HAVI Award Supports UChicago Researchers Pairing AI with Bayesian Statistics to Decipher the Babylonian Astronomical Diaries
Statistician Aaron Schein and Chris Wolfram, PhD student in Computer Science, use LLMs to extract information from the Babylonian Astronomical Diaries
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AI Weather Models Can Predict Unprecedented Extreme Events by Learning from Other Regions
Climate change is increasing the frequency of extreme weather events, and accurate, fast and efficient AI weather forecasts could help lessen their impact.
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Remotely Operated, Robotic Lab Receives $20 Million National Science Foundation Grant
AI-powered PoLARIS Project will execute science experiments remotely, allowing underserved researchers across the nation access to create novel soft materials from afar.
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A Place for Ideas: Faraco Family Commons Opens at UChicago Data Science Institute
Through the help of a recent gift, Francisco Faraco (MS ’04) and his family name will provide a first-floor gathering space at the DSI’s newly named Lorraine and Yuji Suzuki Center
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Cross-Sector Partnership Expands Tech Pathways on Chicago’s South Side
DSI partnered with the Gary Comer Youth Center (GCYC), XChange Chicago, United Airlines, Girl Security, and Chicago Youth Works to launch GCYC’s Tech Pre-Apprenticeship Program
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University of Chicago Launches New Master’s in Applied Artificial Intelligence
New nine-month program prepares technically experienced students to move beyond AI fundamentals and build, deploy, and lead with emerging technologies.
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Cutting-edge research at the intersection of computation and democratic representation. How can data science innovations – better mechanisms, better models, better metrics – strengthen democracy?

AICE: AI for Climate

A program of the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth and DSI, AI for Climate aims to accelerate and transform climate research with a focus on both scientific advances and societal impacts.

Data Ecology

The goal of data ecology is to study dataflows and design interventions to control how data impacts our world.

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Upcoming EventOct 16, 2026

Jon E. Froehlich (U of Washington): Department of Computer Science Distinguished Speaker

Always Another Mountain: Persistence, Pushback, and the Pursuit of Research That Matters
Upcoming EventOct 19, 2026

The UChicago and Caltech AI+Science Conference 2026 (opens in new window)
Upcoming EventOct 21, 2026

AI for the Social Sciences and Humanities / The Social Science and Humanities for AI Workshop (opens in new window)
Upcoming EventOct 21, 2026

Chicago Data Night: Harper Reed (Former CTO Obama for America)
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Upcoming EventOct 22, 2026

MS in Applied Data Science – Information Session (In-Person Program)

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Distinguished Speaker Series 2026-27
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AI Weather Models Can Predict Unprecedented Extreme Events by Learning from Other Regions
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DSI Undergraduate Open House
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UChicago physicist Vincenzo Vitelli named 2026 MacArthur Fellow
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Predicting Science and Technology: Preseen Partners with UChicago’s Knowledge Lab
Past EventOct 05, 2026

DSI/Department of Statistics Colloquium: Frederic Koehler (UChicago)
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DSI/Statistics Colloquium: Nikolaos Ignatiadis (UChicago)
AI Home Design Capstone Project
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From Inspiration to Reality: Building an AI Home Design System
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A Place for Ideas: Faraco Family Commons Opens at UChicago Data Science Institute

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