Collaboration across the cycle of discovery
National Laboratories
The cradles of discovery and innovation, two Department of Energy laboratories under the University’s stewardship support thousands of scientists working in the national interest. In addition to supporting Argonne and Fermilab, UChicago has direct oversight of the internationally renowned Marine Biological Laboratory and is a founding partner of the Giant Magellan Telescope project.
Innovation
The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation accelerates discoveries and new ideas that create economic opportunities for our city, region, nation, and world, for the benefit of humanity.
Science Strategy
The unifying thread of the office’s approach, Science Strategy focuses on enabling partnerships, collaboration, and working across divisions and institutions to translate discoveries into innovation and impact.
Global Initiatives
Supporting the international vision of the university and faculty scientists, UChicago Global enables the kind of large-scale, cutting-edge research that can only be done across borders.
News
Lia Merminga appointed director of Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Internationally renowned physicist and scientific leader Lia Merminga has been appointed to lead Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, effective April 18. Merminga will be the seventh director of Fermilab, a 6,800-acre facility headquartered in Batavia, Ill., which...
Startup expansions show how University of Chicago researchers are bringing their work to society
The University of Chicago is renowned for its commitment to field-defining basic research—work that can lay the foundation for development of new products, services and solutions. The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is the central resource for...
RNA breakthrough creates crops that can grow 50% more potatoes, rice
Manipulating RNA can allow plants to yield dramatically more crops, as well as increasing drought tolerance, announced a group of scientists from the University of Chicago, Peking University and Guizhou University. In initial tests, adding a gene encoding for a...
Events
Virtual lecture: AI for Science: From Atoms to the Cosmos
Recorded event
Argonne
Director’s Special Colloquium Celebrating Argonne’s 75th Anniversary
Scientists across the globe are using artificial intelligence (AI) to design better materials and processes, accelerate drug discovery, explore the mysteries of the universe, automate traditional research, and drive an array of scientific discoveries.This colloquium, the fourth in the series celebrating Argonne’s 75th anniversary, will engage a panel of experts to discuss how AI is used in, and has transformed, science.
Demo Day: Compass Accelerator
June 29, 2022
Polsky
Join the Polsky Center for a Demo Day to observe presentations and hear pitches from the graduating Cohort 4 startups of the Compass, the Polsky Center’s six-month deep tech accelerator. Presenting teams make up diverse industry verticals that include Life Sciences and Quantum. In addition, you will hear quick pitches from the teams that have been accepted into Cohort 5 of the Compass.
Virtual Events: Summer Science Series
Summer 2022
Fermilab
Summer Science Series is a series of virtual tours covering a variety of science topics followed by a question and answer session with the presenter and Fermilab staff. Attend a free online lecture/tour and ask the experts your questions.Attend a free online lecture/tour and ask the experts your questions. Adults and students with a keen interest in science are welcome!