2025
2025 summer research symposium caps off a successful year of DSI summer programs in Chicago
September 9, 2025
Students shared findings from eight weeks of discovery and development.
A bet worth placing: computing and data science at UChicago
September 9, 2025
The Department of Computer Science and Data Science Institute hold indispensable roles at the University, enriching the broader intellectual environment while offering meaningful benefits to both students and faculty.
UChicago alum John Paparrizos honored with SIGMOD Test-of-Time Award for advancing time series analytics
September 9, 2025
UChicago alum John Paparrizos won the SIGMOD Test-of-Time Award for his k-Shape algorithm, advancing time series data analysis across fields like healthcare and finance.
UChicago researchers find hidden logic behind cellular decisions
September 9, 2025
Study reveals how cells run complex computations without a brain, challenging traditional engineering principles.
Reconsidering the cosmological constant
September 8, 2025
UChicago astrophysicists’ physics-based models suggest dark energy may be evolving.
Advanced computer modeling predicts molecular-qubit performance
August 29, 2025
Giulia Gallia and Argonne scientists develop a computational method to design molecular qubits with precision, paving the way for advanced quantum technologies.
UChicago chemistry professors recognized with prestigious ACS Awards
August 29, 2025
Dmitri Talapin and John Anderson honored for their pioneering contributions to chemistry.
Scientists program cells to create ‘biological qubit’ in quantum breakthrough
August 29, 2025
David Awschalom was involved in multidisciplinary effort that has designed quantum tech that can be produced naturally by cells.
Another Earth-like exoplanet crossed off the list: the JWST shows that GJ 3929b has no atmosphere
August 29, 2025
UChicago astronomers using JWST reveal GJ 3929b is a bare rock, lacking atmosphere, advancing our understanding of rocky exoplanet evolution.
Building a quantum powerhouse in the US Midwest
August 29, 2025
UChicago’s David Awschalom joins Physics World Weekly to discuss how Illinois is emerging as a hub for quantum innovation with labs and industry.
AI now matches prediction markets in forecasting real events, study finds
August 29, 2025
University of Chicago’s Prophet Arena pits AI models against live prediction markets. Early results suggest machines can match, and sometimes beat, the wisdom of crowds.
Scientists crack the mystsery of galactic filaments and magnetic fields at the heart of the Milky Way
August 29, 2025
New study reveals how magnetic fields shape Sagittarius C, fueling star birth and cosmic filaments in the Milky Way’s heart.
Researchers engineer cells to develop biological qubits in pioneering multidisciplinary breakthrough
August 29, 2025
UChicago scientists including David Awschalom turn fluorescent proteins into living qubits, pioneering quantum sensing inside cells and reshaping bioimaging.
Cybersecurity training doesn’t work: time wasted with no impact, study finds
August 29, 2025
UChicago and UCSD study finds cybersecurity training barely reduces phishing risk, 56% of employees clicked fake links in tests.
Sensors could permanently fly in the “ignorosphere” using novel propulsion technique
August 29, 2025
UChicago and Harvard researchers use photophoresis to design tiny flyers for monitoring Earth’s elusive mesosphere.