Research

Monk Parakeets

Escaped pet parrots are now naturalized in 23 U.S. states, study finds

Parent and child

Preschool education can benefit generations of families

Electrospinning

How an episode of ‘Chopped’ led to a fix for future particle accelerators

David Freedman

University of Chicago pioneers new model to fund risky, ambitious research

Fossil casts

Study challenges claim that 2-million-year-old fossil is human ancestor

Molecules and pills

Scientists design better method to build molecules that could be drugs—in half the steps

Mentoring

Study evaluates model for helping students complete community college

Youpeng Zhong

Scientists connect quantum bits with sound and over record distances

Chicago residents registering

UChicago scholars study how municipal IDs can reach marginalized communities

Halfwashed grab of sealife

Alaskan seashells reveal a changing Arctic