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University receives $100 million gift supporting leadership in free expression
The University of Chicago has received a $100 million gift from an anonymous donor to support its leadership in free expression and advance the work of the University of Chicago Forum for Free Inquiry and Expression. This donation will help promote understanding, practice, and advancement of free discourse both on campus and globally.
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UChicago announces new master's program in environmental science
The University of Chicago is introducing a new master’s program in environmental science. This program aims to equip students with essential quantitative and data science skills applicable across various environmental science fields, including climate science, biogeochemistry, ecology, and oceanography.
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University of Chicago welcomes new students with convocation events
The University of Chicago community is set to welcome new graduate and undergraduate students to campus this week through various activities designed to introduce them to their peers and their new intellectual environment in Hyde Park.
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Scientists grapple with understanding mysterious force driving cosmic expansion
Dark energy is a term scientists use to describe the unknown force causing the universe to expand at an accelerating rate. Though its exact nature remains elusive, it is believed to constitute about 70% of the universe's total energy and matter.
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NSF-Simons Foundation launches $20M national AI research institute focused on astronomy
A large multi-institutional collaboration, including the University of Chicago and led by Northwestern University, has received a $20 million grant to develop and apply new artificial intelligence (AI) tools to astrophysics research and deep space exploration.
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UChicago students share stories behind award-winning study abroad projects
The University of Chicago’s Office of Study Abroad has organized annual photo, video, and writing contests since 1997. The student entries illuminate their experiences working or studying abroad.
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Study finds bias against African American English in artificial intelligence
Researchers have identified subtle forms of racism embedded within artificial intelligence (AI) systems, specifically against speakers of African American English (AAE). Despite advancements in filtering overtly racist content from large language models like ChatGPT, biases related to dialects persist.
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Historian Ralph A. Austen passes away at 87
Ralph A. Austen, a noted scholar of African Studies, passed away on August 23 at the age of 87. Austen was a professor emeritus in the Department of History at the University of Chicago and played a pivotal role in establishing the African Studies Workshop at UChicago over four decades ago.
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South Side Science Festival returns at University of Chicago on October 5
The University of Chicago’s South Side Science Festival is set to return on Saturday, Oct. 5, following a successful event in 2023 that drew more than 4,500 attendees.
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Study links collapse of bat populations with increased infant mortality
Bats are considered a natural pesticide, widely relied on by farmers as an alternative to chemical pesticides to protect their crops from insects. Since 2006, many bat populations have collapsed in counties in North America due to an invasive fungus found in the caves that bats use.
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Tutoring initiatives aim to reverse pandemic-era learning losses
COVID-19 created a significant public health crisis that also triggered an education crisis, affecting 50 million students nationwide with the equivalent of half a year of lost schooling. The impact was particularly severe among socially and economically disadvantaged children in low-income communities of color.
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Patrick Jagoda emphasizes importance of play in upcoming Aims of Education address
When he welcomes the Class of 2028 to the University of Chicago’s intellectual community, Prof. Patrick Jagoda will encourage College students to play.
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Fermilab's short-baseline near detector identifies first-ever neutrino interactions
Scientists working on the Short-Baseline Near Detector (SBND) at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory have identified the detector’s first neutrino interactions.
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UChicago researchers develop nanomedicine approach for enhanced cancer treatment
Researchers at the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center have developed a nanomedicine that enhances the penetration and accumulation of chemotherapy drugs in tumor tissues, effectively killing cancer cells in mice.
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‘She will steward the college’s distinctive legacy,’ says Alivisatos of new dean for the University of Chicago
A new dean, who has been a faculty member at the University of Chicago since 2002, has been appointed at the University of Chicago.