News: 2026

January

King Faisal Prize winners announced for 2026

January 12, 2026

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Congratulations to Carlos Kenig, who has won a King Faisal Prize for helping to revolutionize the understanding of nonlinear partial differential equations.


Healthcare electronics are booming—here’s how to make them more sustainable

January 12, 2026

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Analysis from UChicago and Cornell finds circuit boards drive the largest carbon footprint.


UChicago researchers help launch first international conference on AI scientists in Beijing

January 12, 2026

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The DSI’s Faculty Co-Directors of Novel Intelligence, James Evans, Chenhao Tan, and 7 Nobel laureates, showcased AI that is transforming research.


Five PSD faculty members receive named, distinguished service professorships in 2026

January 6, 2026

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Thirty-two members of the University of Chicago faculty, including five from the Physical Sciences Division, have received distinguished service professorships or named professorships, effective Jan. 1.


Probing the invisible: University of Chicago professor uses nanotechnology to illuminate life’s smallest unit

January 6, 2026

Yamuna Krishnan at microscope

Professor Yamuna Krishnan uses nanotechnology to illuminate life's smallest unit.