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Swapping out one letter in a word can entirely change its meaning. Similarly, swapping one atom in a molecule can completely change its identity. A group of chemists with the University of Chicago […]

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010—known now mostly as the ACA or Obamacare—dramatically expanded publicly supported health insurance coverage across the United States. But […]

GLP-1 medications such as Ozempic have transformed the treatment of Type 2 diabetes, helping millions of patients better control their blood sugar while reducing cardiovascular risk and, for many, […]

As a University of Chicago behavioral scientist studying social cognition, Nicholas Epley conducts many studies that require two strangers to have a conversation. But those studies are far from […]

The University of Chicago’s Board of Trustees has elected five new members: Wei Cai, AM’95, MBA’95; David Foley; Stephanie Rada Zocco, AB’88; Imran Siddiqui, AB’96, AM’96; and Konstantin […]

The U.S. National Science Foundation announced Aug. 25 that it has renewed the Quantum Leap Challenge Institute for Quantum Sensing for Biophysics and Bioengineering with a $37.5 million, five-year […]

Indian Ocean imports shaped many lives across the ancient world.  In Sea of Treasures: A Cultural History of Ancient Indian Ocean Trade, Jeremy A. Simmons, an assistant professor of history at the […]

Inserting a diamond-based quantum sensor into a living cell can obtain previously unseen levels of detail about how life works and how diseases form. “Think of it as an EKG for a single cell, a way […]

Pinocchio is bullshitting. Not wanting to reveal his friend’s location, but also not wanting to trigger the telltale sign that he’s lying, the Shrek the Third character talks in circles to […]

Immigration. The media and elections. Commodity prices and war. These subjects are front-page news almost daily. They’re also among the widely varied topics that were investigated this past year by […]

While many environmental science majors spend their summers in campus labs, rising third-year Brianna Leech found herself in a NASA research center, building presentations on the spread of invasive […]

For all that day-to-day weather predictions have improved, it remains a challenge to forecast events that might happen once in 1,000 years—like the deadliest heat waves.  Traditional […]

Prof. Randal C. “Randy” Picker, an influential legal scholar and beloved teacher whose ties to the University of Chicago began nearly five decades ago as a College student, died Aug. 15. He […]

A new study led by a University of Chicago researcher finds health care spending in the United States has increasingly diverged between high- and low-income Americans over the past two decades.  The […]

Tomorrow’s clean energy, advanced manufacturing, healthcare and national defense rely on developing novel, next-generation soft materials. But creating these new materials—including a range of […]

Individuals with anorexia nervosa restrict food intake, sometimes to the point of starvation. And yet, a new study published in The Journal of Neuroscience finds the cognitive machinery they use to […]

As the theater filled with music and sound effects, a dozen performers buzzed on stage operating puppets and displaying imagery on overhead projector screens while others either used silhouettes or […]

IBM and researchers from the University of Chicago announced July 30 a demonstration in quantum computing that meets the fundamental criteria for “quantum advantage”—the point where quantum […]

In a small on-campus plot lined with benches, trees and a short fence to keep rabbits out, volunteers are busy planting a summer garden. Dill sprouts from one section, carrot tufts peek out from […]

This summer's outbreak of the cyclospora parasite is on track to be the worst on record, with more recorded cases in the past few months than in all last year combined.Though linked to fresh produce […]

Joel Snyder, among the first scholars in the United States hired to teach the history of photography, died on June 5. He was 86.  Snyder, a professor emeritus in the Department of Art History, […]

Cancer immunotherapies have transformed treatment for many cancers, but pancreatic cancer remains especially difficult to treat. One major reason is that pancreatic tumors are particularly good at […]

Editor’s Note: This is part of a series called UChicago Class Visits, spotlighting transformative classroom experiences and unique learning opportunities offered at UChicago. Chances are that […]

It’s common to see images of astronauts on the International Space Station exercising, running on special treadmills and pedaling cycles designed for tight quarters.  Besides breaking the monotony […]

Rare earth elements such as lanthanum, neodymium and dysprosium are used to build the electric motor in your car, the LED lights in your house and the MRI machine at your doctor’s office.  But […]

Chicago Summer Institute Interns Tackle the Papers of Charles F. Nims This summer at ISAC, Noel Cormack (University of Chicago, BA ‘27) and Kameryn King (University of Chicago, BA […]

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Now Available: CHDS 6.Unpublished Bo-Fragments in Transliteration V (Bo 1398–Bo 6002) The Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures of the University of Chicago is pleased to […]

Now Available: ISACMP 4. A Bestiary of Ancient Nubia The Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures of the University of Chicago is pleased to announce a new publication in print and […]

Opportunity: ISAC/Divinity School Postdoctoral Scholar The University of Chicago Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures (ISAC) and Divinity School invite applications for a […]

Now Available: ISACMP 3. Ancient Iran in the ISAC Museum The Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures of the University of Chicago is pleased to announce a new publication in print […]

LAMINE 4 awarded the 2025 Dr. Sona Aronian Book Prize for Excellence in Armenian Studies ISAC Publications is pleased to announce that a monograph published last year in ISAC’s Late […]

Archival assistant Megan Sands (UChicago, MAPSS in Anthropology '25, MA in Middle Eastern Studies '27) transforms photographs of Antoin Sevruguin We are delighted to highlight the work […]

Now Available: LAMINE 6. A Connecting Polemic in the Medieval Mediterranean The Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures of the University of Chicago is pleased to announce a new […]

Naomi Harris translates Hittite poems for The Paris Review As reported by the Division of the Arts & Humanities and UChicago News, translations of ancient Hittite poems by PhD […]