News: Faculty

2025

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

June 12, 2025

Fouad Bousetouane teaches a generative AI course at UChicago, where he helps mentor the next generation of master’s students. The co-founder and chief AI officer at 2ndsight.ai, Bousetouane is a renowned expert in AI and machine learning—and one of th

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

This lineage was widespread and abundant in the Late Cretaceous, but just a few species survive today off the coasts of Australia

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

Above, Webb’s image of one such galaxy, known as NGC 1365.

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

Professor Mina Lee of the University of Chicago(UChicago).

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

This artist's impression shows what the faraway planet K2-18b, its host star and an accompanying planet in this system might look like.

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

A visualization of what Mars might look like over time, if humans managed to terraform the planet.

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

Visualization of the universe.

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

Engel lab

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

Spencer Ellis (left) and Steven Song (right)

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

Chuan He, PhD, John T. Wilson Distinguished Service Professor of Chemistry and of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (left) and Kunle Odunsi, MD, PhD, UCCCC Director, Abbvie Foundation Distinguished Service Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and BSD

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

Members of the MS-ADS Alumni Committee at the inaugural UChicago Spark Conference.

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

Robert Betz (right) standing with students at the Fermilab prairie in 2002.

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

Scientists 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. Above, Webb’s image of one such galaxy, known as NGC 1365.

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

University of Chicago students Emma Edwards, Anjali Subramanian and Laura Husband take field data at the 63rd Street Beach.

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

A photo of an exo-planet that looks similar to that of Earth.

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.