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The University of Chicago’s Independent Student Newspaper since 1892

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Students listening to Kate Ringness, one of the conference speakers. (Courtesy of Eric Fang)

UChicago and Northwestern Students Lead Inaugural Chicago Energy Conference

By Kalyna Vickers / April 10, 2025
UChicago and Northwestern students collaborated to launch a new platform to discuss the future of energy and sustainability and spotlight careers in the field.
A delegation of 25 UChicago students attended the conference in Baku, Azerbaijan. Courtesy of The Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth.

UChicago Students Reflect on COP29 Experience

By Alara Mirza / February 11, 2025
Undergraduate and graduate students share their experiences from COP29, the UN’s annual climate change conference.
The David Rubenstein Forum.

UChicago Launches Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth

By Naina Purushothaman and Kalyna Vickers / November 6, 2024
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin were among numerous speakers at the event on October 30.
Students calling for the University to divest its endowment from fossil fuels at "Divestival" on April 21, 2023.

UChicago Alumni Pledge to Withhold Donations Unless Endowment Eliminates Fossil Fuel Investments

By Oliver Buntin / April 22, 2024
The group of over 100 alumni, led by UChicago for Climate Action, called on the University to join other schools in eliminating fossil fuels from their endowment.
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