campus

News

no small matter fair 2024
Featured story

No Small Matter Molecular Engineering Fair sparks middle schoolers’ interest in STEM

The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) hosted the fair for 120 middle school students from four neighborhood Chicago Public Schools on the South Side.  

Read more
04/18/2024
Bio Sciences
UChicago scientists tap the power of collaboration to make transformative breakthroughs

Partnering across fields of study can lead to advances from medicine to climate change.

04/16/2024
Crown Students in DC
Crown students leave trip to Washington, D.C. feeling ‘empowered’

Unique career development opportunity connects them with alumni, officials in field.
04/05/2024
Chicago Skyline
Harris School of Public Policy announces Policy Innovation Challenge's winning student-led pension proposal

The group of graduate students came together to propose a workable solution to Chicago's burgeoning pension liability.
04/04/2024
mavis staples
Block Club Chicago: Mavis Staples urges south siders to use art as activism in first UChicago show In 62 years

The 84-year-old South Sider wielded her iconic voice, reminisced on friendships with Martin Luther King Jr. and Prince, and inspired local youth to “take up the baton” for social justice.
04/04/2024
talia
UChicago students help support young migrants through Neighborhood Schools Program

When migrant families came to Chicago in growing numbers, several Hyde Park school administrators turned to longtime partners like the Office of Civic Engagement’s Neighborhood Schools Program (NSP) for help.
04/04/2024
maggie rivera
With small grants and advising from the University Community Service Center, student-led projects create ripples of community impact

Projects include preparing a banquet for migrant shelter residents, supporting conservation work in Jackson Park, and providing resources for people incarcerated in Cook County Jail.
04/02/2024
Governor Pritzker
Gov. Pritzker celebrates quantum technology leadership with The Bloch Tech Hub

"Illinois is already a global competitor in the quantum sector, and we want to ensure that we have the workforce and talent to engage in our unprecedented progress and innovation," said Governor JB Pritzker.

03/27/2024
Southland RISE
Southland RISE celebrates 5 years of violence prevention and recovery efforts in Chicagoland

For the past five years, Southland RISE has brought together hospitals, community leaders and other stakeholders to find solutions to violence on Chicago’s South Side and in surrounding suburbs.
03/27/2024
tutor stock photo
National study finds in-school high dosage tutoring is successfully accelerating student learning, reversing pandemic-era learning loss

Initial findings from the Personalized Learning Initiative show that in-school high dosage tutoring meaningfully increased math learning for students in Chicago Public Schools and Fulton County Schools.
03/19/2024
Eve Ewing
A community-engaged format brought the learning environment to life in Professor Ewing’s Afrofuturism(s) course

The course brought enrolled Uchicago students and community members together as they explored the dynamic genre.
03/19/2024
Tequila Cooper-Shabazz (center) with Qui Solutions’ “Leadership Circle.”
Small Business Spotlight: Qui Solutions unlocks the potential behind BIPOC and woman-owned businesses

TeQuila Cooper-Shabazz was introduced to the Polsky Center in 2022 after learning about the Small Business Growth Program. After learning how it helps small businesses scale, she applied to be a part of it and was accepted into the program.
03/18/2024
Dr. Abdullah Pratt
The Source: Dr. Abdullah Hasan Pratt — Championing equity and healing in Chicago's trauma care landscape

The University of Chicago Medicine’s Level One Trauma Center benefits immensely from the presence of black doctors, who bring unique perspectives and experiences to patient care.
See more