An exhilarating period for science,’ say UChicago scientists who played key role in telescope design and deployment ...

Event includes announcement of major grant from Schmidt Sciences to boost capacity for AI and computational science ...

The University of Chicago and Toyota have entered into a multi-year collaborative research agreement to accelerate the ...

Radiation therapy, given to 50% to 60% of all cancer patients, kills tumor cells by damaging their DNA. In some cases, ...

Free speech has been an experiment from the start—or at least that’s what Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes suggested nearly a century ago in his dissent in Abrams v. United States, one of the first ...

Though we often undervalue our ability to smell compared to our abilities to see and hear, our olfactory sense provides our brain with critical information, from detecting potential dangers like smoke ...

Chicago Booth study of the market explores the cost of ‘left-digit bias’ and how consumers are penalized for inattention ...

Five years ago, on Aug. 12, 2018, the Parker Solar Probe launched from Cape Canaveral and hurtled toward the sun—to travel closer to our star than we’ve ever been before. Ever since, the plucky little ...

There appears to be some kind of balance in what sustains the main greenhouse gas in Earth’s atmosphere, keeping the climate ...

Findings suggest Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act saved about 27,400 lives between 2010-22, including among younger adults. A new working paper from the University of Chicago provides ...

Members of the University of Chicago community are mourning the loss of graduate student Yiran Fan, SM’15, and remembering him as an exceptional student, talented scholar and beloved friend. A 30-year ...

At first glance, biology and quantum technology seem incompatible. Living systems operate in warm, noisy environments full of constant motion—while quantum technology often requires extreme isolation ...