University of Chicago News

View of the water from the coastal Chilean village of Quintay

A historic site becomes a hub for scientific training and collaboration through a program inspired by the Marine Biological Laboratory

Dispatches from Abroad

From Woods Hole to Chile, UChicago model goes global

A historic site becomes a hub for scientific training and collaboration through a program inspired by the Marine Biological Laboratory

UChicago’s Class of 2025 urged to ‘forge a stronger future’

Students celebrate during the 2025 Convocation ceremony

‘We made it’: Class Day speakers share lessons from College

Helen Wu, AB ’25 speaks on stage at the 2025 Class Day ceremony

Fecal transplants can have unintended side effects, study finds

Artist rendition of differently shaped microbes floating on dark background

UChicago receives $21 million to establish visionary center in quantum engineering and health

From left: Prof. Greg Engel, Thea Berggren, and Prof. Julian Solway

Rethinking prison labor under the 13th Amendment

Photo of a sign reading INMATES WORKING on the side of a highway

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

‘Theoretical rigor with practical application’: UChicago master’s in data science and computer science

Programs provide real-world skills and hands-on experience in a supportive environment

Programs provide real-world skills and hands-on experience in a supportive environment

‘Immersive and transformative’: UChicago’s master’s in arts and humanities

Interdisciplinary programs offer students a rigorous and impactful experience

Interdisciplinary programs offer students a rigorous and impactful experience

AROUND UCHICAGO

Record $2.267 million awarded at Chicago Booth’s renowned startup competition

Software startup wins 2025 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge

Record $2.267 million awarded at Chicago Booth’s renowned startup competition

$25 million gift from Priscilla and Steven A. Kersten to advance and strengthen K–12 education research

Commitment will support scholars, applied research and school social workers to help transform schools and increase student achievement

Commitment will support scholars, applied research and school social workers to help transform schools and increase student achievement

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

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

Possible sign of life in deep space faces new doubts

UChicago analysis of new and old data suggests the signal is weak and explainable by other molecules

Artist illustration of the planet K2-18b

UChicago analysis of new and old data suggests the signal is weak and explainable by other molecules

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

A machine to detect certain molecules in air samples. The machine consists of a glass box connected with various wires, with a green air pump on one side.

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

UChicago Explainer

Black holes, explained

Black holes fascinate both the public and scientists—they push the limits of our understanding about matter, space and time.

RECENT

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.

Illustration of galaxies spreading out from a single luminous point

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.