News: Students

PhD student Roy Zhao's research on a region called Sagittarius C discovers that magnetic field in the area wraps around an expanding bubble of hot, electrified gas blown outward by the winds from a cluster of massive young stars.

PhD student Jasmine Lu incorporates slime mold into her devices due to its unique ability to conduct electricity. 

UChicago’s MSCAPP blends public policy and computer science, empowering graduates to impact diverse fields with data-driven solutions for a better future.

Fermilab is forging innovative partnerships with community colleges to develop the next generation of technical talent. Through hands-on internships and collaborative curriculum development, students are gaining access to real-world experiences that launch meaningful careers in science and engineering.

Eight members of the Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Fellows head on to new roles across academia and industry.

Jack Szostak's laboratory is featured in an annual series following students' summer internships and career experiences. 

Study measuring magnetic field near the center of the Milky Way helps to decode the precise astrophysical dynamics at the heart of our galaxy.
 

Final year PhD candidate Bodgan Alexandru Stoica, advised by Professor Shan Lu, is honored with the Distinguished Artifact Evaluator award for his contributions to the Artifact Evaluation Committee (AEC) at Eurosys 2025.

Ariel Azria, Kwaku Ofori-Atta, and Nathan Rickert were selected to share their capstone project, FinWise.AI, during the poster session.

One program, Quantum Sensing Summer Program with NSF QuBBE, offers Chicago high schoolers two weeks of lab immersion.

Career-focused programs teach cutting-edge skills while supporting students at UChicago and beyond.

Hank Snowdon joined the Seattle Mariners with a lifelong love of baseball and a powerful new data science skill set. He’s now helping shape player decisions in one of Major League Baseball’s front offices.

Students built an AI-powered dashboard that could help airlines anticipate spikes in passenger demand. 

Excellence in research leads chemistry major Melody Tang to the prestigious award.

A team led by Astro grad student Samantha Usman used the Magellan Telescope at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile to discover that the cluster has lost 95% of its initial mass due to tidal disruptions.