News: Faculty

Chicago Human+AI (CHAI) Lab launches Agent4Science, a platform where AI agents share, critique, and debate research.
 

Chuan He developed a technique known as nano-hmC-seal that labels DNA fragments carrying the 5-hmC modification, allowing scientists to map patterns of gene activity across the genome, which is now being used to create blood-based DNA signals to help track osteosarcoma. 

A novel experiment at UChicago reveals fundamental laws governing swirling fluids.

Prakapenka was selected for developing the GeoSoilEnviroCARS beamline into a hotspot for high-pressure science.

Physicist Clay Córdova has been named a recipient of the 2026 New Horizons in Physics Prize for his work in quantum field theory.
The New Horizons prize, which is given to early-career scientists and mathematicians who have already made a substantial impact on their fields, includes an award of $100,000.

Project Hail Mary is a story about science saving the world. In March, the University of Chicago and Argonne teamed up to celebrate the science of Project Hail Mary with offerings for science and science-fiction fans.

The University of Chicago Data Science Institute faculty, affiliated faculty, and partners win seed funding to advance actionable AI weather forecasting in developing economies in Africa and Asia.

Congratulations to Alexandra Worden, professor of Geophysical Sciences and senior scientist at the Marine Biological Laboratory, who has received a Guggenheim Fellowship. She joins a group of distinguished artists, scientists, and scholars in the 101st class of Guggenheim Fellows honored for “prior career achievement and exceptional promise.”

Prof Ben Zhao says it'll be a 'dark world' if AI slop proliferates.
 

What they might be looking for might surprise you, said Professor Derek Buzasi, an astronomer at the University of Chicago. His segment begins at 0:50.

Profile features Julian Solway, co-director of the UChicago Berggren Center for Quantum Biology and Medicine, along with Chemistry professor Greg Engel.

Climate scientist explains how models are being trained to predict heat waves, monsoons and even unprecedented ‘gray swan’ events in this latest Big Brains episode.

Gift from Rika and Joe Mansueto launches a nearly $200 million initiative to recruit and retain leading scholars across disciplines.
 

On trip to Chilean telescope, UChicago undergrad class sheds new light on evolution of earliest stars.

As AI floods academic publishing, Chenhao Tan's lab argues AI can be part of the fix.