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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.

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06/03/2026
CCR Graduation 2026_Lead Photo
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
UCM Community Benefit Report
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
STEM EdCorps
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
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
Spring exhibit round up
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
DNA Days
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 Showcase
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
04/17/2026
Cancer center - April 2026
UChicago Medicine marks one-year countdown to opening of AbbVie Foundation Cancer Pavilion

When the AbbVie Foundation Cancer Pavilion opens its doors in April 2027, it will stand as a cornerstone of UChicago Medicine's enterprise: a place where world-class physicians, scientists, care teams and support staff come together in new ways to advance cancer care and research.
04/10/2026
Spring campus
Celebrate Earth Day with events at UChicago

From sustainability-themed campus tours to a park clean-up, get involved with green campus initiatives through April
04/03/2026
Musican Stevie Wonder, whose 50-year career is now the subject of a new course at the University of Chicago, performs in Rio de Janeiro in 2011.Copyright Shutterstock.com
Stevie Wonder is beloved. But can anyone explain his legacy?

In the “Wonder Lab,” a UChicago course brought together students and community members to examine the critical influence of an icon
03/31/2026
Fossil Lab - news article feb 2026
Get up close with paleontology in the UChicago Fossil Lab

Monthly open houses at the UChicago Fossil Lab in Washington Park offer behind-the-scenes access to fossil excavation, demonstrations with lab tools, and creative activities for younger guests.
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