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EPIC In The News·May 25, 2026

Gas prices soaring over Memorial Day holiday weekend

via CBS
Institute Executive Director Sam Ori discusses the Strait of Hormuz and changes in oil prices for CBS.
EPIC In The News·May 21, 2026

Why Doesn’t the Impact of Air Pollution Resonate with Donors?

via Nonprofit Quarterly
Christa Hasenkopf, director of the Clean Air Program and founder of the EPIC Air Quality Fund, discusses funding for air quality with Nonprofit Quarterly.
EPIC In The News·May 19, 2026

Strait of Hormuz Closure Continues to Disrupt Oil, Fertilizer Prices Around the Globe

via WTTW
“This is the biggest disruption in the history of the oil market,” EPIC Executive Director Sam Ori tells WTTW.
EPIC In The News·May 8, 2026

The CEO of Maersk, which ships 14% of everything you buy, said the Iran war is adding $500 million in monthly costs it’s trying not to pass down

via Fortune
“It’s very arguable that we have entered a new era in which oil supply from the Persian Gulf region is not as consistent, as reliable as we once thought it would be, and it makes sense to diversify away from...
EPIC In The News·May 7, 2026

Regions with Worst Air Pollution Receive Least Amount of Philanthropic Support

via Health Policy Watch
“Air pollution is one of the world’s largest public health threats, And not only do we underfund it, we’re not directing the funds available to where they’re needed most," says EPIC Clean Air Program Director Christa Hasenkopf.
EPIC In The News·May 1, 2026

Gas prices spiking amid war with Iran

via CBS News
Gas prices are increasing, and Sami Ori with the University of Chicago weighs in on CBS News Chicago.
EPIC In The News·May 1, 2026

Chicago gas prices up again, reaching over $5 a gallon

via WBEZ
EPIC's Sam Ori explains the causes and effects of rising gas prices.
In The News·Apr 30, 2026

Unleashing the potential of batteries and energy storage

via Nature Portfolio
A conversation with Shirley Meng, Liew Family Professor at the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago.
EPIC In The News·Apr 29, 2026

UChicago climate and sustainable growth expert explains spike in gas prices

via CBS News
Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth and EPIC Executive Director Sam Ori speaks with CBS News on gas prices amidst the Iran conflict.
In The News·Apr 21, 2026

Eight University Teams To Vie For Laude Institute’s $10 Million AI Moonshots

via Forbes
The University of Chicago's Human-Centered Weather Forecasts initiative is receiving a $250,000 seed grant to present a fully developed proposal later this year.