What caused Chicago’s transit funding crisis—and what could fix it?
UChicago municipal finance expert Justin Marlowe explains the $250 million budget shortfall threatening CTA, Metra and Pace
Chicago youth explore science on-campus with Space Explorers
Since 1991, UChicago’s Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics has connected students from Chicago Public Schools with world-class astronomers and physicists
Tiny sensors rapidly detect ‘forever chemicals’ in water
New portable test can find different PFAS chemicals, including those now regulated by the E.P.A.
100 years of Swift Hall in 10 objects
Historic home of UChicago’s Divinity School celebrates its centennial with digital exhibit and architectural tour
The Hawaiian surfers who exposed bias in science
In ‘Capturing Kahanamoku,’ UChicago historian Michael Rossi explores how a 1920s anthropological obsession reshaped ideas about culture and science
Course gives students a backstage look at Court Theatre’s award-winning production
Court had a banner year at the recent Equity Jeff Awards as ‘Berlin’ took center stage
Largest-ever South Side Science Festival puts UChicago STEM in kids’ hands
Annual event draws 700 UChicago scientists, 200 volunteers to share science demonstrations on campus
Students explore cultural stewardship on Chicago’s South Side
College course with Arts + Public Life links academic study to community-based arts and engagement
New molecular qubits bring ‘quantum internet’ closer to reality
UChicago researchers, partners create molecules that communicate on the same frequencies as phone and internet services