2025
For these students, a South Side beach is a geoscience laboratory
June 2, 2025

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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, 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, 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

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

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

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

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.