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Flexible Displays, Flexible Lives: How BloomBeacon Reimagines Interaction

A new device from AxLab, led by PhD student Willa Yang in the Department of Computer Science, lets digital displays...

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Remotely Operated, Robotic Lab Receives $20 Million National Science Foundation Grant

AI-powered PoLARIS Project will execute science experiments remotely, allowing underserved researchers across the nation access to create novel soft materials...

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IBM, UChicago Demonstrate ‘Quantum Advantage,’ Outperforming Traditional Computers With A Quantum Computer

Scientists used a new error correction method to crack a classically intractable problem

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When AI Meets Muscle: Context-Aware Electrical Stimulation Promises a New Way to Guide Human Movements

A new system from Yun Ho, Romain Nith, and Pedro Lopes combines AI and electrical muscle stimulation to physically guide...

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How Chicago Robot Tutors Are Teaching SEL Effectively–Without Pretending to Be Human

Chicago researchers, teachers, and curriculum leaders partnered to test if robots need fictional personalities to boost students’ social-emotional learning. Their...

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RADAR: A new era of collaborative cosmic exploration

Scientists use RADAR to securely combine gravitational wave and radio data, advancing the study of the universe’s most dramatic events

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Designed to Deceive: Why Knowledge Isn’t Enough to Beat Dark Patterns

Associate Professor Marshini Chetty collaborates with law professors Lior Strahilevitz and Matthew Kugler to demonstrate that dark patterns manipulate users...

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University of Chicago Wins Distinguished Laude Institute Moonshots Seed Grant

The University of Chicago Data Science Institute faculty, affiliated faculty, and partners win seed funding to advance actionable AI weather...

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Five Paths to Lasting Influence: Celebrating Five UChicago CS Test of Time Award Recipients

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Why Can’t Powerful LLMs Learn Multiplication?

New research reveals why even state-of-the-art AI stumbles on 4-digit multiplication—and what it takes to fix it.

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Could Robots Help Kids Conquer Reading Anxiety? New Study from the Department of Computer Science at UChicago Suggests So

Researchers explore how social robots can help create a more supportive environment for early learners. The study found that children...

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A Bet Worth Placing: Computing and Data Science at UChicago

The Department of Computer Science and Data Science Institute hold indispensable roles at the University, enriching the broader intellectual environment...

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University of Chicago Researchers Earn Top Honor for Adaptive Software Breakthrough

Hank Hoffmann, Liew Family Chair of Computer Science, earns SEAMS Most Influential Paper Award for research on using control theory...

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Moderation at the Crossroads: How Generative AI Platforms Manage Creativity and Content Safety

A new study from Computer Science researchers explores how content moderation policies in generative AI tools both protect and sometimes...

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Quantum Leap: New Research Reveals Secrets of Random Quantum Circuits

Researchers at the University of Chicago unveil insights into random quantum circuits, exploring the speed at which random circuits scramble...

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Rethinking AI as a Thought Partner: Perspectives on Writing, Programming, and More

Exploring the Role of Bayesian Frameworks for Designing Complementary AI

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The Climate App Designed to Tackle Chatham’s Flooding Crisis

Fourth year Ph.D. student Kelly Wagman, in collaboration with Argonne National Laboratory and the Greater Chatham Initiative, develops a community...

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UChicago Partners On New National Science Foundation Large-Scale Research Infrastructure For Education

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Ben Zhao Named to TIME Magazine’s TIME100 AI List

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Unlocking the Future of AI: How CacheGen is Revolutionizing Large Language Models

CacheGen, developed by researchers from the University of Chicago, Stanford, and Microsoft, promises to revolutionize LLM efficiency by addressing the...

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Chameleon Testbed Secures $12 Million in Funding for Phase 4: Expanding Frontiers in Computer Science Research

Chameleon, an experimental testbed for computer science (CS) research, has been awarded $12 million to operate a facility to support...

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NSF and Simons Foundation launch $20 million National AI Research Institute in Astronomy

SkAI Institute will develop AI tools and accelerate astronomy’s data-driven revolution.

