AROUND UCHICAGO

Avery Willis Hoffman appointed the Marilyn F. Vitale Artistic Director of the Court Theatre

Hoffman to begin Nov. 1, will succeed longtime artistic director Charles Newell
Avery Willis Hoffman
Hoffman to begin Nov. 1, will succeed longtime artistic director Charles Newell

Neil Shubin nominated as next president of National Academy of Sciences

Renowned evolutionary biologist to lead esteemed organization beginning June 2026
Neil Shubin
Renowned evolutionary biologist to lead esteemed organization beginning June 2026

Chemical biologist links basic discoveries to treatments for disease

Prof. Hening Lin brings expertise in enzymes to UChicago, bridging scientists, engineers and doctors to translate research to clinical applications
Prof. Hening Lin stands, smiling as he watches graduate student student Jiaqi Zhao work with small vials in their lab.
Prof. Hening Lin brings expertise in enzymes to UChicago, bridging scientists, engineers and doctors to translate research to clinical applications

NASA award to help power technologies at UChicago for future moon bases

New research explores superconductors to help power lunar rovers, machines to harvest water in deep craters
Asst. Prof. Shuolong Yang
New research explores superconductors to help power lunar rovers, machines to harvest water in deep craters

Inside the Lab

Explore Labs Across UChicago

Sheffield Lab: Understanding the neuroscience of memories

Watch UChicago neurobiologist Mark Sheffield and his team investigate the mechanisms of memory by studying neuron activity and connections. Their research could enhance the treatment of memory-related conditions such as Alzheimer’s and PTSD.
Researchers operate large scientific equipment while wearing protective glasses
Watch UChicago neurobiologist Mark Sheffield and his team investigate the mechanisms of memory by studying neuron activity and connections. Their research could enhance the treatment of memory-related conditions such as Alzheimer’s and PTSD.

Light Lab: Understanding the gut microbiome to treat disease

Step inside Asst. Prof. Sam Light’s lab to learn how scientists are mapping the incredible network of microbes living inside your gut—and how they can affect health or disease.
Inside the Lab
Step inside Asst. Prof. Sam Light’s lab to learn how scientists are mapping the incredible network of microbes living inside your gut—and how they can affect health or disease.

Awad Lab: Predicting and preventing strokes and brain bleeds

In the newest episode of Inside the Lab, visit Prof. Issam Awad and learn about his team's mission: to prevent strokes before they happen.
Prof. Issam Awad
In the newest episode of Inside the Lab, visit Prof. Issam Awad and learn about his team's mission: to prevent strokes before they happen.

UChicago Explainer Series

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Dark energy, explained

Coined by University of Chicago astrophysicist Michael Turner in 1998, dark energy—the force causing the universe to expand faster over time—remains one of the great mysteries of physics.
Illustration of galaxies spreading out from a single luminous point
Coined by University of Chicago astrophysicist Michael Turner in 1998, dark energy—the force causing the universe to expand faster over time—remains one of the great mysteries of physics.

Improv, explained

Modern improv comedy began at the University of Chicago in the 1950s.
A chair on stage
Modern improv comedy began at the University of Chicago in the 1950s.

Episode 162

Are your medications safe and effective?, with Jerry Avorn

Doctor says we need to strengthen the FDA’s approval process on certain prescription drugs
Overhead view of an assortment of colored pill bottles
Doctor says we need to strengthen the FDA’s approval process on certain prescription drugs

Episode 161

Are we making AI too human?, with James Evans

Data scientist explains how we are limiting models like ChatGPT in training them—and how that’s narrowing research
A robot and human connected by wires
Data scientist explains how we are limiting models like ChatGPT in training them—and how that’s narrowing research

Episode 160

Inside the disease that changes your personality, with Bruce Miller

Neurologist explores the ‘social brain’ and how dementia affects how we act
A high contrast black and white portrait of an individual with FTD
Neurologist explores the ‘social brain’ and how dementia affects how we act

Episode 159

Meet the ‘Planet Hunter’ searching for alien life, with Jacob Bean

Astrophysicist studies atmospheres of distant worlds to identify habitable exoplanets
An artist's illustration of Kepler Planet 1649c from space
Astrophysicist studies atmospheres of distant worlds to identify habitable exoplanets

Episode 158

How to stop gun violence before it starts, with Jens Ludwig

Crime Lab director argues we need to address behavioral causes of crime, in addition to policy and policing
A person holding a firearm
Crime Lab director argues we need to address behavioral causes of crime, in addition to policy and policing

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Master's education at UChicago

Programs transforming careers

Bridging theoretical and applied: UChicago master’s in financial math, finance and management

Career-focused programs teach cutting-edge skills while supporting students at UChicago and beyond
Students in the Financial Math program
Career-focused programs teach cutting-edge skills while supporting students at UChicago and beyond

‘Theoretical rigor with practical application’: UChicago master’s in data science and computer science

Programs provide real-world skills and hands-on experience in a supportive environment
Fouad Bousetouane teaching class
Programs provide real-world skills and hands-on experience in a supportive environment

‘Immersive and transformative’: UChicago’s master’s in arts and humanities

Interdisciplinary programs offer students a rigorous and impactful experience
Hilary Strang inside the classroom
Interdisciplinary programs offer students a rigorous and impactful experience

Events

July

25

Black and Brown Femme Festival

Black and Brown Femme Festival

Logan Center, Screening Room

July

26

Black and Brown Femme Festival

Black and Brown Femme Festival

Logan Center, Screening Room

July

27

Bells of Summer

Bells of Summer

Rockefeller Memorial Chapel