Winners of the 2025 UChicago Science as Art competition announced

Stunning images from the UChicago community highlighted research on areas ranging from telescopes to trilobites.

What is measles and how dangerous is it? UChicago experts explain

Graphic illustration of a virus

Q&A

How do tariffs work, and who will they impact? UChicago experts explain

A view of shipping containers through a fence

Feature

Reflecting on Prof. Elizabeth Wallace’s impact—at UChicago and across the world

Illustration of Elizabeth Wallace

Research

UChicago study traces origin of flexible joints to early predator fish

Blue and magenta stained joint

Two UChicago scientists named Association for the Advancement of Science fellows in 2025

Students walk through Gordon Center for Integrative Science

AROUND UCHICAGO

Prof. Kunle Odunsi
Renowned oncologist to address graduates at June 7 campus-wide event

Kunle Odunsi named speaker for UChicago’s 2025 Convocation ceremony

Renowned oncologist to address graduates at June 7 campus-wide event

Announcement

John List appointed director of Becker Friedman Institute for Economics

John List

UChicago women’s track team wins NCAA championship
Maroons’ distance medley relay captures first title since 2021
Members of the UChicago NCAA women's distance medley relay team with their coach
Maroons’ distance medley relay captures first title since 2021

UChicago scientists are designing next-gen batteries without “forever chemicals”

Lithium-ion batteries contain harmful PFAS compounds, but PME team is working to change
Asst. Prof. Chibueze Amanchukwu with researchers
Lithium-ion batteries contain harmful PFAS compounds, but PME team is working to change

Q&A

There’s no such thing as a ‘golden age,’ says Renaissance scholar
In new book, UChicago’s Ada Palmer explores popular misunderstandings of the Renaissance and historical myths used for political gain
Danse Macabre painting
In new book, UChicago’s Ada Palmer explores popular misunderstandings of the Renaissance and historical myths used for political gain

SPECIAL SERIES

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.

Inside the Lab

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.

Dispatches from Abroad

UChicago language immersion grants inspire ‘a curiosity for the world’
Two College students share their summer experiences abroad through the FLAG program
A group of five students on a bridge in front of a pagoda-like building and willow trees.
Two College students share their summer experiences abroad through the FLAG program

UChicago Class Visits

UChicago students engage their senses outside the classroom
Undergraduates create art by listening, touching, tasting and smelling our impact on the environment
A college student sits on stone steps outside while sketching or writing on a piece of paper.
Undergraduates create art by listening, touching, tasting and smelling our impact on the environment

PODCASTS

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Episode 156

Can you really die of a broken heart? The hidden dangers of grief with Mary Frances O'Connor
Psychologist examines the stress that loss has on the body—and how society can help
A grieving woman stands with a rose
Psychologist examines the stress that loss has on the body—and how society can help

Episode 155

The science behind raising successful kids, with Ariel Kalil
Developmental psychologist explains how parents can best invest time to close the education gap
Two parents read to their child
Developmental psychologist explains how parents can best invest time to close the education gap

Episode 154

Do animals understand death?, with Susana Monsó
In ‘Playing Possum,’ philosopher examines whether animals can grasp mortality—from dogs mourning owners to orcas grieving young
Dog at cemetery
In ‘Playing Possum,’ philosopher examines whether animals can grasp mortality—from dogs mourning owners to orcas grieving young

Episode 153

Why measles is resurging—and the rise of vaccine hesitancy, with Adam Ratner
Infectious disease expert examines the latest outbreaks—and the uncertain future of children’s health
A child with measles
Infectious disease expert examines the latest outbreaks—and the uncertain future of children’s health

Episode 152

The little-known secrets to a good life, with Shigehiro Oishi
Psychologist argues to look beyond happiness and meaning to find fulfillment
A smiley face under a magnifying glass
Psychologist argues to look beyond happiness and meaning to find fulfillment

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UChicago Explainer Series

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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.

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.

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Carbon-14 dating, explained
First developed in the late 1940s at UChicago, carbon dating can determine the age of organic materials as old as 60,000 years.
A 2,000 year old painted wood mask from an ancient Egyptian coffin.
First developed in the late 1940s at UChicago, carbon dating can determine the age of organic materials as old as 60,000 years.

Improv, explained
Modern improv comedy began at the University of Chicago in the 1950s.
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Modern improv comedy began at the University of Chicago in the 1950s.

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Events

Apr

6

CSO Chamber Music at the University of Chicago

CSO Chamber Music at the University of Chicago

Mandel Hall

Apr

7

Let’s Talk

Let’s Talk

Charles M. Harper Center, Room 100-9H

Apr

7

A Literary and Musical Evening with Dr. Samantha Ege

A Literary and Musical Evening with Dr. Samantha Ege

Regenstein Library, Room 122A-B

Apr

8

We Were Here: The Untold History of Black Africans in Renaissance Europe Screening and Discussion

We Were Here: The Untold History of Black Africans in Renaissance Europe Screening and Discussion

Green Line Performing Arts Center, 329 E. Garfield Blvd

Apr

8

2025 Production Institute: Film Aesthetics – Pemon Rami

2025 Production Institute: Film Aesthetics – Pemon Rami

Logan Center for the Arts

Apr

9

Let’s Talk

Let’s Talk

Swift Hall, Room 406