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The University of Chicago’s Independent Student Newspaper since 1892

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Cheng Chin, a UChicago physics professor, with Chen Ning Yang (Ph.D. ’48) in Yang’s home in Beijing in 2007. Courtesy of Cheng Chin.

Chen Ning Yang, Nobel Laureate and Theoretical Physicist, Dies at 103

By Aaryan Kumar / November 4, 2025
Yang received his Ph.D. from UChicago in 1948 and became one of the youngest Nobel Prize winners in history.
John Jumper currently serves as director at Google DeepMind.

Nobel Prize Winner Discusses AI and Protein Folding

By Vivian Li / January 23, 2025
“AI for science work is going to be about how we do things that humans can't. Certainly, we'll see lots more of those systems, maybe not a totally completely general model, but a lot of really important problems that this turns out to be the right tool to solve,” John Jumper said in an interview with the Maroon.
The Keller Center, which houses the Harris School of Public Policy.

UChicago Professor James Robinson Wins Economic Sciences Nobel Prize

By Vivian Li / October 25, 2024
A professor in the Harris School of Public Policy, Robinson received the award in recognition of his investigation into how institutions form and affect poverty.
Emily Cupito and Michael Kremer

Nobel Laureate Professor Michael Kremer Talks Development Economics at UChicago Women’s Board Annual Dinner

By Tiffany Li / December 22, 2023
Kremer spoke to the Women’s Board about his experimental approach to development economics.
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