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The bridge between the Kersten Physics Teaching Center and the William Eckhardt Research Center. This photo was taken on a sunny day.

Faculty Members Express Confusion and Concern as University Responds to Trump Administration

By Aaryan Kumar / February 3, 2025
In an open letter to Provost Baicker, faculty members wrote that they were troubled by the University administration's apparent eagerness to “over-comply” with Trump administration directives.
Participant operating bionic arm in a driving wheel simulation.

UChicago Scientists Develop Bionic Prosthetics With Lifelike Touch

By Celeste Alcalay / January 16, 2025
Neuroscientists and engineers are paving the way for prosthetics that can handle everyday objects and provide lifelike feedback, two new studies detail.
Mannava, third from the left, and Anderson, rightmost, pose at the 2019 Beckman Symposium. Nivedina Sarma (Talapin Lab) and Megan Rodriguez (Lin Lab) were also Beckman Scholars.

Beckman Scholars Program Sponsors Year-Round University Research

By Derek Hsu / March 5, 2024
One of fourteen institutions selected to share $2.1 million over three years, UChicago will sponsor a 15-month mentored research experience for two student-mentor pairs each year.
The researchers were surprised to see how rock boring bivalves are diverse in shapes and sizes.

UChicago Paleontologists Share Insights on New Rock-Boring Bivalve Study

By Jenna Moor / May 8, 2023
The study is one of the first major studies done using three-dimensional images of bivalve morphology.
The front side of the reflector, with an angle cut accurately to the 10s of microns.

New Reflector Arrives for South Pole Telescope

By Lizzie Huffaker / January 23, 2023
When completed, the telescope will refine scientists’ view of space.
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