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04/18/2025

Harris Policy Innovation Challenge winning team members: Samantha Anderson, Krista Brown, Ashton Mayo-Beavers, and Uchenna Andrew Offorjebe

Harris Policy Innovation Challenge announces 2025 winning team

A team of Harris School MPP students took home $10,000 for winning the 2024-25 Harris Policy Innovation Challenge with a bold vision to revitalize downtown Chicago.

04/15/2025

Thaddeus Scott-Larkin and UChicago student Emi Fung during one of their one-on-one tutoring sessions.

Low-to-no-cost Maroon Tutor Match pairs UChicago students with local K–12 students for one-on-one tutoring that benefits tutees and tutors alike

Hear about the impact of Maroon Tutor Match for both seventh-grader Thaddeus Scott-Larkins and UChicago student Emi Fung.

04/13/2025

Students at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering give scientific demonstrations to the public at the yearly STEM Showcase at the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry on April 12.

UChicago PME Students Ignite Curiosity at Griffin Museum of Science and Industry STEM Showcase

Get an inside look at UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering's yearly STEM Showcase.

04/12/2025

$15M Gift from Sue Ling Gin Foundation Will Help Reduce Gun Violence by Training Chicago Police Supervisors

Reducing the toll of gun violence in Chicago is the highest priority of the Chicago Police Department. To dramatically advance that goal the Sue Ling Gin Foundation is making an unprecedented gift of $15 million over five years for the development and implementation of a world class leadership and management education for Chicago’s police supervisors.

03/14/2025

For street medicine doctors in Chicago and nationwide, compassion is a calling

From mobile clinics to shelters, clinicians bring care directly to those who need it most

02/27/2025

Martin E. Marty, ‘most influential interpreter of religion’ in U.S., 1928-2025

UChicago theologian and historian helped shape the field—and public understanding of religion

02/07/2025

Structural beam for new cancer pavilion holds messages of strength, hope

A steel beam that will soon crown the University of Chicago Medicine’s new cancer pavilion is more than just a structural element — it’s a symbol of hope, dedication and collaboration.

02/05/2025

Fox 32: Space Explorers program helps Hegewisch student earn full ride to Northwestern

Teniola Ajagbe, a South Side high school student and aspiring astronaut, is heading to Northwestern University on a full ride scholarship and she credits UChicago's unique Space Explorers program as part of her success.

02/04/2025

Ruby Bridges urges people to ‘choose good’ in the fight against injustice

At UChicago’s MLK event, civil rights icon recalls integrating New Orleans schools and pleads to protect today’s youth

02/03/2025

Golub Capital Social Impact Lab welcomes 2025 IGNITE cohort

Eight Chicago nonprofits join the Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation's third IGNITE cohort to amplify community impact.

01/13/2025

Center for Effective Government welcomes Civic Leadership Academy’s 2025 cohort

The latest class of local nonprofit and government fellows embarks on interdisciplinary leadership development program in service of effective governance.

01/09/2025

Community of Care initiative piloted in partnership with Cook County offers Chicago violence prevention workers professional insights and sense of community

The Office of Civic Engagement and Cook County Justice Advisory Council’s leadership development initiative has brought together nearly 200 individuals from 150 violence prevention organizations for a unique 14-month experience

How UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial is addressing care disparities for Black parents-to-be