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South Side Strong Summit convenes leaders of community organizations to spark collaboration and sustainable impact
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South Side Strong Summit convenes leaders of community organizations to spark collaboration and sustainable impact

Local nonprofit and civic leaders gathered on the University of Chicago campus on May 7 for the South Side Strong Summit, now in its third year. Hosted by the Office of Civic Engagement, the forum provided an opportunity for the leaders to take a break from their day-to-day work and make time for building new connections and knowledge-sharing.

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05/16/2025
Officers completed several different scenarios, asking "What did you think was happening? What else may have been happening? What about...? Did you consider...?"
Chicago’s Sit-D Program: Transforming Police Behavior with Science-Based Training

UChicago professors designed a first-of-its-kind Chicago Police training that reduces the use of force, racial disparities in arrests and officer injuries. Law enforcement agencies across the Midwest are taking notice.
05/07/2025
IGNITE
How Collaboration Fuels Impact in the Nonprofit Sector

At the second annual IGNITE Lecture, Carmita Semaan, founder and CEO of the Surge Institute, inspired nonprofit leaders to lead with authenticity and connection.

05/06/2025
Prof. John List teaches optimization, a key principle of economics explored in the free video lessons offered by Economics for Everyone.
Economics for Everyone initiative adds new lessons, Spanish resources

Economics for Everyone (E4E), initially conceived as an approachable economics course for University of Chicago students in any major, has since grown into a free multimedia initiative for anyone interested in learning the fundamentals of economic thinking.
05/01/2025
No Small Matter
No Small Matter Molecular Engineering Fair ignites—literally—a love of science

Yearly science fair brings more than 130 South Side middle school students to the UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
04/25/2025
Staff hand out supplies at the 2024 Ingalls Drive-Thru Baby Shower
How UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial is addressing care disparities for Black parents-to-be

A longtime mission to help Black parents and their babies thrive is driving the expansion of obstetrics and gynecology services at UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial in south suburban Harvey.

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
Chicago
$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.
04/10/2025
Arts+ Public Life
Q&A: Creating a 'Sustainable Cycle for Artists and Makers' on the South Side

Julia Hinojosa and Ebere Agwuncha of Arts+ Public Life reflect on the critical role their programs have in helping young people launch careers in the arts.’
03/14/2025
City scape
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
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
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