IBM announced Dec.14 that the company intends to engage with the University of Chicago,Keio University,the University of Tokyo,Yonsei University,and Seoul National University to work together to support quantum education activities in Japan,Korea,and the United States.IBM intends to deliver educational offerings in combination with contributions from each of the participating universities to advance the training of up to 40,000 students over the next 10 years to prepare them for the quantum workforce and promote the growth of aglobal quantum ecosystems.Quantum computing offers adifferent approach to computation which may solve problems that are intractable today.A skilled quantum workforce is critical to growing the quantum industry that will lead to economic development through leveraging quantum computing technology.Currently,people trained and skilled in quantum computing are in high demand as more higher-education and research institutions,national labs,and industries adopt quantum computing.To address the increasing demands of agrowing quantum workforce,this new partnership aims to educate new and future generations of quantum computing users.This international initiative may include materials for educators from broad disciplines of science and technology such as physics,computer science,engineering,math,life sciences and chemistry.To prepare for today’s era of quantum utility,and the coming era of quantum-centric supercomputing,the universities and IBM are focused on preparing aworkforce capable of using the latest quantum computing technologies for scientific discovery and explore industry applications that create new value in specific domains.IBM intends to participate with the universities to develop arobust quantum curriculum to teach the next generation of computational scientists,who will be able to use quantum computers as ascientific tool.All parties involved will have the resources to engage in educator training,course material development,and community-driven educational events,including mentorships,joint summer programs,exchange programs and distinguished lecture programs.“The University of Chicago was an early pioneer of the field of quantum engineering,and was the first university in the U.S.to award graduate degrees in this emerging area of technology,”said Paul Alivisatos,President of the University of Chicago.“With other partners in the Chicago region,UChicago has strived to develop avibrant ecosystem for quantum technologies that is attracting companies and investments from around the world.These developments have underscored the need for atalented workforce.The University of Chicago is excited and proud to work with our partners at IBM,and to build on its long-standing ties to Keio University,Yonsei University,Seoul National University,and The University of Tokyo,to deliver world-class educational programs that will prepare thousands of students for jobs and opportunities in quantum information sciences.”“With the recent demonstrations that quantum computers at ascale of more than 100 qubits are capable of being used as scientific tools to deliver insights reaching beyond leading classical approaches,we have an even greater need to educate today’s students to join the growing quantum workforce,”said IBM Senior Vice President and Director of Research Darío Gil.“This effort intends to provide Keio University,the University of Tokyo,Yonsei University,Seoul National University,and the University of Chicago with IBM’s latest and most advanced quantum education materials is acrucial step toward exploring useful quantum applications.”The new partnerships build upon the University of Chicago’s and the Chicago area’s strengths in quantum science and engineering.A leading global hub for research in quantum technology,Chicago is also home to one of the largest quantum networks in the country.This May,UChicago joined two global partnerships to advance quantum computing:a$100 million plan with IBM and the University of Tokyo to help develop aquantum-centric supercomputer;and a$50 million partnership with Google and the University of Tokyo to support quantum research and workforce development. 查看详细>>

At one of the many science,technology,engineering and mathematics educational programs run by Argonne National Laboratory over the summer,attendees tackled avariety of data exercises,including investigating London’s 19th century cholera crisis.Just as doctors at the time collected and analyzed data to determine the source of the epidemic,participants discovered the problem-solving potential of data science.But unlike Argonne’s other STEM education programs,the attendees at this data workshop were not students but Chicago Public Schools high school teachers.The teachers’typical subjects ranged from computer science to math to physics,but they all wanted to find ways to bring data science to their classrooms.The three-week-long Data Science Institute for High School Teachers brought eight teachers together with staff members from Argonne,which is aU.S.Department of Energy national laboratory affiliated with the University of Chicago.They met at Hyde Park Academy High School in Chicago,where they learned about computer science,experimented hands-on with coding tools and practiced teaching data science to youth.“Working with teachers allows us to have an exponential impact on communities,”said institute lead and Argonne associate Miranda Kerr.?“By introducing teachers to data science—an essential skill for students—and helping them bring the concepts to their classrooms,we have the potential to introduce more than 800 students to data science.If these teachers continue to spark students’curiosity in data science in subsequent years,there’s ahuge potential for aripple effect of increased STEM learning.”“Making meaning from data has always been an important part of all STEM courses,so it can be easily integrated into the curriculum,”said Deysi Emeterio,who is preparing to teach AP and honors physics at Whitney Young High School.?“Data science is agrowing field widely used in various industries,including marketing,healthcare,finance,banking,policy work and more.As ateacher,I want to help my students develop the knowledge and the set of skills that opens opportunities for them in their future careers.”“I plan to take the activities and skills we were introduced to at the institute,and implement them into my AP computer science classes,”said Emmanuel Medina,a computer science teacher at Curie Metropolitan High School.?“With minor modifications,these lessons will help students develop their analytical skills,build critical thinking skills,and engage their knowledge with real world events and issues.” 查看详细>>

