Dispatches from Abroad

Highlighting UChicago community members who are researching, studying and working around the world.

Aboard a drilling rig in the Mediterranean, scientists seek to understand Earth’s past climates A group of people in jackets stand on a dock in front of a very large ship with a drilling rig in the center of it

Aboard a drilling rig in the Mediterranean, scientists seek to understand Earth’s past climates

A UChicago student finds connection and career path in Berlin Dannerys Peralta stands holding and speaking into a microphone in front of a group of women sitting and eating at a long table outside.

A UChicago student finds connection and career path in Berlin

Meeting with alum during career trek inspires entrepreneurial journey

Global treks provide students with new perspective on their careers Students take a photo outside the Palace of Fine Arts in Mexico.

Global treks provide students with new perspective on their careers

Immersive spring break trips range from Asia to Switzerland to Mexico City

A UChicago composer finds inspiration in Rome Baldwin Giang sits in front of a piano

A UChicago composer finds inspiration in Rome

Ph.D. student Baldwin Giang strikes a new chord in an ancient city

From Israeli digs to Greenland villages, UChicagoans travel the world for research Greenland

From Israeli digs to Greenland villages, UChicagoans travel the world for research

Students, faculty share how they spent their summers studying everything from languages to glaciers