Metabolism And Exercise
Unique UChicago Core course examines anatomy and exercise’s effects on the body

Students learn about themselves from the inside out

Unique UChicago Core course examines anatomy and exercise’s effects on the body

2025 Latke-Hamantash Debate to be held March 30

Prof. Ethan Bueno de Mesquita at the Latke Hamantash debate

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

Prof. Savas Tay

Around UChicago

James A. Robinson to present 2025 Ryerson Lecture on April 23

James Robinson

Scientists create ‘odd’ objects that adapt and move over obstacles

Photo of a loop of small linked units climbing a hill of ball bearings.

Researchers turn herbal tea ingredient into soft gels for biomedical use

Changxu Sun

AROUND UCHICAGO

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

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

Study by UChicago scientists finds four tiny planets around one of our nearest stars
MAROON-X instrument finds evidence for planets around famous Barnard’s Star
Artist's conception of a scene on the surface of a faraway exoplanet with a barren rugged surface and three other tiny planets visible in distance.
MAROON-X instrument finds evidence for planets around famous 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

Former CIA Director William J. Burns to discuss America’s role in the world at April 16 UChicago event
Recent head of the U.S. intelligence community will join Chuck Hagel and Prof. Robert Pape in conversation
William Burns
Recent head of the U.S. intelligence community will join Chuck Hagel and Prof. Robert Pape in conversation

AI-driven, autonomous lab at Argonne transforms materials discovery
Argonne and UChicago researchers use AI-driven, autonomous laboratory to accelerate advances in electronic polymers and materials discovery.
Artistic rendering depicting Polybot
Argonne and UChicago researchers use AI-driven, autonomous laboratory to accelerate advances in electronic polymers and materials discovery.

PODCASTS

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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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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
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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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