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.

Announcement

John List appointed director of Becker Friedman Institute for Economics

John List

Q&A

There’s no such thing as a ‘golden age,’ says Renaissance scholar

Danse Macabre painting

Researchers uncover a surprising new way the immune system ‘remembers’

Prof. Savas Tay

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

Asst. Prof. Chibueze Amanchukwu with researchers

Students learn about themselves from the inside out

Metabolism And Exercise

AROUND UCHICAGO

UChicago women’s track team wins NCAA championship

For street medicine doctors in Chicago and nationwide, compassion is a calling
From mobile clinics to shelters, clinicians bring care directly to those who need it most
A view of Chicago's downtown skyline from the northwest side
From mobile clinics to shelters, clinicians bring care directly to those who need it most

Scientists create ‘odd’ objects that adapt and move over obstacles
Advance in robot locomotion by UChicago, University of Amsterdam researchers could offer new avenues for design
Photo of a loop of small linked units climbing a hill of ball bearings.
Advance in robot locomotion by UChicago, University of Amsterdam researchers could offer new avenues for design

Study by UChicago scientists finds four tiny planets around one of our nearest stars

An artist’s conception of the view from one of the four planets orbiting Barnard’s Star

Remembering Jewel Stradford Lafontant, JD’46, barrier-breaking attorney
Law School alum was the first woman appointed deputy U.S. solicitor general
Jewel Stradford
Law School alum was the first woman appointed deputy U.S. solicitor general

PODCASTS

Big Brains homepage

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

Episode 151

How bioelectronics could heal our bodies and minds, with Bozhi Tian
Scientists design living devices to fight infections, power the heart and regulate the brain
An abstract illustration depicting bioelectronics
Scientists design living devices to fight infections, power the heart and regulate the brain

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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.

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

Meet A UChicagoan

Unraveling the ancient past, one tablet at a time
UChicago student Danielle Levy finds passion for the Akkadian language through Core curriculum
Danielle Levi
UChicago student Danielle Levy finds passion for the Akkadian language through Core curriculum

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

Mar

29

Griot Creole Rendezvous: An evening with Sona Jobarteh and Cedric Watson

Griot Creole Rendezvous: An evening with Sona Jobarteh and Cedric Watson

Logan Center for the Arts

Mar

31

The Future of the Study of Religion

The Future of the Study of Religion

Swift Hall, Third Floor Lecture Room

Mar

31

Let’s Talk

Let’s Talk

Charles M. Harper Center, Room 100-9H

Mar

31

Transgender Day of Visibility Keynote: Bruna G. Benevides

Transgender Day of Visibility Keynote: Bruna G. Benevides

1155 E. 58th Street, Chicago, IL 60637

Apr

1

2025 Production Institute: Film Aesthetics – Floyd Webb

2025 Production Institute: Film Aesthetics – Floyd Webb

Logan Center for the Arts

Apr

2

Let’s Talk

Let’s Talk

Swift Hall, Room 406