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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

01/03/2025

Crime Lab analysis of Chicago's 2024 crime trends finds decrease in homicides and shootings and increase in shooting lethality

In a recently-released analysis of Chicago crime trends in 2024, the University of Chicago Crime Lab found signs of progress as well as persistent safety inequities.

12/20/2024

Jameel Alausa, a second-year Pritzker School of Medicine student, is part of a group offering career-focused outreach and mentoring.

Sneakers to Scrubs program guides kids from courtside to classroom

UChicago medical school student-athletes aim to identify, inspire youths considering medical careers.

12/18/2024

UChicago alum named 2025 Marshall Scholar

Mónica Ruiz House, AB’24, to study criminology alongside refugee and forced migration studies at Oxford

12/10/2024

Collaborators at the Chatham Flood Prevention Fair organized by the Greater Chatham Initiative. From left to right: Scott Collis (Argonne National Lab), Nedra Sims Fears (Greater Chatham Initiative), Kanchan Naik (UChicago undergraduate), Marshini Chetty (UChicago Computer Science professor), Madison Vanderbilt (UChicago undergraduate), Kelly Wagman (UChicago Computer Science PhD candidate), and Jorja Porter (Argonne National Lab).

UChicago students build app to tackle South Side flooding crises

Community-based app aims to bridge gap between residents and scientists

11/27/2024

The Public Safety Advisory Council held its first meeting of this academic year in November.

Public Safety Advisory Council meeting draws campus and broader South Side community members for discussion of pedestrian safety and data-driven policing

UChicago faculty, students, and staff gathered with members of the broader South Side community for the first of four planned meetings of the Public Safety Advisory Council this academic year.

11/26/2024

Collegiate Scholars Program summer session

Collegiate Scholars and Space Explorers college and career readiness programs now accepting applications from CPS high school students

High school students can apply to either or both free, multi-year programs through February 7.

11/25/2024

Soul Santa, live reindeer, costumed characters, and more return for Hyde Park Holly-Day on Dec. 7

The free, family-friendly event will also feature ice skating for the first time this year

11/21/2024

New study shines a light on Chicago Public Schools English Learners’ high school and college experiences

Former English Learner students in CPS graduate from high school and enroll in college at rates higher than the district average English proficiency before starting high school.

11/13/2024

Maps of University-owned properties in Washington Park, Woodlawn, and Hyde Park now available

Maps showing property owned by UChicago in Washington Park, Woodlawn, and Hyde Park were recently shared with local residents at a series of community meetings.

11/12/2024

Catina Latham, PhD, named UChicago Medicine’s new Senior Vice President for Community Health Transformation and Chief Equity Officer

Catina Latham, PhD, has been named the University of Chicago Medicine’s new Senior Vice President for Community Health Transformation and Chief Equity Officer, effective January 6, 2025.

10/31/2024

$75 million donation from AbbVie Foundation to support UChicago Medicine’s new cancer pavilion

The AbbVie Foundation’s $75 million donation to UChicago will support the construction of UChicago Medicine’s new cancer pavilion—the first freestanding facility in Illinois dedicated to reshaping cancer care.

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