32 UChicago faculty members receive named, distinguished service professorships in 2026
Thirty-two members of the University of Chicago faculty have received distinguished service professorships or named professorships, effective Jan. 1.
Fossil study rewrites timeline of evolution of hearing in mammals
UChicago paleontologists use CT scanning and simulations to show how a 250-million-year-old mammal predecessor could hear like us
Bats use different inner ear structures to help navigate the world through sound
New study is first anatomical evidence for how two major groups of bats use echolocation differently
Got milk? Even the first mammals knew how to suckle
<p>Prof. Zhe-Xi Luo discusses evidence of mammalian ancestors suckling milk</p>
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When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth, Mammals Took to the Skies
Prof. Zhe-Xi Luo and doctoral student David Grossnickle discover early gliding mammal fossils
Jawbone in Rock May Clear Up a Mammal Family Mystery
High-tech analysis of proto-mammal fossil clarifies mammalian family tree