Biological Sciences Division

South Side Science Festival returns after successful debut last year

Free, daylong event for all ages will feature interactive demonstrations, scientific panels, games, food, music

Albert Bendelac, renowned UChicago pathologist and mentor, 1956-2023

Professor helped establish Committee on Immunology as home of important research, premiere training program for young scientists

UChicago study finds more evidence that social determinants of health closely linked to suicide risk

Research team proposes public health, economic policies to reduce suicide rates by tackling social vulnerability in communities

Learning about sensation without experiencing it

UChicago study of one unique person finds that direct sensory experience not required to understand language about sensation

UChicago surgeon searches for new ways to empower families

Cochlear implant surgeon Dana Suskind takes on new role as parent advocate

New fossil shows four-legged fishapod that returned to the water while Tiktaalik ventured onto land

Researchers discover a new fossil that is closely related to other animals that made the transition to land, but with features more suited for swimming and life in the water.

Mark Anderson, renowned cardiac expert and medical leader, named to lead University of Chicago Medicine

Anderson to become UChicago’s Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs, Dean of the Division of Biological Sciences and Pritzker School of Medicine