July
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.
Precision and ingenuity drive construction of DUNE detector components
June 28, 2025
DUNE studies matter-antimatter asymmetry using precision detectors built with expert skill, clever machines, and extreme attention to detail.
The DSI welcomes summer students to explore the world of research
June 28, 2025
The Data Science for Social Impact Summer Experience and Summer Lab programs kick off this week.
Asteroid speck at the Field Museum could hold the key to life
June 28, 2025
UChicago PhD candidate Yuke Zheng leads research on a 4.6-billion-year-old piece of rock that could reveal compounds present at the beginning of the solar system and the building blocks of life.
Handheld device captures airborne signs of disease
June 28, 2025
Researchers lead by Bozhi Tian develops a new device called the Airborne Biomarker Localization Engine (ABLE). ABLE detects both non-volatile and volatile molecules in air in around 15 minutes.
Peter Littlewood, Chair of the Department of Physics
June 26, 2025
Peter Littlewood, Professor in the Department of Physics, the James Franck Institute, and the Neuroscience Institute, will continue as Chair of the Department of Physics through June 30, 2026. Effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029, David Schmitz, Professor in the Department of Physics and the Enrico Fermi Institute, will be appointed Chair.
Fred Ciesla, Chair of the Department of the Geophysical Sciences
June 26, 2025
Fred Ciesla, Professor in the Department of the Geophysical Sciences and the Enrico Fermi Institute, has been appointed as Chair of the Department of the Geophysical Sciences effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028.