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06/16/2026

Building community through skateboarding

UChicago undergraduate launches "Neighborhood Skates" to foster connection and belonging for local youth

06/16/2026

Movies on the Midway returns with family-friendly films and free activities this July and August

The UChicago Office of Civic Engagement and the Chicago Park District are once again teaming up for Movies on the Midway, a South Side summer tradition featuring family-friendly films and free activities for all ages.

06/04/2026

UChicago Crime Lab’s Community Violence Intervention Leadership Academy strengthens frontline fight against gun violence

The Academy works to deepen leadership and management experience among community safety leaders, so they can bring back that expertise to their organizations and make sure their important work is implemented at scale in a sustainable way.

06/03/2026

Fresh off graduating from UChicago’s college and career readiness programs, CPS students feel ready for what’s next

79 Chicago Public Schools students from 33 different schools recently graduated from UChicago’s multi-year college and career readiness programs. Collectively, this year’s program graduates received 367 acceptances from more than 174 colleges and universities, including 34 highly selective colleges and universities.

05/12/2026

UChicago Medicine invests $1.1 billion in community benefits for fiscal 2025

The University of Chicago Medicine invested $1.1 billion in community benefits in fiscal 2025 across its service areas, according to the academic health system's newly released Community Benefit Report.

05/07/2026

Neighborhood Schools Program’s South Side STEM EdCorps connects local students to design thinking, possibilities in STEM fields

University of Chicago students in the Neighborhood Schools Program’s South Side STEM EdCorps are working to bring hands-on STEM concepts and an emphasis on design thinking and problem solving into local classrooms.

04/29/2026

Taste of Hyde Park event introduces UChicago students to local eateries

On an early April weekend, nearly 100 UChicago students explored downtown Hyde Park’s vibrant dining scene, sampling menu items from several locally owned and operated restaurants through the 4th Taste of Hyde Park event.

04/28/2026

Coming to campus this spring? Check out these exhibitions.

Animals of ancient Nubia to contemporary Chinese art to Black culture in Chicago, UChicago’s spring lineup is now on display

04/25/2026

UChicago DNA Days teach hundreds of Chicago schoolchildren what it’s like to be a scientist

UChicago scientists host hands-on workshops at local elementary and middle schools in celebration of National DNA Day.

04/23/2026

Central sun stained glass window above the chancel in Rockefeller Memorial Chapel (Photo taken by Dean Maurice Charles).

Rockefeller Memorial Chapel restoration: Behind the scaffolding of UChicago’s gothic masterpiece

For nearly a century, Rockefeller Memorial Chapel has been an architectural and ceremonial center of the University of Chicago and the hub of spiritual life on campus across traditions. Situated pr...

04/17/2026

MSI STEM Showcase shares the magic of science

PhD students bring science from lab to community with yearly demonstrations at the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry