In the face of climate change, Prof. Chuan He’s lab is working to modify RNA in plants like corn and rice, helping boost crop yields while increasing drought resistance.

Go 'Inside the Lab' to hear from the scientists: ms.spr.ly/6011Yb5lX

UChicago's women's tennis team will compete for its first NCAA title on Thursday, marking the third straight year it has reached the championship match. Go Maroons! 📷 Landon Bundy

A group of 50-plus UChicago undergraduates have designed an innovative satellite, smaller than a paper towel roll, that NASA will launch into space. Learn about their 'CubeSat,' which aims to improve space-to-ground communications: ms.spr.ly/6010Yb5aK ms.spr.ly/6019Yb5aJ

As we get ready for the 538th Convocation at The University of Chicago, there will be some parking restrictions and street closures around campus that you should know about. #UChicago2024

UChicago Ph.D. student Sam Marsden of Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering hopes to make one of the most produced plastics on the planet more recyclable. ms.spr.ly/6017YwrBV ms.spr.ly/6016YwrBp

Remembering W. Ralph Johnson, a distinctive critic of Latin poetry and renowned author. His book on Virgil’s Aeneid was hailed as one of the most influential works of classical literary criticism in the last 50 years: ms.spr.ly/6012YZSzi ms.spr.ly/6011YZSz9

Send encouragement and coffee to our UChicago students as they embark upon Finals Week. ☕.

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The @UChicagoAth women's tennis team will compete in the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament on Monday, led by sisters Oliwia and Sylwia Mikos. They discuss their journey—and hopes of leading the Maroons to their first national title.

Your Sunday Read: cbsnews.com/chicago/news/u…

You've probably seen these images of the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy, but what are we really seeing? This is light from behind the black hole being lensed and trapped. Its specific location has given us 10 million times more evidence for the presence of

Providing a unique view inside the mind of Prof. Gary Becker, a new UChicagoPress book edited by his former UChicago colleagues and students uses the Nobel laureate's unpublished work to illustrate his evolution as one of economics' pioneering figures. ms.spr.ly/6012YkxYm

Each year, UChicago recognizes faculty for providing a transformative experience for students. Meet the 2024 winners of the Quantrell Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, and the Faculty Awards for Excellence in PhD Teaching and Mentoring: ms.spr.ly/6019YkgWH

Welcome back! Ready to get your Alumni Weekend on? Ready to connect with alumni, campus, and UChicago’s research and values? Ready to relive old memories and make new ones? Let’s gooooo!

Next Thursday at 6 p.m. (CDT): Tune in for “Preserving Our Collective Past,” a virtual Dean’s Salon about the importance of cultural preservation with ISAC director Timothy P. Harrison, AM’91, PhD’95, and archaeologist Gil Stein. Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures UChicago Humanities

Scientists suspected melting ice is pooling and making Antarctic ice shelves fracture, but researchers at UChicago and CIRES have now directly observed it—raising concern for global sea rise. Learn more: ms.spr.ly/6018YXAWC

The The University of Chicago is one of ten universities around the country to have satellite projects selected by NASA to be launched into space. WBBM's Rob Hart reports: audacy.com/wbbm780/news/l…