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Sep 30 2023

WGN9: University of Chicago hosts second annual South Side Science Festival

The University of Chicago's South Side Science Festival brings science to the community, drawing inspiration from European events. The inaugural event had 2,500 attendees, with expectations to double this year's turnout.

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Sep 30 2023

Chicago Sun Times: Hands-on experience wows kids at South Side Science Festival: ‘Exposure is everything’

The South Side Science Festival at the University of Chicago features over 60 live demonstrations, encouraging hands-on learning and aiming to bridge the gap between scientists and the public to foster trust in the field.

News
Sep 23 2023

WTTW News: Get your geek on at South Side Science Festival on Sept. 30

The University of Chicago's South Side Science Festival, in its second year, aims to make science inclusive and engaging for all ages, featuring panels, experiments, and demonstrations led by university scientists on September 30.

Tutor

Adam Avnet

Adam is a 3rd year majoring in Molecular Engineering and Economics originally from New York City.

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Maya Buckley

Maya is a third year public policy major and Spanish minor from San Diego, California.

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Maya Kini

Maya is a 3rd year studying Economics and Spanish and is originally from Rye, New York.

News
Sep 15 2023

A year after its successful debut, the South Side Science Festival returns on September 30 to celebrate STEM for all

The free, day-long event for all ages will feature 100+ interactive demonstrations, scientific panels, games, food, and music

News
Sep 14 2023

UChicago students and South Side community members of all ages team up for pilot preschool support program in Woodlawn

Created and led by UChicago’s Jumpstart initiative within the Office of Civic Engagement’s Neighborhood Schools Program (NSP), the Intergen for the Win pilot invited local residents with an interest in early childhood development to work alongside UChicago students in two Woodlawn childcare centers as part of a paid, 10-week summer experience.

Profile

André Tse

Summer Links pairs undergraduate students like Tse with internships at local community-based organizations and examines social issues impacting the city of Chicago. 

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Donovan Pryor

The Youth Internship Program at UChicago provides interns like Pryor with meaningful work experience while also offering professional development workshops, career exploration activities, and college readiness and access programming

Event
Aug 31 2023

Fall Shred Fest

The Fall Shred Fest event is scheduled for September 22, 2023, from 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. in
the Press Building’s south parking lot located at 1427 East 60th Street and is open to
UChicago faculty, staff, students, and local community members.

Program

Data4All High School Bridge Workshop

Data4All, a collaboration of the Data Science Institute, the Office of Civic Engagement, the Center for Spatial Data Science, and Argonne National Laboratory, engages high school students in high-level data and coding challenges.