Gateway to the Great Outdoors

Gateway to the Great Outdoors

If any of members are interested in volunteering at a science outreach fair, please see the attached flyers and email. A local elementary school (just past Washington Park) is hosting a science fair in May and WiC+ would be happy to support any students who are...
First annual Southside Science Festival!

First annual Southside Science Festival!

For the first time, UChicago hosted the Southside Science Festival (affectionately nicknamed S3F) as an opportunity for students and families to get a taste of all the different science that happens in Hyde Park. On September 17 2022, the UChicago Science Quads was...
Physics with a Bang 2019!

Physics with a Bang 2019!

Each year, elementary school students from around Southside Chicago visit the University of Chicago with their families to attend “Physics with a Bang!,” hosted by the UChicago Materials Research Science and Engineering Center. On December 7 2019, the GCIS...
2019 First-Year Welcome Dinner!

2019 First-Year Welcome Dinner!

WiC hosted their second annual First-Year Mentoring Program with a dinner welcoming the newest class of chemistry women to the department. Mentors and mentees met over a delicious meal at Pizza Capri in our very own Hyde Park. The WiC First-Year Mentoring Program...
Physics with a Bang!

Physics with a Bang!

Each year, elementary school students from around Southside Chicago visit the University of Chicago with their families to attend “Physics with a Bang!,” hosted by the UChicago Materials Research Science and Engineering Center. On December 8 2018, the GCIS...