Big Brains: All Episodes | University of Chicago News
Translating groundbreaking research into digestible brain food. Produced out at the University of Chicago. Honored by CASE for the past four years as the best podcast in higher ed; winner of the PRNEWS's Platinum Award, Communicators Award and Adweek's "best branded podcast."
COVID 2025: How the pandemic is changing our world
In this episode of “COVID 2025: Our World in the Next 5 Years,” Baicker discusses how the pandemic has shown the interconnectedness of the U.S. population—and that old dividing lines between the insured and uninsured no longer make sense.
The first nuclear reactor, explained | University of Chicago News
However, a bronze sculpture by noted artist Henry Moore called “Nuclear Energy” and a plaque commemorate the spot and are open to visitors. The sculpture is located on the east side of Ellis Avenue between 56th and 57th streets, just south of the Max Palevsky residence hall and north of the glass dome of Mansueto Library.
Big Brains - University of Chicago News
About Big Brains The award-winning Big Brains podcast features stories about the pioneering research and pivotal breakthroughs by scholars at the University of Chicago and leading universities across the country.
What's the future of the war in Ukraine? - University of Chicago …
Jan 2, 2025 · When Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a “special military operation” on Feb. 24, 2022, University of Chicago Prof. Konstantin Sonin called the full-scale invasion of Ukraine “the end of Russia as we know it.” Since then, Sonin, a Russian exile and frequent critic of Putin’s regime, has shared his expertise on Russia and autocracy publicly—which led to him being sentenced ...
UChicago Medicine breaks ground on state’s first freestanding …
Sep 19, 2023 · The University of Chicago Medicine broke ground on its $815 million project to build the state’s first standalone structure dedicated to cancer care and research.
UChicago Explainer Series - University of Chicago News
Sep 20, 2024 · University of Chicago. Office of Communications. 5801 S. Ellis Ave., Suite 120, Chicago, IL 60637 (773) 702-8360. [email protected]
University of Chicago News
University of Chicago. Office of Communications. 5801 S. Ellis Ave., Suite 120, Chicago, IL 60637 (773) 702-8360. [email protected]
COP29 provides UChicago students with unique perspective on …
Dec 10, 2024 · More than two dozen University of Chicago students recently attended the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference—better known as COP29—which they described as an “eye-opening” yet “humbling” opportunity to learn about the inner-workings of policy and politics at a global scale.
Economic inequality leads to democratic erosion, study finds
Jan 17, 2025 · Political commentators, academics and others have been wringing their hands over threats to democracy in recent years. A new study helps us better understand one of the possible driving forces behind the erosion of democratic norms and institutions: economic inequality. Published in PNAS, this large ...