How shoes change our bones—and what that tells us about the evolution of walking
UChicago study comparing ankles from barefoot and shoe-wearing populations gives researchers better understanding of how our fossil ancestors got around
The psychology of why we overpay for used cars
Chicago Booth study of the market explores the cost of ‘left-digit bias’ and how consumers are penalized for inattention
New UChicago-built tools predict how cancer responds to treatment by studying ‘floor plans’ of tumors
Borrowing from the study of complex systems such as flocks of birds, researchers built AI methods to compare the spatial organization of tumors—a step toward personalized cancer treatment
Arts & Humanities Day returns to reconsider familiar stories and America’s legacy at 250
Annual celebration spotlights UChicago scholars in conversation with award-winning authors, artists and thinkers
Prof. Matthew Tirrell elected to the National Academy of Medicine
In rare honor, pioneering UChicago scientist becomes member of all three National Academies
Distrust in the media and courts can cause democratic backsliding, UChicago study suggests
Citizens are less likely to hold politicians accountable when they doubt the intentions of third-party watchdogs
New study abroad program takes student across Sydney to observe Australia’s multilayered history
Three-week course explored how relationships among people, land and human health changed as the port city became a global player
Mourning in Colombia, delivery routes in Chengdu: UChicagoans recount discoveries abroad
Dispatches span research on human evolution, gig labor economics and ethnography of state violence
Russell Tuttle, renowned scholar of human evolution, 1939-2026
Over his six-decade career, UChicago professor championed honest scholarship, diverse perspectives and his students