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Chicago Minds in London

Save the date for an evening of discovery

Chicago Minds have helped shape the human experience. Celebrate our next chapter with the London community.

Chicago Minds in NYC

Save the date for an evening of discovery

Chicago Minds have helped shape the human experience. Celebrate our next chapter with the NYC community at the Lincoln Center.

Chicago Minds in San Francisco

Save the date for an evening of discovery

Chicago Minds have helped shape the human experience. Celebrate our next chapter with the Bay Area community at the Conservatory at One Sansome.

UChicago will offer free tuition for families with incomes below $250,000

A transformative education—within reach

Starting in Autumn 2027, UChicago will offer free tuition for families with incomes up to $250,000 and cover full costs for incomes up to $125,000.

New UChicago digital research tool opens paths connecting cultures and continents

UChicago News

Maps of Chicago, Guerrilla Television, Middle East photographs, and more are connected with metadata to power research.

UChicago alumni earn Pulitzer Prizes for international and local reporting

Journalists Dake Kang, AB’16, and Caroline Kubzansky, AB’21, were recognized for investigating mass surveillance in China and Operation Midway Blitz.

Two UChicago scientists elected to National Academy of Sciences

Professors Chuan He and Joseph Thornton are honored for their groundbreaking work in biochemistry and biology, respectively.

Three UChicago scholars elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

These scholars have made breakthroughs in sociology and law, studying issues spanning the rise of interest group politics to constitutional law.

Forming a faculty cohort to pioneer the use of AI in research across disciplines

$50 million gift from Trustee Rika Mansueto, AB’91, and Joe Mansueto, AB’78, MBA’80

The Mansueto Faculty of Mind and Machine Challenge seeks to generate nearly $200 million to recruit, retain, and support 20 leading scholars.

Could AI models forecast extreme weather events?

Big Brains

Climate scientist Pedram Hassanzadeh explains how models are being trained to predict heat waves, monsoons and even unprecedented "gray swan" events.

Q&A with Madhav Rajan: UChicago’s ambitions for deeper global engagement

The dean of Chicago Booth discusses his role as chief global strategist and UChicago’s approach to making an impact across world.

Revitalizing historic Ida Noyes Hall as a space for students and visitors

$50 million gift from Board Chair David M. Rubenstein, JD’73

The iconic 1916 building will serve as a modern gathering place for students and the campus community—and a welcoming hub for alumni and visitors.

Remarkable new treatments for spinal cord injuries

Big Brains

A child’s recovery from a severed spinal cord shows how surgery can help patients regain movement even after paralysis.

Launching an algorithmic policy lab at UChicago’s Harris School of Public Policy

$20 million gift from Thomas Francis Dunn, AB’81, MBA’86, and Susan Knapp Dunn, AB’82

The Bike Shop @UChicago seeks to help solve some of society’s most pressing problems by designing and scaling algorithms that enhance human capacity.

The Science of a Safer City

Harper Lecture

UChicago experts explore data-driven solutions to reduce crime and build safer communities.

The quantum sensor that sees inside your cells

Big Brains

Molecular engineer Peter Maurer talks about a biological qubit that could help detect and track diseases.

Supporting faculty research and student advancement at the University of Chicago

$20 million gift from the Gracias Family Foundation

This investment includes endowed professorships at the Becker Friedman Institute for Economics and the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering.

Paul Alivisatos’s (AB’81) term as UChicago president extended through June 2030

“This is a community where curiosity runs deep, intellectual aspirations are set high and inquiry is pursued rigorously," Alivisatos said.

Establishing a visionary center in quantum engineering and health

$21 million gift from philanthropist Thea Berggren

The Berggren Center for Quantum Biology and Medicine will merge quantum technology with biology to transform the future of medicine.

Creating an institute for theoretical physics at the University of Chicago

$18.4 million gift from the Leinweber Foundation

The new UChicago institute joins a network of research centers that aim to advance inquiry and collaboration across the field of theoretical physics.

How to stop gun violence before it starts

Big Brains

Crime Lab director Jens Ludwig argues that we need to address behavioral causes of crime in addition to policy and policing.

Investing in Chicago Booth’s Executive MBA program

$100 million gift from Konstantin Sokolov, MBA’05

With this gift, a new clinical professorship will be established for a scholar who teaches students in the renamed Sokolov Executive MBA Program.

UChicago announces the unified Division of the Arts & Humanities

President Paul Alivisatos and Provost Katherine Baicker called the transformation “an important milestone in the University’s academic evolution.”

Tenth anniversary event examines the impact and future of the Chicago Principles

Leaders and experts discussed threats to, and opportunities for, free expression at the University of Chicago and beyond.

University of Chicago alumnus John Jumper, SM’12, PhD’17, awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry

The 100th Nobelist affiliated with UChicago, Jumper was awarded the prize for helping develop a groundbreaking AI model.

Advancing the University of Chicago’s commitment to free expression

$100 million gift from an anonymous donor

The University of Chicago Forum for Free Inquiry and Expression promotes the understanding, practice, and advancement of free and open discourse.

Endure and evolve

The University of Chicago Magazine

President Paul Alivisatos, AB’81, reflects on preserving, renewing, and expanding what makes the University of Chicago vital.

How to rebuild a pond

The University of Chicago Magazine

Botany Pond, a beloved campus landmark, enters a new era.

To the skies

The University of Chicago Magazine

David Keith believes geoengineering deserves serious consideration as a tool against climate change.

A fine balance

The University of Chicago Magazine

A new institute confronts climate change and economic growth as closely linked challenges.

Endure and evolve

The University of Chicago Magazine

President Paul Alivisatos, AB’81, reflects on preserving and expanding what makes UChicago vital.

Tiny sensors rapidly detect “forever chemicals” in water

The new portable test has the potential to distinguish different PFAS chemicals.