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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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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
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University of Chicago Launches Program to Train Next Generation of Quantitative Developers
The Data Science Institute and the Financial Mathematics Program at the University of Chicago launch a new industry-aligned certificate in Quantitative Development
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Can Apps Work Without Taking Possession of Your Data? Researchers Think So
New research from the UChicago Department of Computer Science explores how digital services could use personal data for specific tasks without requiring people to give up broad control over it.
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DSI Partners with SkAI and NITMB to Host Fifth Annual AI+Science Summer School
Introducing a new generation of interdisciplinary trainees to the expanding field of AI+Science, Schmidt Fellows, organizers, and speakers built a community across disciplines and institutions.
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Where Data Meets Decision-Making: Inside Chicago Data Night
Chicago Data Night has become a cornerstone of Chicago’s data and AI community, bringing together professionals and academics for technically rigorous and timely conversations.
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2025–2026 Schmidt AI in Science Speaker Series Highlights
The series creates a recurring forum for the emerging community of AI in Science researchers to share methodological advances, discuss challenges, and forge new collaborations.
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AI + Science

A new paradigm of transformational AI-enabled scientific discovery across the physical and biological sciences, advancing core AI principles and training a new generation of diverse interdisciplinary scientists.
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Data & Democracy

Cutting-edge research at the intersection of computation and democratic representation. How can data science innovations – better mechanisms, better models, better metrics – strengthen democracy?
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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.
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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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Novel Intelligence

Exploring how to train AI models that augment rather than mimic human capacity.

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We have several job opportunities currently open, including faculty positions, postdoctoral and preceptorship programs, and technical and administrative staff positions.

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Upcoming Events

Join the DSI community for talks, workshops and other gatherings that spark new collaborations and technological discoveries.

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Upcoming EventAug 31, 2026

Data Science Clinic Information Session (for DSI Students)

An experiential project-based course where students work in teams as data scientists with real-world clients from industry, academia, and social impact organizations.
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Upcoming EventOct 06, 2026

Meng Jiang (Notre Dame): Schmidt AI in Science Speaker Series
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Upcoming EventOct 13, 2026

Doug Brinkerhoff (University of Montana): Schmidt AI in Science Speaker Series
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Upcoming EventOct 19, 2026

The UChicago and Caltech AI+Science Conference 2026 (opens in new window)
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Upcoming EventOct 27, 2026

Ella King (Northwestern): Schmidt AI in Science Speaker Series

Related News, Insights, and Past Events

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Campus NewsAug 13, 2026

Remotely Operated, Robotic Lab Receives $20 Million National Science Foundation Grant
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Forecasting Once-in-a-Millennium Weather With the Help of AI
MS-ADS Students Win Hackathon
Applied Data ScienceAug 06, 2026

From Classroom Teammates to Hackathon Winners: MS-ADS Students Develop Responsible AI Prototype for Public Health Planning
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DSI NewsJul 28, 2026

University of Chicago Launches Program to Train Next Generation of Quantitative Developers
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PaperJul 27, 2026

Can Apps Work Without Taking Possession of Your Data? Researchers Think So
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Applied Data ScienceJul 21, 2026

An MS-ADS Instructor’s Perspective on AI Innovation in China
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DSI NewsJul 07, 2026

DSI Partners with SkAI and NITMB to Host Fifth Annual AI+Science Summer School
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DSI NewsJun 23, 2026

DSI Welcomes 48 Students to 2026 Summer Research Programs
Yining Mao
Applied Data ScienceJun 17, 2026

The Tools, Languages, and Technologies I’ve Actually Used in MS-ADS
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DSI NewsJun 17, 2026

Empowering Future Data Leaders through Data4All

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Opportunities

The Data Science Institute offers programs and partnership opportunities for faculty, students, and organizations from the academic, government, business, and non-profit sectors. Learn more about our programs below.

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