ETI News·Nov 2, 2026

Research Leader Laura Gagliardi Receives Eni Energy Frontiers Award

via UChicago PME
The UChicago PME and Chemistry Department professor was presented the prestigious honor at a ceremony in Rome on Thursday
ETI News·Oct 30, 2026

Academic, Industry Collaborators Leverage Emerging Technology to Accelerate Energy Transition

Leaders from UChicago, IBM and more converged at Hyde Park Labs for a symposium bringing together researchers and industry members
ETI News·Oct 29, 2026

Exploring sodium batteries down to the atom

via UChicago PME
After revealing how electron microscopes damage lithium battery samples, a new study explores the impact on – and implications for – more eco-friendly sodium devices
CSEI News·Oct 29, 2026

The way Earth’s ‘thermostat’ works may have changed during Pangea era, UChicago scientists suggest

via UChicago News
Supercontinent could have affected how Earth maintained stable temperatures
News·Oct 29, 2026

New Experiential Course Takes Students Inside the Climate and Growth Challenge

The inaugural September Term course took students to Texas, New York and India to learn how different perspectives shape decisions around climate goals and economic growth.
EPIC News·Oct 29, 2026

Q&A: Eyal Frank on the Stakes of Rolling Back Environmental Protections

via Harris School of Public Policy
Eyal Frank is an environmental economist at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy whose research examines the economic consequences of environmental change.
ETI News·Oct 27, 2026

Agilent and University of Chicago Launch Center of Excellence for Energy Materials Research

Agilent CoE supports research on next-generation energy storage materials
EPIC News·Oct 27, 2026

New Tracker Maps the Human Toll of El Niño’s Heat

The El Niño Heat Mortality Tracker helps decision-makers pinpoint the hardest-hit regions and target efforts to save lives as projected deaths climb to 857,000 through March.
News·Oct 26, 2026

Climate Impacts on Brain Health Are Overlooked—and Unaddressed by Policy

Heat, extreme weather, pollution, food insecurity, disease and the stress that accompanies these problems all affect brain health.
EPIC News·Oct 20, 2026

New AQLI Leadership Advances Commitment to Data-Driven Clean Air Policy

Calvin Arter, whose career has bridged science, policy, and implementation to reduce air pollution, is the new director for the Air Quality Life Index.