University of Chicago News

Eighteen students selected as 2026-27 University of Chicago Obama Foundation Scholars

Eighteen rising leaders have been selected to the newest cohort of the University of Chicago Obama Foundation Scholars Program, which was announced Sept. 15.

As World Cup referee, UChicago student tests Machiavelli’s vision of leadership

With flowery name, new tool uncovers hidden genetic pathways that cause disease

Research

New study shows reward can spread through complex memory networks

Computer Science

UChicago-led team builds AI data filter for CERN's particle collider

Astronomy & Astrophysics

South Pole Telescope releases clearest map ever of matter in the distant universe

Around UChicago

Kenneth Warren to deliver Aims of Education speech to Class of 2030

English professor will urge UChicago undergraduates to push through uncertainty of modern times

UChicago launches $300 million initiative for students from rural areas and small towns

$100 million gift from Byron and Tina Trott will expand college access, student support and career pathways

Madhav Rajan reappointed as dean of UChicago’s Booth School of Business

Madhav Rajan has been reappointed for a third term as the Steven S. Wymer Dean of the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, President Paul Alivisatos and Provost Katherine Baicker announced.

Inside Mindworks, where museum visitors become research subjects

Chicago Booth's behavioral science center marks five years and nearly 38,000 study participants

Five new members elected to UChicago’s Board of Trustees

The University of Chicago’s Board of Trustees has elected five new members: Wei Cai, AM’95, MBA’95; David Foley; Stephanie Rada Zocco, AB’88; Imran Siddiqui, AB’96, AM’96; and Konstantin Sokolov, MBA’05. They began their five-year terms in May 2026.

Big Brains podcast

Exploring the groundbreaking research and discoveries transforming our world

Episode 186

Why the key to treating cancer may be in your gut, with Thomas Gajewski

Doctor explains how cancer immunotherapy uses microbiome to create ‘on-off’ switch for tumors

Episode 185

How to raise kids in the age of AI, with Dana Suskind

Doctor explains how technology should enhance, not replace parenting during children’s formative years

Episode 184

What our trash problem says about our culture, with Sarah Newman

Anthropologist’s history of waste shows how society evolved into a disposable society

Episode 183

How websites trick you using ‘dark patterns’

Computer scientist explores tactics used in apps and online to deceive users—from subscription traps to collecting data

Episode 182

Quantum technology, explained: A Big Brains live event

UChicago scientists demystify quantum, separate hype from reality, and explore potential applications—from cybersecurity to medical sensors to computers

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Class Visits

With real artifacts, students piece together the ancient past

Course at UChicago’s ISAC Museum teaches how to think like an archaeologist with hands-on approach

Please play this syllabus

In ‘Gaming the Gods,’ UChicago undergrads use video games as primary texts to understand religious symbolism and ritual practice

Stevie Wonder is beloved. But can anyone explain his legacy?

In the “Wonder Lab," a UChicago course brought together students and community members to examine the critical influence of an icon

Harnessing the history of Chicago through its archives

A new College course sends students to uncover the ‘hidden stories of the Second City’ in special collections from the Stockyard Institute to Harold Washington Library

Dark matter, explained

In all likelihood, we are standing in a sea of dark matter and don’t know it, because it virtually never interacts with our atoms. Learn how scientists at UChicago are searching to understand this mysterious substance.

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Dark energy, explained

Coined by University of Chicago astrophysicist Michael Turner in 1998, dark energy—the force causing the universe to expand faster over time—remains one of the great mysteries of physics.

Exoplanets, explained

We now know there are thousands of planets out there in our galaxy alone. Learn what we know about them, and what mysteries remain.

The origin of life on Earth, explained

Ecological succession, explained

The Gut Microbiome, explained

Inside the Lab

Explore Labs Across UChicago

Conservation Lab: Preserving the world’s oldest objects

Travel inside ISAC's Conservation Lab and meet the conservators who use science and steady hands to care for artifacts from some of the world's most ancient cultures.

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