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10/06/2026

Learning is a blast – and a bang – at the South Side Science Festival

Dancing robots, mutant Legos and rocks that rock mark the fifth annual UChicago STEM community outreach event

09/29/2026

The South Pole Telescope, located in Antarctica, was designed at the University of Chicago and scans the skies for clues about the origins of the universe. Photo by Zach Tejral

Free UChicago talks on origins of universe, dark matter and physics to commemorate 50 years of discovery

Celebrate fifty years of discovery in cosmology at the University of Chicago's Enrico Fermi Institute’s annual Compton Lectures series. This fall, nine leading researchers will explore topics ranging from the invisible matter holding galaxies together to the gravitational ripples of colliding black holes. Lectures are free and open to the public.

09/24/2026

Chicago Public Media and University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy Launch Chicago in Conversation

Harris Public Policy, Chicago Public Media initiative brings together Chicagoans to discuss issues

09/16/2026

Fifth annual South Side Science Festival returns Oct. 3 with curiosity and fun

Annual community gathering invites the wider community to the UChicago campus for a day of discovery and hands-on science demonstrations

08/21/2026

UChicago summer programs prepare 400+ Chicago public high school students for college and careers

Each experience is designed to provide young people with practical early entry points into professional environments.

08/10/2026

Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park High School student Tarik Gencer was one of 10 Chicago high school students who spent six weeks working in University of Chicago labs through the STEM Lab Internship program, a partnership with the nonprofit After School Matters.

High school interns enjoy a summer of science

After School Matters partnership with UChicago brings Chicago high schoolers into lab research roles.

08/06/2026

University of Chicago Medical Center recognized nationally for advancing community health and specialty care

The UChicago Medical Center was once again recognized as one of the nation's Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report and was the only academic medical center in Illinois to earn the publication's Best Regional Hospital for Community Access designation.

08/04/2026

Volunteers for Phoenix Farms, a UChicago student-run gardening and beekeeping organization, work in the campus garden between the Smart Museum of Art and the Young Memorial Building.

In a quiet UChicago garden, volunteers cultivate food and community

Student-run Phoenix Farms tends beehives, grows mushrooms and welcomes anyone on campus to lend a hand.

07/22/2026

UChicago Medicine presents at UChicago community meeting on July 14, 2026

UChicago Office of Civic Engagement hosts community meeting featuring updates from across the university

Presentations provided updates on cancer pavilion, the arts, and public transportation

07/15/2026

New Illinois Law Allows Barbers and Cosmetologists to Learn and Earn

The Institute for Justice Clinic on Entrepreneurship at the University of Chicago Law School worked closely with lawmakers on writing HB 3460, which establishes a new apprenticeship pathway to licensing.

06/23/2026

Getting the future ‘quantum-ready’

A pilot partnership between Quantum Machines, UChicago and City Colleges is developing the new quantum workforce

06/16/2026

Building community through skateboarding

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

Plans advance for Washington Park education, health and science campus, to include new clinical lab and job training