July
CPS students graduate from Fermilab Quantum Science program
July 3, 2025
Fermilab hosted its first quantum science education outreach program for Chicago high school students. The classes were taught by quantum scientists and subject matter experts to inspire the next generation of quantum researchers.
Six ways Argonne is advancing quantum information research
July 3, 2025
During the International Year of Quantum, Argonne celebrates its advances in quantum computing, communications, sensing and materials.
Spring Distinguished Speaker Series fosters conversations on the future of AI with leaders in the field
July 3, 2025
Professors Margo Seltzer, Tom Griffiths, and Moshe Vardi spoke about the metascience of data science, AI’s limitations, and tradeoffs between efficiency vs. resilience with AI.
A quantum leap in health care
July 3, 2025
UChicago alumni learn how qubits and entanglement can create a healthier future in a recent Harper Lecture.
University of Chicago PhD graduates secure tenure-track faculty positions amid a competitive job market
July 3, 2025
UChicago CS celebrates a standout year as graduates secure faculty positions at top global institutions, defying one of the most competitive academic job markets in recent memory.
Chemistry students partner with artist to recreate pigment patented by George Washington Carver
July 3, 2025
UChicago students and artist Amanda Williams revive 100-year-old recipe for a startling blue color.
Latest data from South Pole Telescope signals ‘new era’ for measuring the first light in the universe
July 3, 2025
Study of the cosmic microwave background adds new depth to our understanding of universe.
Committee recommends U.S. build Muon Collider in report on future of particle physics
July 3, 2025
UChicago scientists help lay out vision for the next 20-plus years of the field.
Priscilla Frisch, pioneering expert on the heliosphere and local interstellar medium, 1943–2025
July 3, 2025
Remembered for her groundbreaking science, thoughtful collaboration, and adventurous spirit.
UChicago to host Nobel laureates, other experts for event on preventing nuclear war
July 1, 2025
July 14-16 gathering to create recommendations for policymakers and leaders to reduce the threat of nuclear war.
Dan Nicolae, Interim Chair of the Department of Statistics
July 1, 2025
Dan Nicolae, Elaine M. and Samuel D. Kersten, Jr. Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Statistics and the Faculty Co-Director of the Data Science Institute and the Committee on Data Science, is appointed as Interim Chair of the Department of Statistics from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026.
June
What to read and watch over summer 2025
June 28, 2025
Bryan Dickinson and other UChicago teaching award winners share their reading and watch selections for summer 2025.
Democratizing digital graphics: An undergrad’s unlikely path to putting agency of 3D-generation in users’ hands
June 28, 2025
Hyunwoo (Brian) Kim ‘25, a recent grad of UChicago, creates MeshUp to improve user agency and control over 3D-generated graphics.
Five DSI scholars set to continue in academia
June 28, 2025
Congratulations to concluding postdocs Julia Mendelsohn, Vasilis Charisopoulos, YJ Choe, and Yuetian Luo, and preceptor Susanna Lange.
Giulia Galli wins Berni J. Alder CECAM Prize
June 28, 2025
The global award, given once every three years, recognizes exceptional contributions to the field of microscopic simulation of matter.