UChicago announces 2025 winners of Quantrell and Ph.D. teaching awards

This year's award winners are changing lives in and out of the classroom. Meet the nine scholars honored for teaching and mentoring undergraduate and graduate students

Research

Sensitive teeth? Blame these ancient fish

Possible sign of life in deep space faces new doubts

AI is good at weather forecasting. Can it predict freak weather events?

The legal frontier of quantum technology

Tara Zahra reappointed as Roman Family Director of the Neubauer Collegium

Master's education at UChicago

Programs transforming careers

UChicago master’s programs meet demand in evolving job market
Degree programs help students build skills, become future leaders and make impact

‘Immersive and transformative’: UChicago’s master’s in arts and humanities
Interdisciplinary programs offer students a rigorous and impactful experience

AROUND UCHICAGO

UChicago scientists invent breakthrough device to detect airborne signs of disease

Portable tech captures molecules in breath to aid medical care from diabetes to at-risk newborn development

In mice, diet works better than fecal transplants to repair gut microbiome
UChicago study shows microbiome struggles to restore itself on a Western diet after antibiotics

Honors

UChicago essayist Rachel Cohen awarded Berlin Prize
Scholar to spend fellowship writing book about artists grappling with time and technology

Three UChicago scientists elected to National Academy of Sciences in 2025
Profs. Rina Foygel Barber, Margaret Gardel and Peter Littlewood are among the 120 new members elected

Economics for Everyone initiative adds new lessons, Spanish resources
Free platform for foundational economics education expands with multilingual website and new partnership

Inside the Lab

Explore Labs Across UChicago

Sheffield Lab: Understanding the neuroscience of memories

Watch UChicago neurobiologist Mark Sheffield and his team investigate the mechanisms of memory by studying neuron activity and connections. Their research could enhance the treatment of memory-related conditions such as Alzheimer’s and PTSD.

Awad Lab: Predicting and preventing strokes and brain bleeds
In the newest episode of Inside the Lab, visit Prof. Issam Awad and learn about his team's mission: to prevent strokes before they happen.

Light Lab: Understanding the gut microbiome to treat disease
Step inside Asst. Prof. Sam Light’s lab to learn how scientists are mapping the incredible network of microbes living inside your gut—and how they can affect health or disease.

Education Lab: Using tutoring to reverse pandemic-era learning loss
Learn how UChicago experts are working with school districts nationwide to tackle learning loss and scale solutions to set students up for success.

PODCASTS

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Episode 159

Meet the ‘Planet Hunter’ searching for alien life, with Jacob Bean
Astrophysicist studies atmospheres of distant worlds to identify habitable exoplanets

Episode 158

How to stop gun violence before it starts, with Jens Ludwig
Crime Lab director argues we need to address behavioral causes of crime, in addition to policy and policing

Episode 157

Can your DNA predict your future?, with Dalton Conley
Sociologist examines how genetic science could forecast your income, education and love life

Episode 156

Can you really die of a broken heart? The hidden dangers of grief with Mary Frances O'Connor
Psychologist examines the stress that loss has on the body—and how society can help

Episode 155

The science behind raising successful kids, with Ariel Kalil
Developmental psychologist explains how parents can best invest time to close the education gap

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Seeing Connections: The Art of Richard Penn

Seeing Connections: The Art of Richard Penn

Regenstein Library, The Special Collections Research Center

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Seeing Connections: The Art of Richard Penn

Seeing Connections: The Art of Richard Penn

Regenstein Library, The Special Collections Research Center

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Let’s Talk

Let’s Talk

Swift Hall, Room 406

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Seeing Connections: The Art of Richard Penn

Seeing Connections: The Art of Richard Penn

Regenstein Library, The Special Collections Research Center

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How Do You Promote Safety Through Public Art After Trauma?

How Do You Promote Safety Through Public Art After Trauma?

Gallery Guichard, 436 E. 47th Street

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Seeing Connections: The Art of Richard Penn

Seeing Connections: The Art of Richard Penn

Regenstein Library, The Special Collections Research Center