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Apr 17 2024
Early College Awareness with Leon Walker
Middle school students are welcome to attend this event featuring keynote speaker Leon Walker, a UChicago alumnus and the Founder & CEO of DL3 Realty. This event will offer information on financial aid, scholarships, and college selection.
EventMar 28 2024
Powering the Future: Energy Efficiency & More Housing Expo & Workshop
Join the latest in a series of workshops for residents of South Shore, Washington Park and Woodlawn presented by the South Side Housing Data Initiative.
EventMar 28 2024
UChicago Youth Internship Program Info Session
The University of Chicago Youth Internship Program (YIP) is a paid summer employment opportunity for South Side high school students that is focused on strengthening the pipeline to STEM careers.
NewsMar 5 2024
University of Chicago, UChicago Medicine and City Colleges of Chicago announce healthcare education partnership in Washington Park neighborhood
Proposed facilities and programs would establish a healthcare career pipeline for South Side residents and support 600 jobs in Washington Park
NewsFeb 6 2024
UChicago symposium connects diverse firms with decision-makers
Now in its 15th year, the Professional Services Symposium provides opportunities for minority- and women-owned businesses
EventJan 8 2024
Entrepreneurship Essentials (E2): Intro to Tech for Non-Technical Founders 2024
A non-technical founder’s job is not to learn to code, but to successfully manage the technology production process and make sure it aligns with business goals. To do this, non-technical founders need to understand technology workflows, learn how to ask the right questions and collaborate with designers and developers.
EventDec 13 2023
Lessons & Carols For Christmas Eve 2023
The Rockefeller Chapel Choir and the Rockefeller Children’s Choir sing carols old and new at the beloved candlelit service of Lessons and Carols for Christmas Eve.
NewsDec 8 2023
Twenty years after UChicago Collegiate Scholars Program’s founding, early participants reflect on its ongoing impact
Since CSP’s founding in 2023, more than 900 CPS students from across the city have participated.
NewsDec 6 2023
Hyde Park Herald: South Side families create new traditions at Holly-Days
Hyde Park's Holly-Days event celebrated the holiday season with ice sculpting, a Black Santa Claus, and family-oriented activities, fostering new traditions and community unity in Chicago's South Side.
NewsNov 15 2023
Axios: Chicago is emerging as a quantum tech hub
The Chicago area is emerging as a national quantum technology leader, recently designated a quantum technology hub by the U.S. Department of Commerce. This recognition, bringing federal funding to local universities, coincides with the Chicago Quantum Summit in Hyde Park.
EventNov 14 2023
Do you know your rights and responsibilities as a tenant?
Attend this event to hear from legal experts on how to understand your lease, get free legal services, understand the eviction process for all housing types, and effectively communicate with your landlord.
NewsNov 7 2023
Machine learning: High school students in the Collegiate Scholars Program get to know robots
The Collegiate Scholars Program admits 50 rising sophomores each May. Over the next three years, they take summer courses like this one, many taught by UChicago faculty, and have access to dozens of workshops and activities during the school year—on academic subjects, college exploration and readiness, leadership, community service, and more.