News: Students

2025

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. 


The DSI celebrates its 2025 class of undergraduate data science students

June 1, 2025

Photo of students at the DSI reception smiling with food and drink.

The Data Science Institute hosted a reception at the Smart Museum in honor of this year’s graduating class of data science majors.
 


Hands-on Vision: How a wrist camera can expand the world for all users

June 1, 2025

Diagram indicating a human's perspective and hands interacting with white environment.

A wrist-mounted camera and tactile feedback system from the Human-Computer Integration Lab redefines sensory substitution, helping users "see" through their hands for real-world object exploration and accessibility.
 


From golgappas to quinoa: an Indian student’s journey through space, scholarships, & survival

June 1, 2025

Photo of the University of Chicago Campus.

Astrophysics PhD student Ritvik Basant discusses his experiences as an international student at UChicago.


2025 Ai+Science Hackathon challenges students to take on cutting-edge scientific problems with AI

May 24, 2025

Members of student teams presented their approaches to the audience of students, mentors, event judges, and other supporters.

Annual event invites students from across departments to apply machine learning methods to advance scientific discovery.
 


More control, less connection: how user control affects robot social agency

May 24, 2025

Diagram containing images that represent potential human interaction.

PhD Candidate Alex Wuqi Zhang studies whether allowing users to customize robot behavior might reduce how intelligent, autonomous, and agentic AI-powered robots seem to them.


Prize Winners for Educational Excellence 2025

May 23, 2025

students in classroom

This year, ten PSD instructors and students have been honored for excellence in teaching the next generation of scientists.


Chicago Trading Company hosts 2nd annual poker tournament

May 15, 2025

A picture of a table where poker is being played.

DSI Industry Affiliate’s recruitment event draws 130 students for an evening of networking and fun.


Meet Anna Gaffney, Biophysical Sciences

May 13, 2025

Anna Gaffney

Anna Gaffney, a fifth-year PhD student in the Biophysical Sciences, studies biological thin sheet mechanics and instabilities. Born and raised in Marysville, Michigan, Anna earned her BS in Biophysics at the University of Michigan. We interviewed Anna about her experiences at UChicago.


Meet Hunter Guo, Master’s in Applied Data Science

May 13, 2025

Hunter Guo

Hunter Guo, a first-year master’s student in Applied Data Science, studies communication. “The data scientist’s most important skill is not about building a fancy model,” he says, “but about establishing an executable tool that people can use and explaining the concept in a simple language that everyone can understand.” Born in Lanzhou, China, Hunter studied economics at The Ohio State University and then interned at Wells Fargo’s Risk Control team. We interviewed Hunter about his experiences at UChicago.


Novel machine learning approaches to facilitate skin cancer detection

May 10, 2025

Photo of squamous cell carcinoma, the second most common form of skin cancer.

Team led by UChicago CS PhD student Steven Song evaluated the effectiveness of novel small-scale AI models in identifying non-melanoma skin cancers.


How generative artificial intelligence is changing work at a national laboratory

May 5, 2025

Logo for Argo, Argonne’s internal generative AI interface. (Image by Argonne National Laboratory.)

New study explores how workers are using large language models and what it means for science organizations.
 


New research explores augmented breathing through thermal feedback

April 26, 2025

woman using augmented breathing device

PhD candidate Jas Brooks leads a study that developed an innovative nasal interface to alter the perceived ease of breathing.


UChicago chemists unveil new ‘placeholder’ method for making molecules more easily

April 26, 2025

gloved hand holding flask

A new study by University of Chicago chemists shows how to quickly and easily make variations on a type of molecules called pyrazoles, which are often used in drug development.