The University of Chicago will present an honorary degree to Joseph Neubauer,former chairman of the Board of Trustees,during its Convocation ceremony on June 3.Neubauer,MBA’65,will receive an honorary doctor of laws degree,in recognition of his extraordinary service to the University.At Convocation,UChicago also will confer honorary degrees upon five renowned scholars and will honor Chancellor Emeritus and President Emeritus Robert J.Zimmer for his leadership and service to the University.During his service as Board chair from 2015 to 2022,the University concluded The University of Chicago Campaign:Inquiry and Impact,the largest and most comprehensive campaign in its history.Neubauer continues to serve the University as amember of the Board,to which he was first elected in 1992,and is aLife Member of the Chicago Booth Council.Neubauer is the retired CEO and board chairman of Aramark,which under his leadership,grew into a$13 billion global services provider.Neubauer began his career at Chase Manhattan Bank,where at age 27,he became the youngest vice president its history.He went on to hold several senior positions with PepsiCo,Inc.before joining Aramark.He currently manages his family office,Next Egg Group.An active alum since his graduation from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business(now Chicago Booth),Neubauer’s involvement with the University is characterized by many years of distinguished service and philanthropic commitment.He and his wife,Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer,were awarded the University of Chicago Medal in 2013,which recognizes rare and distinguished service to the University.Together they support many areas of the University,including the Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society,the Neubauer Family Assistant Professors Program,an endowed professorship at the Booth School of Business,the Adelante Scholars Program and the Booth Civic Scholars program. 查看详细>>

A nondescript shipping container sits just to the west of the Logan Center for the Arts at the University of Chicago,painted black and framed from 60th Street by flora and trees.A modest structure compared to its 10-story neighbor,this 380-square-foot building is more than meets the eye:It’s KilnHouse,a project designed in partnership by Woodhouse Tinucci Architects and UChicago’s Department of Visual Arts.Home to three kilns that can be seen from either end through floor-to-ceiling windows,KilnHouse serves as aresource and pavilion for DoVA students working with kiln-fired ceramics.But KilnHouse wasn’t just any architectural commission,planned behind closed doors and erected solely by contractors.It was the product of aseries of classes taught between Woodhouse Tinucci and DoVA lecturer Amber Ginsburg,working in tandem with aseries of students to bring the project from idea to reality. 查看详细>>

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation recently kicked off an innovative series of discussions that gathers influential experts each Friday to provide insights on emerging trends on adifferent industry or topic.The Entrepreneurial Outlook breakfast series is inspired by the University of Chicago Booth School of Business’world-renowned Economic Outlook event,a forum for thought leaders in economics to share their insights and analyses with aglobal audience.It is also part of an ongoing effort by the Polsky Center to engage with and support Chicago-area entrepreneurs to promote avibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem.The kickoff event on Jan.18 featured five entrepreneurs and venture capitalists discussing emerging issues in the health care industry—and how technology will help solve them.Future discussions will focus on therapeutics,civtech,fintech,energy and artificial intelligence.The health care discussion included Imran Ahmad,MBA’16,AB’06,the principal of OCA Ventures;Gary Conkright,MBA’82,CEO of physIQ;Jordan Dolin,founder of Furthur Found;Stacy Lindau,AM‘02,founder of NowPow and aprofessor and gynecologist at the University of Chicago;and Dipa Mehta,MBA’12,former managing director at Sandbox Industries and an adjunct professor at Chicago Booth.The session was moderated by Melissa Byrn,MS‘17,director of innovation programs at the Polsky Center. 查看详细>>

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is joining forces with the University of Chicago and Illinois’s two national laboratories,Argonne National Laboratory and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory,to make the Chicago area anational leader in quantum technology—a rapidly emerging field with revolutionary potential and growing backing from government and industry.The initiative is amajor step in an expanded series of collaborations between UChicago and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,deepening their connections in the Discovery Partners Institute and the Illinois Innovation Network.The universities will be announcing arange of joint projects,including research partnerships in such areas as materials and computing,as well as civic engagement collaborations that will benefit Chicago’s South Side,the Urbana-Champaign community and the state.The civic engagement collaboration will focus on youth entrepreneurship,business diversity,K-12 education and urban labs research. 查看详细>>

Donation to expand Education Lab partnership with Chicago Public Schools.Nov 16,2018$15 million AbbVie gift to further innovative approach to evaluating and guiding policy.A transformative gift from AbbVie Pharmaceuticals announced on Nov.16 will expand the partnership between the University of Chicago Education Lab and the Chicago Public Schools to better support Chicago’s most vulnerable youth.This$15 million gift will connect underserved students with promising pro... 查看详细>>

The U.S.Department of Energy has awarded more than$22 million to scientists at the University of Chicago,Argonne National Laboratory and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory for quantum science research,spanning the search for dark matter to more powerful computing.The funding for more than adozen projects will help scientists explore quantum engineering,which is rapidly becoming reality after decades consigned to theory.“These are exciting new research programs aimed at creating the foundations of anew technology grounded in the laws of quantum mechanics,”said David Awschalom,the Liew Family Professor at the Institute for Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago and ascientist at Argonne.“The projects offer aunique opportunity to not only deepen our knowledge of quantum science and what it has to offer across many fields,but also to continue building aframework of collaboration for quantum science between academic institutions and the national laboratories.”Awschalom heads the Chicago Quantum Exchange—a partnership between all three institutions to foster an emerging Chicago-area ecosystem of quantum research and commercialization. 查看详细>>