The University of Chicago

The Power of Ideas

At the University of Chicago, we take seriously our part in the enormous task of generating new knowledge for the benefit of present and future generations. Our agenda-setting faculty crosses traditional disciplinary boundaries to transform the way we understand business, economics, history, law, literature, religion, physics, chemistry, and biology and medicine, among other fields. In this spirit of discovery, we train future generations of scholars, scientists, educators, and world leaders.

Transformative Technology

As technology pioneers, we are fully engaged in the process of preparing our most beneficial, most practical, and innovative scientific discoveries for the marketplace.  As we create new ideas for the marketplace, we also generate revenues for research and education.

National Laboratories

The University of Chicago manages, supports, and engages with two major federal research centers where cutting-edge science is always underway: Argonne National Laboratory and the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. Together these great laboratories attract $900 million annually in federal research funding and employ 5,000 Illinois residents.  Argonne and Fermi are leaders in ensuring U.S. competitiveness in the global economy, and providing unmatched science talent and capacity for our region and its people and economy. The research that takes place in them, often in collaboration with Illinois universities, contributes to our nation’s environmental, energy, and national security.