University of Chicago News

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

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

Artist illustration of the planet K2-18b

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

A group of swans swim together on a cloudy day

The legal frontier of quantum technology

Prof. David Awschalom, the Liew Family Professor of Molecular Engineering at the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, reflected in a piece of machinery.

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

Students inside a Master's level course at UChicago

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

Interdisciplinary programs offer students a rigorous and impactful experience

AROUND UCHICAGO

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 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

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

A flowering rosebud tree stands in front of a stone building covered in ivy.

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

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

Professor John List stands next to a podium in front of a classroom blackboard as he gestures and talks to students in a lecture hall.

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.