Faculty News & Updates
Congratulations 2024–2025 ELAM Fellow Sonali M. Smith, MD, FASCO, Elwood V. Jensen Professor of Medicine
Vice Dean of Faculty Affairs Jay Pinto proudly supports 2024–2025 Fellow Sonali M. Smith, MD, FASCO, Elwood V. Jensen Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Section of Hematology/Oncology, in her participation in the prestigious Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine® (ELAM) Program. Dr. Smith’s selection reflects her exceptional leadership, distinction, and dedication to excellence in academic medicine.
UPCOMING CHICAGO FORUM EVENTS: Academic Freedom in the Era of Trump: A Chicago Forum Conversation with Greg Lukianoff of FIRE and Genevieve Lakier of the Law School and UChicago AAUP
Date: Thursday, April 24, 2025
Time: 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Location: The Quad Club Library (1155 E 57th Street, Chicago, IL 60637)
This event is open to UChicago faculty and OAAs.
Refreshments will be provided.
With over 50 universities under investigation, millions of dollars in funding revoked, and students and scholars facing detainment, a critical question arises: Are we experiencing a sustained assault on academic freedom by the current administration? Why is this happening now and how should higher education respond?
Join us for a discussion on the crisis in academic freedom, featuring Greg Lukianoff, President and CEO of FIRE (Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression), and Genevieve Lakier, a First Amendment scholar and Vice President of the UChicago Chapter of the AAUP (American Association of University Professors). Both distinguished speakers will share their perspectives on the implications of these recent developments and explore potential strategies for defending academic freedom in these turbulent times. Attendees will also have ample opportunity to engage in a larger conversation.
UPCOMING CHICAGO FORUM EVENTS: FIRE President & CEO Greg Lukianoff on Free Speech & Current Headwinds
FIRE President & CEO Greg Lukianoff on Free Speech & Current Headwinds
The Chicago Forum is thrilled to host Greg Lukianoff, President and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), on Thursday, April 24, from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. for a conversation. Delve into the pressing issues surrounding free speech on college campuses as Lukianoff shares his expertise and observations amidst the dynamic changes and actions in higher education.
Date: Thursday, April 24, 2025
Time: 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Location: The Chicago Forum (5737 S University Ave, Chicago, IL 60637)
This event is open to University of Chicago students.
Lunch will be provided.
Lead support for the Chicago Forum’s Zell Speaker and Event Series comes from the Zell Family Foundation.
The 2025 George and Marie Andros Lecture: Professor Charles Swanton, MBPhd, Francis Crick Institute, UK
You’re cordially invited to attend The George and Marie Andros Lecture featuring speaker: Professor Charles Swanton, MBPhd, Deputy Clinical Director, Francis Crick Institute, UK
Talk: Cancer Initiation, Progression and Metastases: Myeloid Mayhem
Date: Wednesday, April 3, 2025
Time: 4PM
Location: Gwen and Juless Knapp Center for Biomedical Discovery, (KCBD) Room 1103
900 E 57th Street, Chicago, IL 60637
Informal Reception immediately to follow
Keith Jonathan Ruskin, MD receives Glenn and Claire Swogger Award for Exemplary Classroom Teaching
The University of Chicago has honored 11 instructors, graduate and undergraduate students for their exceptional work as teachers. Nominated by undergraduates in the College, these winners demonstrated the ability to push students to think beyond the classroom, and to...
Dr. Olufunmilayo I. Olopade Receives Prestigious Awards for Groundbreaking Breast Cancer Research Contributions
Dr. Olufunmilayo I. Olopade receives three of the most prestigious awards for her groundbreaking Breast Cancer Research contributions.
Four UChicago Medicine Faculty Elected to Association of American Physicians
Four UChicago Medicine faculty members were elected to the 2024 class of the Association of American Physicians (AAP), a prestigious medical society that acknowledges the nation's leading physician-scientists. Founded in 1885 by Sir William Osler and six distinguished...
Congratulations to 2023 AAMC Louis W. Sullivan, MD, Award Recipient Selwyn O. Rogers, Jr., MD, MPH, FACS
Congratulations to 2023 AAMC Award Recipient Dr. Selwyn Rogers
Iris Romero named inaugural Executive Vice Dean
Announcing Iris Romero, MD, MS, as the inaugural Executive Vice Dean (EVD) of the Biological Sciences Division and the Pritzker School of Medicine.
Applications Open for Inaugural SPARC Cohort
Applications for Inaugural SPARC Cohort are due on June 30, 2023.
Congratulations to the 2023 winners of the Academic Communications Network Excellence Awards!
Congratulations to the 2023 BSD Faculty winners of the Academic Communications Network Excellence Awards!
Six University of Chicago scholars named 2022 AAAS fellows
Six University of Chicago researchers were named 2022 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science for their distinguished contributions to the sciences.