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Peter Nagele and team study how nitrous oxide affects the brain, potentially offering insights to treat depression.
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Vinay Kumar and Husan Sattar use multimedia and new course structures to give real-world context to complex material.
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Carole Ober and team combine new tools to identify genetic variants that cause asthma.
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Emily Rogalski shows how people with primary progressive aphasia can benefit from remote speech language therapy.
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Fred Chong, Seymour Goodman Professor of Computer Science, Samantha Riesenfeld, Assistant Professor of Molecular Engineering and Medicine, and Alex Pearson, Associate Professor of Medicine, were award $2 million from Wellcome Leap to utilize quantum computing for identifying cancer biomarkers.
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Everett Vokes, Chair of the Department of Medicine, and his daughter Natalie, a faculty member at MD Anderson Cancer Center, reflect on meaningful memories, shared experiences, and lung cancer research.
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Dakota McCoy, Assistant Professor Ecology and Evolution, speaks about her work as a Whitman Scientist at the Marine Biological Laboratory.
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Research by Yun Fang, Professor of Medicine, and colleagues from PME uses particles loaded with RNA to reverse symptoms of respiratory failure and atherosclerosis in mice.
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Sleep-medicine specialist Esra Tasali explains the science behind maintaining a healthy weight without the need for expensive drugs.
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Marcus Kronforst, Professor of Ecology & Evolution, was one of three UChicago faculty to join the 100th class of Guggenheim Fellows. He plans to use the fellowship to work in Australia for six months studying female-limited polymorphism in butterflies.
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Mohammed Kaplan, Assistant Professor of Microbiology, was named as one of 15 new Searle Scholars for 2025. The Searle Scholars Program makes grants to support the independent research of exceptional young faculty in the biomedical sciences and chemistry who have recently been appointed as assistant professors on a tenure-track appointment.
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The UChicago Recognition Hub is a new employee recognition platform that allows staff to recognize their colleagues for their contributions and earn awards when they reach milestone service anniversaries. The UChicago Recognition Hub is one way we can foster a culture of more frequent recognition and celebrate staff members’ important contributions. Visit the UChicago intranet to learn more.
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The Office of Research has partnered with several campus units to launch the Broadening Research Opportunities initiative, aimed at expanding funding and support for faculty research. This initiative offers multiple opportunities to help you access additional resources, enhance interdisciplinary collaboration, and align your work with key funding priorities. Upcoming opportunities include a series of Zoom webinars on rotating topics.
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The UChicago Artificial Intelligence Education Working Group is inviting proposals from instructors and faculty from across the university who are interested in the relationship of AI to teaching and learning. Grants will be made available for up to $10,000. Applications are still open through April 30.
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The Polsky Commercialization Fellowship offers PhD stduents the opportunity to create new ventures around promising research and develop leadership skills during a competitive fellowship. The structured, milestone-driven program supports students in translating their research into real-world impact through a comprehensive 8-month experience. Applications are open until April 28.
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With Lloyd Minor, Dean of the School of Medicine, Stanford
April 24
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Revisiting the Scopes Trial 100 years later
May 13
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More research publications and viewpoints from our faculty and trainees:
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In 2016, the Chicago Botanic Garden and Lawndale Christian Health Center collaborated to develop the Farm on Ogden, a 20,000-square-foot agriculture facility in a historically disinvested food desert in Chicago. The partnership’s VeggieRx produce prescription program refers patients to the Farm on Ogden for free produce boxes, nutrition counseling, and cooking classes. In this paper, Liz Tung and others describe the program’s first five years of progress.
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