ETI News·Aug 12, 2026

A powerful platform for studying ions in solids

via UChicago PME
New insights into how ions move through solids can have applications from batteries to microelectronics to water filters
News·Aug 11, 2026

Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth Announces 2026 Seed Fund Awardees

Seventeen new projects led by University of Chicago faculty will generate new insights into the climate and growth challenge and drive innovative solutions to confront it.
News·Aug 6, 2026

Forecasting once-in-a-millennium weather with the help of AI

UChicago researchers combine AI with statistics and physics to better estimate the odds of rare weather events
News·Aug 6, 2026

Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth Announces 2026-2027 Distinguished Fellows

The cohort of former senior climate and energy leaders to enrich the UChicago community and share knowledge.
EPIC News·Aug 4, 2026

EPIC Welcomes New Class of Senior Climate and Energy Leaders as Policy Fellows

Former White House Special Assistant Avi Zevin and former Heritage Foundation Deputy Director Nick Loris will share their insights on the policy implications of energy and climate research from UChicago faculty.
EPIC Impact·Aug 3, 2026

Working with the Community to Build an Open Air Quality Ecosystem in Nigeria

Three independent actors across Nigeria are building an air pollution monitoring network community of efforts to drive policy action. High-quality, open and real-time tracked data is enabling government agencies and researchers to identify hotspots, inform policy, and forge new partnerships...
News·Jul 30, 2026

UChicago Community Envisions Future of Climate and Energy at Aspen Ideas: Climate

The Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth served as the leading academic thought partner for the summit, with a large cohort of students and scholars attending for three packed days in Chicago.
News·Jul 29, 2026

Photo Essay: India Summer Fellows Explore Local Climate Challenges and Solutions

View photos taken by UChicago College students during their time in our India Summer Fellows Program this July.
EPIC News·Jul 29, 2026

Climate Change is Redrawing the Malaria Map in Africa, Study Finds

Climate change has increased childhood malaria and could continue to do so in southern and East Africa where communities are less experienced at tackling the disease, while reducing the risk in today’s hotspots as temperatures become too high for mosquitoes.
ETI News·Jul 28, 2026

To design better energy devices, researchers investigate membranes

via UChicago PME
A research team at the University of Chicago and NYU used experiments and molecular simulations to better understand how polymer backbone design affects the performance of ion-exchange membranes