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Research

As International Year of Quantum begins, read about the latest breakthroughs

UChicago, national laboratories are part of growing regional ‘quantum ecosystem’
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UChicago, national laboratories are part of growing regional ‘quantum ecosystem’

Honors

UChicago undergraduate, alum named 2025-26 Schwarzman Scholars

College student Emily Shi and Maxime Kpangbai, AB’20, to attend master’s program in China
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College student Emily Shi and Maxime Kpangbai, AB’20, to attend master’s program in China

In memoriam

Stuart A. Rice, UChicago professor who shaped the field of physical chemistry, 1932-2024

Distinguished scientist remembered for groundbreaking research, tireless teaching and mentorship
Photo of Prof. Stuart Rice in a sunny office looking at camera.
Distinguished scientist remembered for groundbreaking research, tireless teaching and mentorship

Campus news

Thirty-one UChicago faculty members receive named, distinguished service professorships in 2025

Learn more about the scholars and their innovative research
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Learn more about the scholars and their innovative research

SPECIAL SERIES

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
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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

Dispatches from Abroad

UChicago’s Study Abroad contest winners share the stories behind their art

Students discuss creative process behind photo, video and writing entries
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Students discuss creative process behind photo, video and writing entries

UChicago Explainer Series

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RECENT

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 wood artifact 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.

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

Episode 150

Could a fungal pandemic be “The Last of Us?” with Arturo Casadevall

Scientists warn against a potential health threat due to climate change, resistance to drugs
Bacteria illustration
Scientists warn against a potential health threat due to climate change, resistance to drugs

Episode 149

What’s the truth about alcohol’s benefits and risks? with Tim Stockwell

Research on red wine and moderate drinking were skewed, scholar claims
A bartender pours a glass of red wine
Research on red wine and moderate drinking were skewed, scholar claims

Episode 148

What happens when we die? with Sam Parnia

Research on consciousness sheds new light on the line between life and death
Abstract illustration depicting "lucid dying"
Research on consciousness sheds new light on the line between life and death

Episode 147

Can we predict the unpredictable? with J. Doyne Farmer

Economist leverages big data to forecast everything from the stock market to roulette
An abstract illustration depicting complex systems and chaos theory
Economist leverages big data to forecast everything from the stock market to roulette

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