News: 2025

Mina Rees, PhD’31 (1902–97), was the first woman elected president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and helped scientific research flourish.

Edwin Kite discusses the parallels between Earth's and Mars's carbon cycles and the implications. 

Daniel Holz from the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists discusses why the hands of the Doomsday Clock are the closest they’ve ever been to midnight.

By discovering carbonate rocks, NASA's Mars rovers may have unlocked the key to understanding the fate of the Red Planet's climate, featuring research by Edwin Kite. 

The University-operated MAROON-X instrument has recently discovered GJ 12 b, an Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting an inactive M dwarf star. 

Emerging ‘co-scientist’ systems use chatbots to mimic the deliberations of a research group. Nature asked researchers to test them out, with Rick Stevens speaking on his experience. 

New method promises enhanced understanding of chemical reactions and material properties.

Excellence in research leads chemistry major Melody Tang to the prestigious award.

John Hood and a team of other scientists discuss their scientific interests, research projects, and personal motivations for working in astronomy as a part of Black Space Week 2025.

Wendy Freedman and her research was featured on the Science Friday podcast discussing whether a new model of the universe needs to be created. 

A team led by Astro grad student Samantha Usman used the Magellan Telescope at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile to discover that the cluster has lost 95% of its initial mass due to tidal disruptions. 

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.

During the International Year of Quantum, Argonne celebrates its advances in quantum computing, communications, sensing and materials.

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.

UChicago alumni learn how qubits and entanglement can create a healthier future in a recent Harper Lecture.