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NASA to Launch UChicago Undergraduates’ Satellite

Fifty three undergraduate students, including some from the Department of Computer Science, created CubeSat to demonstrate a way to increase...

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Enhancing Multitasking Efficiency: The Role of Muscle Stimulation in Reducing Mental Workload

PhD Student Romain Nith, along with research collaborator Yun Ho and Associate Professor Pedro Lopes, propose increasing efficiency of multitasking...

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Unveiling Attention Receipts: Tangible Reflections on Digital Consumption

PhD student Anup Sathya and Assistant Professor Ken Nakagaki introduce Attention Receipts, a tangible solution aimed at increasing awareness of...

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New Classical Algorithm Enhances Understanding of Quantum Computing’s Future

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Decoding Content Moderation: Analyzing Policy Variations Across Top Online Platforms

Research Scientist Arjun Bhagoji and 5th year Ph.D. student Brennan Schaffner collaborate to study content moderation across the top 43...

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UChicago Partners With UMass On NSF Expedition To Elevate Computational Decarbonization As A New Field In Computing

Part of the $12M project from the NSF CISE Expeditions Program, William Eckhardt Distinguished Service Professor Andrew A. Chien will...

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Distinguished Speaker Series: Tadayoshi (Yoshi) Kohno (Georgetown)- The Last Quarter Century of Computer Security Research: Reflections and Considerations for Mitigating Risks with AI

Nov 04, 2026

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Distinguished Speaker Series: Dana Boyd (Cornell)- Data Are Made, Not Found

Nov 09, 2026

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Distinguished Speaker Series: Helen Nissenbaum (Cornell Tech)- How to Think About “Bystander Privacy”

Nov 11, 2026

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Pedro Lopes 2026 Receives Academic Communicators Network Excellence Award For Digital Communications

Oct 19, 2026

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HAVI Award Supports UChicago Researchers Pairing AI with Bayesian Statistics to Decipher the Babylonian Astronomical Diaries

Oct 14, 2026

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Todd Frank Dupont, Inventive Computational and Applied Mathematician, 1942–2026

Oct 14, 2026

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Distinguished Speaker Series: Jon E. Froehlich (U of Washington)- Always Another Mountain: Persistence, Pushback, and the Pursuit of Research That Matters

Oct 16, 2026

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Dr. Mar Gonzalez-Franco (Google)- Towards Human–AI Symbiosis with XR

Oct 15, 2026

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CANCELLED Prashant Shenoy, (University of Massachusetts Amherst)- Data Centers, AI Workloads, and Efficiency: An Energy Perspective

Oct 13, 2026

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Distinguished Speaker Series: Jon Froehlich (U of Washington)- Always Another Mountain: Persistence, Pushback, and the Pursuit of Research That Matters

Oct 19, 2026

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Advancing Actionable AI Weather Forecasts For Developing Economies: Laude Institute Moonshots Grant

Aug 26, 2026

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Building Tensormesh: A Conversation with the CEO (Junchen Jiang)

Jan 08, 2026

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Pedro Lopes 2026 Receives Academic Communicators Network Excellence Award For Digital Communications

HAVI Award Supports UChicago Researchers Pairing AI with Bayesian Statistics to Decipher the Babylonian Astronomical Diaries

Todd Frank Dupont, Inventive Computational and Applied Mathematician, 1942–2026

Distinguished Speaker Series: Tadayoshi (Yoshi) Kohno (Georgetown)- The Last Quarter Century of Computer Security Research: Reflections and Considerations for Mitigating Risks with AI

Distinguished Speaker Series: Dana Boyd (Cornell)- Data Are Made, Not Found

Distinguished Speaker Series: Helen Nissenbaum (Cornell Tech)- How to Think About “Bystander Privacy”

Distinguished Speaker Series: Jon Froehlich (U of Washington)- Always Another Mountain: Persistence, Pushback, and the Pursuit of Research That Matters

Advancing Actionable AI Weather Forecasts For Developing Economies: Laude Institute Moonshots Grant

