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What does it take to talk through the issues that divide us? @HarrisPolicy and Chicago Public Media will explore that with Chicago in Conversation, a new program gathering 40 residents to engage with the city's toughest challenges. Learn more: ms.spr.ly/6018aWk8p

Chicago in Conversation: Partnership to foster dialogue around city and its future

Harris Public Policy, Chicago Public Media initiative brings together Chicagoans to discuss issues

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Fun, connections and plenty of ways to get involved! The Main Quads were buzzing on Friday as our registered student organizations and campus offices welcomed students to the 2026 Engagement Expo, filling the space with energy and new opportunities.
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Join the conversation, Chicago! On Wednesday, October 7, President Paul Alivisatos, AB’81, will sit down with Vice President for Research Nadya Mason for an evening of discovery in Chicago. Hear how research at the smallest of scales will impact the world at large. 📅 Wednesday, October 7, 2026, 6:00 to 8:15 p.m. (CDT) 📍 Old Post Office, Chicago, Illinois RSVP today: bit.ly/4hGbeGS
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America’s millionaires may be closer than you think. New research from @ChicagoBooth economist Eric Zwick finds many built their fortunes through local businesses, from HVAC to car dealerships and restaurants. Your Sunday Read: ms.spr.ly/6017amQ71

America has more millionaires than you think. Here's how most of them got rich.

Getting rich in the U.S. is still possible, but the most common path to wealth doesn't involve working for other people, according to a new book.

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And just like that, a new school year is underway! 📚 Take a look back at the energy, excitement and campus buzz from the first day at UChicago.
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Explore the cosmos with the UChicago scientists studying it. The Compton Lectures mark 50 years of the Enrico Fermi Institute, with talks on the origins of the universe, dark matter and more. Free, online or in person, Saturdays from Oct. 3. Learn more: ms.spr.ly/6018altKY

Free UChicago talks on origins of universe, dark matter and physics to commemorate 50 years of...

In Compton Lectures, nine leading scientists will trace Enrico Fermi Institute's work shaping modern physics and cosmology

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More than 101 scholars affiliated with UChicago have earned Nobel Prizes, shaping the fields of economics, science, medicine and literature. Learn more: ms.spr.ly/6017alt8h
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Meet five of our newest Maroons. We sat down with students in the Class of 2030 to hear what drew them here and what they're looking forward to most. Learn more: ms.spr.ly/6012alzm6
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A planet 154 light years away may have an atmosphere. 🪐 UChicago researchers used the James Webb Space Telescope to study the rocky “lava world.” The discovery could help scientists better understand early Earth and how planets develop atmospheres. ms.spr.ly/6015aYcSP

Study led by UChicago scientists finds atmosphere on the coldest lava world to date

Studying the atmospheres of lava worlds offers window to Earth’s earliest history, pathway to habitable worlds

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What if your thoughts could move a robotic arm or let you feel again? On the Big Brains podcast, UChicago neuroscientist Nicholas Hatsopoulos decodes the brain signals behind touch and movement—helping paralyzed and ALS patients regain motion through brain-machine interfaces.
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UChicago physicist Prof. Vincenzo Vitelli has been named a 2026 MacArthur Fellow. Vitelli is honored for his "creative" research on strange behaviors that arise from the principles of physics. Learn more: ms.spr.ly/6010acaru

UChicago physicist Vincenzo Vitelli named 2026 MacArthur Fellow

Vitelli honored for his innovative research reimagining possibilities of unconventional materials

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First day looks good on UChicago. 📚
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David Brooks, AB'83, reflected on the impact that his UChicago professors and undergraduate experience had on his career. Introducing his new podcast, “The Permanent Questions,” Brooks said: "I never wanted to leave the Great Conversation, and I never have."
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Your Sunday Listen: ms.spr.ly/6011a9ImP

Introducing: The Permanent Questions With David Brooks

Conversations from the deep end

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One unforgettable week to kick off a new chapter. Relive the moments, memories and Maroon pride of O-Week. #UChicago2030 Learn more: ms.spr.ly/6012aiKyj
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Prof. Kenneth Warren delivered the Aims of Education address yesterday, encouraging College students in the Class of 2030 to use their time at UChicago to slow down and think deeply about the world around them. Learn more and watch the Aims address: ms.spr.ly/6019a9QlU
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President Paul Alivisatos welcomed the Class of 2030 to UChicago, highlighting how the Core curriculum will teach students to think critically—both with and without AI. Read the President's full address: ms.spr.ly/6011a9MhV
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The Large Hadron Collider makes more data than @CERN can keep. So UChicago scientists built an AI that adapts on its own, catching the rare collisions that could reveal new physics. Read the full story: ms.spr.ly/6019a9Kb1

UChicago-led team builds AI data filter for CERN's particle collider

Award-winning research merges computer science and physics to preserve rare events, boost discovery

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Join us in welcoming the Class of 2030 to UChicago! #UChicago2030
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Prof. Kenneth Warren will deliver the Aims of Education address today to the Class of 2030 at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel. Join us virtually at 6:30 p.m. CT: youtube.com/live/wLvW0XD-HeY

2026 Aims of Education Livestream

The Aims of Education Address is a celebrated tradition where a fac...

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