicine, launching a bold scientific field that merges quantum technology with biology to transform the future of medicine.
Bridging medicine and machine learning: predicting skin cancer in resource-limited settings
June 2, 2025

MD/PhD Candidate Steven Song and collaborators Spencer Ellis and Derek Reiman designed a machine learning model able to predict non-melanoma skin cancer under resource-limited settings.
The RNA Revolution: Linking the lab to the clinic to tackle challenges in cancer
June 2, 2025

New insights into the role of RNA in cancer took center stage at a recent symposium hosted at the University of Chicago.
UChicago spark conference brings MS-ADS alumni together
June 2, 2025

The first-ever UChicago Spark conference focuses on celebrating alumni achievements, exchanging new ideas, and building momentum for the future.
Science meets soil in Fermilab’s prairie land
June 2, 2025

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.
New measure of the universe’s expansion suggests resolution of a conflict
June 2, 2025

Team led by UChicago scientist Wendy Freedman using James Webb Space Telescope finds no evidence of tension in Hubble Constant.
For these students, a South Side beach is a geoscience laboratory
June 2, 2025

UChicago undergrads learn to ‘read’ the shoreline as they study coastal resilience in Susan Kidwell's class.
Clouds could enhance the search for life on exoplanets
June 2, 2025

Huanzhou Yang's research uses simulations to determine how telescopes could detect oxygen gas and ozone, revealing clouds could aid in the detection of biosignatures.