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University Of Chicago Professor Criticizes Graduation Ceremony Cancellations

University of Chicago professor criticizes schools for cancelling graduation ceremonies due to anti-Israel protests, calling it 'absurd'.

Top News · May 6, 2024

University Of Chicago To Intervene In Ongoing Campus Encampment

University of Chicago President addresses encampment disruptions on campus, emphasizing intervention for safety and operational concerns.

Top News · May 3, 2024

Inside the 20-year quest to unravel the bizarre realm of 'quantum superchemistry'

More than two decades ago, scientists predicted that at ultra-low temperatures, many atoms could undergo 'quantum superchemistry' and chemically react as one. They've finally shown it's real.

LiveScience · Mar 29, 2024

Fermilab’s ‘muon shot’ could see suburban lab become site of revolutionary particle collider

An influential panel of the world’s top particle physicists is recommending exploring building the most powerful collider on Earth to help unwind the universe’s mysteries.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 15, 2023

How two Chicago college students on both sides of a seemingly uncrossable divide are coping with the Israel-Hamas war

Campuses across the U.S. have been embroiled in conflict since the war began. Students at Northwestern University and University of Chicago share their thoughts on the conflict abroad and on campus.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 9, 2023

Liz Cheney warns in new book, interview that the nation faces danger if Trump returns to White House

Cheney said in a Sun-Times interview: “I haven’t made a decision yet about whether I will run (for president). But it’s a decision I’ll make over the next couple of months.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 5, 2023

Federal government shutdowns are costly, for the economy and public trust

There are serious debates to be had about government spending, but the edge of a shutdown is no place to have them. Ignoring the consequences won’t bring us closer to more responsible government, two University of Chicago experts write.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 15, 2023

Hands-on experience wows kids at South Side Science Festival: ‘Exposure is everything’

The second annual University of Chicago event brought a new generation of potential researchers closer to science.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 30, 2023

Clearer college financial aid offers promised by hundreds of colleges, including some in Illinois

Northern Illinois, Chicago State and Northeastern Illinois commit to new standardized financial aid offers. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Northwestern, University of Chicago haven’t signed on.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 29, 2023

Sliman Bensmaia, rocker, University of Chicago researcher whose work helped restore touch to people with prosthetic limbs, dead at 49

He helped develop the first robotic prosthetic arm that gave realistic touch feedback, enabling a man, paralyzed from the chest down, to distinguish between touches on individual fingers and the palm of a robotic hand.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 1, 2023