UChicago team wins funding to develop AI weather forecasts for underserved areas
Laude Moonshot program awards Data Science Institute and partners seed funding for forecasts to help communities in developing economies
AI-empowered research initiative signals UChicago’s ambitious vision for future
University-wide event highlights faculty studies on AI’s role in education, and AI-driven research in fields ranging from oncology to visual arts
Thirty-one UChicago faculty members receive named, distinguished service professorships in 2025
Learn more about the scholars and their innovative research
NSF, Simons Foundation launch $20 million National AI Research Institute in Astronomy
UChicago part of SkAI Institute to develop AI tools and accelerate astronomy’s data-driven revolution
Northwestern, UChicago to receive $50 million to study life sciences using mathematics
New institute will be an international hub focused on fundamental questions
Could AI help recover energy and fresh water from municipal wastewater?
UChicago, Argonne to develop test systems to save energy, benefit underserved communities
Rebecca Willett
Title: Professor of Statistics and Computer Science
Expertise: Machine learning, Data Science, Statistics
Departmental website: https://www.stat.uchicago.edu/faculty/willett.shtml