Chen Ning Yang, PhD’48, world-renowned physicist and Nobel laureate, 1922-2025
UChicago alum made groundbreaking discoveries on the nature of particles
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
UChicago physicists develop a modular robot with liquid and solid properties
‘Granulobot’ can reassemble and reorganize to adapt to its environment
Simulations show how HIV sneaks into the nucleus of the cell
UChicago chemists assemble massive model of the nuclear pore complex and HIV-1 virus capsid
UChicago scientist awarded Heineman Prize for Astrophysics for ‘pioneering work’
Prof. John Carlstrom cited for microwave interferometry and observations of cosmic microwave background
Using electricity, scientists find promising new method of boosting chemical reactions
UChicago chemists hope to lay foundation for greener chemistry
A better understanding of quicksand-like fluids could lead to future technology
UChicago scientists make breakthrough in physics behind ‘oobleck’-like fluids
Jet stream will get faster as climate change continues, study finds
UChicago, NCAR research suggests world will see ‘record-breaking’ winds
South Side Science Festival brings community to campus
Kids learn to see themselves in STEM at annual event, which drew more than 4,500 attendees