News: Students

2025

The DSI partners with CNRS to host fourth annual AI+science summer school in Paris

September 9, 2025

Chun-Hao To, William Denault, Kyle Crocker, Shira Lupkin, Rebecca Willett, Jalal Fadili, Jordan Shivers, Ritesh Kumar.

Introducing the next generation of international, interdisciplinary researchers to AI-enabled scientific discovery.


Master’s in Applied Data Science summer 2025 Capstone showcase

September 9, 2025

Glasses in front of computer screen showcasing code.

At the Summer 2025 Master’s in Applied Data Science Capstone Showcase, 18 teams tackled real-world problems with advanced data science, with winning projects in energy, healthcare, and agriculture.


UChicago alum John Paparrizos honored with SIGMOD Test-of-Time Award for advancing time series analytics

September 9, 2025

John Papparizos

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.


Chicago data night: Fostering Chicago’s data community

August 29, 2025

Arjun Ravi Kannan, Director of Data Science Research at Discover Financial Services, presents at Chicago Data Night.

The monthly series bridges research and practical applications between industry, community, academia, and the public sector.


AI now matches prediction markets in forecasting real events, study finds

August 29, 2025

Photo of an artificial human.

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

Magnetic fields, stellar winds, and cosmic filaments are rewriting what we know about star formation and galactic evolution.

New study reveals how magnetic fields shape Sagittarius C, fueling star birth and cosmic filaments in the Milky Way’s heart.


Diamond biosensors detect 49 biomolecules for faster diagnostics

August 29, 2025

Chemical chain of elements.

UChicago team develops diamond biosensor detecting 49 biomolecules at once, paving the way for faster, scalable medical diagnostics.


MS in Applied Data Science students put data science skills to work over the summer

August 25, 2025

Combined photo of Sakshi Bokil, Vincent Chirio, Zeel Patel, and Joshua Wang.

Fortune 500 companies and federal space agencies allow students in the Master's in Applied Data Science to use classroom knowledge to create real-world impact.


PhD alumni Ahmed Bou-Rabee featured in Quanta Magazine

August 25, 2025

Picture of Ahmed Bou-Rabee.

Ahmed Bou-Rabee's superdiffusion research, featured in Quanta Magazine, proves a 1980s prediction using new methods in stochastic homogenization, with co-authors Scott Armstrong and Tuomo Kuusi.


Unlocking the secrets of our Galaxy’s heart using magnetic fields

August 14, 2025

The dust in the Milky Way, shown in darker and redder colours, are regions where new star formation is taking place. These dusty regions are correlated with the magnetic fields present in our galaxy, and the background light gets polarised in a measurable

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.


My little slime

August 14, 2025

A Petri dish with Physarum polycephalum, or slime mold. Computer science researcher Jasmine Lu used the slime mold as a “living wire” in a smartwatch at the University of Chicago.

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


Ten years of MSCAPP: where public policy meets coding

August 9, 2025

Combined photo of Anne Rogers, Associate Professor of Computer Science,  Mitsue Iwata, MSCAPP’16, Nora Hajjar, MSCAPP’20, and Mario Moreno Zepeda, MSCAPP’19.

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


Fermilab partners with community colleges to develop technical talent

August 9, 2025

KeAndre Worthy, left, is an electronics technician in Fermilab’s Booster Accelerator Group, and Susanna Stevenson is a high-level radiofrequency engineer at Fermilab.

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.


Congratulations to outgoing Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Fellows

August 9, 2025

Collective photo of the fellows Yihang Wang, Madeleine Torcasso, Colm Talbot, Shailaja Seetharanman, Ludwig Schneider, Aditya Nandy, Peter Lu, and Thomas Callister.

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


Engineering the summer: From exploring life’s origins to saving lives

August 9, 2025

School of Molecular Engineering Dean Emeritus Matthew Tirrell and UChicago Chemistry Prof. Jack Szostak, is spending his summer researching how to save lives as an intern for the life sciences company Bruker in Bremen, Germany.

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