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Congratulations to Professor Mark Levin, who has received a 2027 Tetrahedron Young Investigator Award For Organic Synthesis!

While the celestial body seems to host three features that could make a livable environment—an atmosphere, a rocky composition and a temperature that could allow liquid water to sit on the surface—researchers have not currently detected any residents.

The Bloch Quantum Tech Hub has won nearly $55 million to build the nation a quantum supply chain following a US Economic Development Administration award that positions the Illinois-Wisconsin-Indiana region as the center of quantum manufacturing.

A multi-institution team says warming Mars is feasible; finding out whether life exists there must come first.

Artificial intelligence is advancing at a remarkable pace. For faculty who teach the next generation of data scientists, keeping up with that pace requires more than reading papers or attending conferences. It means seeing how innovation unfolds where it is happening.

AI-powered PoLARIS Project will execute science experiments remotely, allowing underserved researchers across the nation access to create novel soft materials from afar.

UChicago tests lifted rice harvests up using plants’ own protein, with implications for other crops.

At the national laboratory, the first light bulbs lit by nuclear power have given way to supercomputers, quantum research and nanoscale engineering.

Federal award unlocks millions in state and private sector contributions, positioning Midwest to lead U.S. quantum manufacturing.

Assistant Professor Daniil Rudenko was awarded a fellowship at the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) in the School of Mathematics for the 2026–27 academic year. This prestigious membership allows for focused research and the free and open exchange of ideas among an international community of scholars at one of the foremost centers for intellectual inquiry.

On Thursday, July 23, mathematics professor Yu Deng was awarded the Fields Medal—the highest honor in mathematics. Deng, together with fellow honoree Hong Wang, became the first citizens of the People’s Republic of China to receive the award in its 90-year history. Read more about this historic win.

UChicago scientists offer new way to read atmospheric data on a vast class of 'sub-Neptune' worlds.

Molten-salt method from UChicago and Argonne could unlock durable materials for printed electronics, flexible devices.

To study molecules with complex structures, UChicago and IBM combined forces to develop a new method that takes advantage of today’s quantum computers.

Artificial intelligence-powered robotics are reshaping how experiments are designed, run and refined.