Building Tensormesh: A Conversation with the CEO (Junchen Jiang)

Flexible Displays, Flexible Lives: How BloomBeacon Reimagines Interaction

Remotely Operated, Robotic Lab Receives $20 Million National Science Foundation Grant

IBM, UChicago Demonstrate ‘Quantum Advantage,’ Outperforming Traditional Computers With A Quantum Computer

When AI Meets Muscle: Context-Aware Electrical Stimulation Promises a New Way to Guide Human Movements

How Chicago Robot Tutors Are Teaching SEL Effectively–Without Pretending to Be Human

RADAR: A new era of collaborative cosmic exploration

Designed to Deceive: Why Knowledge Isn’t Enough to Beat Dark Patterns

University of Chicago Wins Distinguished Laude Institute Moonshots Seed Grant

Five Paths to Lasting Influence: Celebrating Five UChicago CS Test of Time Award Recipients

Why Can’t Powerful LLMs Learn Multiplication?

Could Robots Help Kids Conquer Reading Anxiety? New Study from the Department of Computer Science at UChicago Suggests So

A Bet Worth Placing: Computing and Data Science at UChicago

University of Chicago Researchers Earn Top Honor for Adaptive Software Breakthrough

Moderation at the Crossroads: How Generative AI Platforms Manage Creativity and Content Safety

Quantum Leap: New Research Reveals Secrets of Random Quantum Circuits

Rethinking AI as a Thought Partner: Perspectives on Writing, Programming, and More

The Climate App Designed to Tackle Chatham’s Flooding Crisis

UChicago Partners On New National Science Foundation Large-Scale Research Infrastructure For Education

Ben Zhao Named to TIME Magazine’s TIME100 AI List

Unlocking the Future of AI: How CacheGen is Revolutionizing Large Language Models

Chameleon Testbed Secures $12 Million in Funding for Phase 4: Expanding Frontiers in Computer Science Research

NSF and Simons Foundation launch $20 million National AI Research Institute in Astronomy

NASA to Launch UChicago Undergraduates’ Satellite

Enhancing Multitasking Efficiency: The Role of Muscle Stimulation in Reducing Mental Workload

Unveiling Attention Receipts: Tangible Reflections on Digital Consumption

New Classical Algorithm Enhances Understanding of Quantum Computing’s Future

Decoding Content Moderation: Analyzing Policy Variations Across Top Online Platforms

UChicago Partners With UMass On NSF Expedition To Elevate Computational Decarbonization As A New Field In Computing

Distinguished Speaker Series: Tadayoshi (Yoshi) Kohno (Georgetown)- The Last Quarter Century of Computer Security Research: Reflections and Considerations for Mitigating Risks with AI

Distinguished Speaker Series: Dana Boyd (Cornell)- Data Are Made, Not Found

Distinguished Speaker Series: Helen Nissenbaum (Cornell Tech)- How to Think About “Bystander Privacy”

Pedro Lopes 2026 Receives Academic Communicators Network Excellence Award For Digital Communications

HAVI Award Supports UChicago Researchers Pairing AI with Bayesian Statistics to Decipher the Babylonian Astronomical Diaries

Todd Frank Dupont, Inventive Computational and Applied Mathematician, 1942–2026

Distinguished Speaker Series: Jon E. Froehlich (U of Washington)- Always Another Mountain: Persistence, Pushback, and the Pursuit of Research That Matters

Dr. Mar Gonzalez-Franco (Google)- Towards Human–AI Symbiosis with XR

CANCELLED Prashant Shenoy, (University of Massachusetts Amherst)- Data Centers, AI Workloads, and Efficiency: An Energy Perspective

Distinguished Speaker Series: Jon Froehlich (U of Washington)- Always Another Mountain: Persistence, Pushback, and the Pursuit of Research That Matters

Advancing Actionable AI Weather Forecasts For Developing Economies: Laude Institute Moonshots Grant

Building Tensormesh: A Conversation with the CEO (Junchen Jiang)