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Earlier this week, the University of Chicago hosted the Nobel Laureate Assembly for the Prevention of Nuclear War, a three-day event that gathered the world’s foremost experts on nuclear weapons to create recommendations for policymakers and leaders to reduce the threat of nuclear war. Learn more from the multiple articles and videos covering the event.

One program, Quantum Sensing Summer Program with NSF QuBBE, offers Chicago high schoolers two weeks of lab immersion.

The multidisciplinary Center develops materials with practical applications, like methane capture, water harvesting and CO2 conversion. The Center is led by Laura Gagliardi, the Richard and Kathy Leventhal Professor in the Department of Chemistry.

Edward Anders, who passed away June 1st at the age of 98, helped to map the history of the solar system and documented the Holocaust. 

Students built an AI-powered dashboard that could help airlines anticipate spikes in passenger demand. 

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.

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.

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.

UChicago scientists help lay out vision for the next 20-plus years of the field.
 

July 14-16 gathering to create recommendations for policymakers and leaders to reduce the threat of nuclear war.

The Data Science for Social Impact Summer Experience and Summer Lab programs kick off this week.

This year’s Clinic teams used data science and AI to solve problems for their clients, from the UChicago Library to a global renewable energy provider.
 

Argonne plays a leading role at 2025 American Nuclear Society Meeting, where international experts will gather to address how nuclear energy can be expanded to meet growing global needs.

Nobel laureate Moungi Bawendi reflects on quantum dot revolution with his alma mater.