Peter B. Littlewood, condensed matter physicist and internationally recognized leader, 1955–2026
Remembered for expansive expertise, collaborative spirit, and dynamic leadership
James M. Redfield, renowned scholar of the ancient Greek world, 1935-2026
Longtime UChicago professor remembered as a ‘profoundly original’ thinker and encouraging teacher
Glyn Dawson, pioneering lipid biochemist, 1943-2026
Dawson pioneered techniques to study cell membrane lipids that play a role in neurodegenerative disorders.
Paolo Cherchi, distinguished Romance philologist and devoted teacher, 1937-2026
A scholar of extraordinary range, Cherchi guided generations of UChicago students with rigor, curiosity and care
Bernard Roizman, pioneering University of Chicago virologist, 1929–2026
Roizman reshaped the field of virology through his work on the herpes simplex virus, laying the groundwork for efforts to develop vaccines and other therapies.
Karl F. Freed, pioneering theoretical chemist and decoder of molecular complexity, 1942–2026
University of Chicago Prof. Emeritus Karl Frederick Freed, whose mathematical rigor provided the scaffolding for modern molecular theory, died Jan. 11 at the age of 83.
Stuart M. Tave, distinguished scholar of British literature and ‘amiable humorist,’ 1923-2026
Former dean of the Humanities Division remembered for his gentle kindness, skill with words and shrewd sense of humor
Donald G. York, co-founder of Sloan Digital Sky Survey and ‘visionary’ astronomer, 1944-2025
UChicago professor emeritus helped transform modern astronomy, mapped interstellar medium
Chen Ning Yang, PhD’48, world-renowned physicist and Nobel laureate, 1922-2025
UChicago alum made groundbreaking discoveries on the nature of particles
