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Michael Coates and Abigail Caron use CT scans of a fossilized minnow to find well-preserved neural tissues, suggesting that the interior of the skull can be used to study the size and structure of early fish brains.
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Betsy Cliff finds a growing divergence in outpatient and prescription drug spending between high- and low-income Americans.
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Xin He and Jubao Duan find links between genes for lipid metabolism and risk for schizophrenia.
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The 16th annual BSD award winners were honored at a ceremony on June 30, 2026.
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A once-plain corridor in the Zoology Building now tells the story of the Department of Ecology & Evolution through a beautiful new wall graphic. Designed by artist Tara Kennedy in collaboration with faculty and staff, the installation encompasses the department's research with wildlife photography and subtle details, including handwritten scientific equations important to research, woven into the name.
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Dana Suskind explains how technology should enhance, not replace, parenting during children’s formative years, in the latest episode of UChicago’s Big Brains podcast.
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Pritzker School of Medicine student Chuka Onuh and UCM clinical pharmacist Jadee Fernandez write about the impact of pharmacy consolidation and closures on health equity for underserved communities.
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Five members of the Biological Sciences Division faculty received distinguished service professorships, named professorships, or endowed chairs, effective July 1.
Marcelo Nóbrega has been named a distinguished service professor. Megan Applewhite, Luís Bettencourt, and Scott Oakes have received named professorships, and Mohamad Bydon has received an endowed department chair position.
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Leo Gaskins, the David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellow co-mentored by Cathy Pfister and Tim Wootton, received one of five Biota Awards from the Walder Foundation, recognizing early-career postdoctoral scientists advancing research to better understand and conserve biodiversity across a range of ecosystems and geographies.
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Pritzker School of Medicine students Alexander Burdzy and Tanaya Kollipara have been selected for the distinguished Schweitzer Fellowship—a year-long service-learning program from the Health & Medicine Policy Research Group that helps fellows design and implement innovative projects that address the health needs of underserved Chicago communities.
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The South Side Science Festival planning committee has been hard at work over the past couple of months preparing for this year’s festival, scheduled to take place on Saturday, October 3, 2026. The time has come to start recruiting demo leads, so if you’re interested in participating in this event, please take a few minutes to complete the sign-up form linked above. For planning and logistics purposes, please sign up by August 14th
to guarantee a table spot (even if you’re not totally sure what your demo will be) — the committee will do its best to accommodate all demos that are proposed by this date.
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The BACT Conference is dedicated to advancing research on pathogenic Bacillus species, which are distinct from the model spore-former B. subtilis.
September 14
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Join leading clinicians, researchers, and innovators at the David Rubenstein Forum for a comprehensive symposium focused on the latest scientific advances and clinical applications in cellular therapies.
September 25
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More research publications and viewpoints from our faculty and trainees:
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Zachary T. Weber, Robert M. Mitchell, Li Zhang, Alexis G. Thornburg, Isabella M. Salamone, Xuanyao Liu, Marcelo A Nóbrega, et al. Circulation Research.
Comprehensive multi-omic dissection and AI-prioritized target identification in inverted papilloma-associated sinonasal squamous cell carcinoma. Alka Singh, Ari J. Rosenberg, Vasudha Mishra, Yuxuan Miao, Le Shen, Xiangying Cheng, Claudia Wing, Jayant Pinto, Christopher M. Low, Mark W. Lingen, Alexander T. Pearson, Everett E. Vokes, Nishant Agrawal, Evgeny Izumchenko, et al. NPJ Precision Oncology.
Early Nephrology Consultation and Acute Kidney Injury in Hospitalized Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Aiman Fatima, Olasunkanmi Anjorin, Ananya Saravanan, Benjamin S. Ko, Samantha Gunning, Megan L. Prochaska, Tipu S. Puri, Anna L. Zisman, Dana P. Edelson, Mihai C. Giurcanu, Jay L. Koyner, et al. JAMA Network Open.
A virulent bacterial signature is associated with the development of recurrence following colorectal cancer surgery. Meejeon Roh, Bidisha Barat, Theodore Karrison, Mohsen Rouhani Ravari, Claire Wild, Nicholas R. Suss, Sara Gaines, Ryan Morgan, Kristina Martinez-Guryn, Anthony M. Martini, Olga Zaborina, Orlando DeLeon, Benjamin D. Shogan, et al. Nature Communications.
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