News: Students

Fifth year PhD student Kevin Bryson finds that social media platforms are lacking in ad transparency measures and tools, a problem that stems from the lack of government legislation.

Watch scientists turn a cart into a rocket and try hands-on demos at the Dec. 13 event.

Global climate change conference brought together policymakers, industry and civic leaders.

UChicago astrophysicists test a new piece of the sky to probe dark matter and dark energy.

UChicago–Taiwan Student Exchange Fellows advanced technical research skills and built professional networks.

Isabel Krogh, who will graduate from the Master of Science in Financial Mathematics (MSFM) program this year, studies quantitative finance. Born in Grand Forks, North Dakota, Isabel attended Bowdoin College in Maine before working as a research analyst for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. We interviewed her about her experiences at UChicago.

Soumyabrata Kundu, a sixth-year PhD student in Statistics, develops methods for applications in computer vision, with a focus on biomedical imaging. Born and raised in Burdwan, a small town in West Bengal, India, Soumyabrata earned his undergraduate degree from Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore Center. We interviewed him about his experiences at UChicago.

Roy Zhao, a second-year PhD student in Physics and the Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics, studies AI application in cosmology and galaxy formation across cosmic time. Born in Beijing, China, Roy spent much of his adolescent years in Vancouver, British Columbia. He earned undergraduate degrees from UCLA and then worked as a staff scientist at UCLA Astronomy before joining the University of Chicago. We interviewed Roy about his experiences here.

How Zeel Patel, an Indian student in UChicago's Masters in Applied Data Science program, built a career from setbacks.

Research internships at national laboratories provide hands-on experiences and mentorship.

New research from Chenhao Tan reveals why even state-of-the-art AI stumbles on 4-digit multiplication—and what it takes to fix it.

Zeel Patel, a student of Masters in Applied Data Science at University of Chicago, shares how every internship and hands-on experience in her university years is helping her grow — both personally and professionally. 

Hands-on, shape-aware generative authoring for swarm user interfaces wins best demo at UIST 2025.

New research shows that galvanic vestibular stimulation can help people relearn balance after injury or neurological conditions by tapping directly into the brain’s sense of orientation and movement.

The Origins Federation Conference united scientists across disciplines in the search for how life emerged and evolved.