News: 2025

July

Galactic Rosetta Stone

July 29, 2025

Sagittarius C

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


‘Aurora,’ New super computer at Argonne National Lab to help solve science’s biggest problems

July 28, 2025

A depiction of a computer in place of a super computer.

UChicago President Paul Alivisatos and Argonne Laboratory Director Paul Kearns discuss the impact of the new supercomputer that will run 24/7, capable of performing a quintillion calculations per second.


2014 Nobel Prize idea used to reach Super-resolution imaging, turning noise into data

July 28, 2025

When analyzed with a grating, the amplified Raman signals provide extremely high-resolution spectra that surpass traditional instrumental limits by employing super-resolution correlation methods.

Linda Young reveals a new method that turns noise into valuable data to enhance understanding of chemical reactions and material properties with unprecedented detail at the atomic level. 


The breakthrough proof bringing mathematics closer to a grand unified theory

July 28, 2025

The Langlands programme has inspired and befuddled mathematicians for more than 50 years. A major advance has now opened up new worlds for them to explore.

Vladimir Drinfeld and Alexander Beilinson contribute to a major advance in the mathematical field, taking another step to creating a grand and unified theory. 


A new Martian climate model suggest a mostly cold, harsh environment

July 28, 2025

A picture of carbonate rocks taken by the Spirit rover.

Edwin Kite discusses a model built using data from the Curiosity rover, which suggests wet periods were rare on Mars. 


A dead Mars may have been inevitable – and the sun is to blame

July 28, 2025

Mt Sharp on Mars as seen by Curiosity.

Edwin Kite discusses how a new clue may provide not only a part of the answer to Mars's condition, but indicates that Mars may have been doomed to its current fate from the beginning.


Skeletal editing: How close are we to true cut-and-paste chemistry?

July 28, 2025

Human-like drawings interacting with balls that are colored.

Reactions that alter organic scaffolds by a single atom are already proving useful, but time will tell if they’ll fundamentally change how molecules are made.


Chemical biologist links basic discoveries to treatments for disease

July 28, 2025

UChicago Prof. Hening Lin, standing, in the lab with graduate student Jiaqi Zhao. Lin is a chemical biologist whose work bridges multiple disciplines with the common goal of linking basic research to real clinical applications.

Prof. Hening Lin brings expertise in enzymes to UChicago, bridging scientists, engineers and doctors to translate research to clinical applications.


Can a doctor’s notes reveal when they’re tired? New research illuminates the hidden signals of physician fatigue—and raises questions about AI in healthcare

July 28, 2025

Associate Professor Chenhao Tan.

A new study led by Associate Professor Chenhao Tan analyzes hundreds of thousands of emergency room notes, uncovering how language patterns reveal physician fatigue and warning of potential pitfalls as AI-generated text enters clinical care.


PhD candidate Bogdan Stoica receives distinguished artifact evaluator award for championing reproducibility in computer science

July 28, 2025

PhD candidate, Bogdan Alexandru Stoica.

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.


2025 Midwest machine learning Symposium demonstrates Regional Excellence

July 28, 2025

Individuals at the Midwest Machine Learning Symposium talking to one another.

The conference drew over 250 researchers for two days of expert talks, poster sessions, and cross-institutional collaboration.


UChicago MS-ADS students present capstone project at Midwest ml Symposium

July 28, 2025

Nathan Rickert and Kwaku Ofori-Atta at the Midwest Machine Learning Symposium presenting their poster.

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


UChicago alums talk careers in data science for Social Good at Parliament data

July 28, 2025

UChicago Alums talk about careers in data science for good at Parliament Data event.

Data scientists from Parliament Data return to campus to share insights into client services for social impact.


Argonne and partners celebrate Aurora supercomputer’s impact on science with AI and exascale power

July 28, 2025

Secretary of Energy Chris Wright and leaders from Argonne, Intel and HPE cut the ribbon to celebrate the Aurora exascale supercomputer.

The lab hosts ribbon-cutting ceremony for one of the world’s most powerful supercomputers.


Nobel laureates and nuclear experts gather at University of Chicago on Trinity anniversary

July 21, 2025

Two Nobel laureates involved in organizing the Nobel Laureate Assembly for the Prevention of Nuclear War, Brian Schmidt (left) and David Gross.

Earlier this week, the University of Chicago hosted the Nobel Laureate Assembly for the Prevention of Nuclear War, a three-day event that gathered the world’s foremost experts on nuclear weapons to create recommendations for policymakers and leaders to reduce the threat of nuclear war. Learn more from the multiple articles and videos covering the event.