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	July 28, 2026



*News for the UChicago community*

Readers, does the idea of a chatbot embedded into your child’s teddy bear cause you concern? A UChicago pediatric surgeon provides tips to foster connection and build bonds with your children while evaluating and using AI technology safely and effectively.

Read on to the Postscript to learn how to take part in an action-packed Court Theatre celebration marking 10 years of its Spotlight Reading Series.


	Top of mind

Mathematician Yu Deng writes equations on a whiteboard.

Photography by Jean Lachat

1. UChicago mathematician awarded a 2026 Fields Medal

Meet Professor Yu Deng, who has been honored with a 2026 Fields Medal for his role in solving a 125-year-old problem: providing a mathematical foundation to support the laws of physics. More ➞

Learn more about the Fields Medal—considered the highest award in mathematics—and the organization that awards it, the International Mathematical Union.

Read an in-depth profile of Deng to see how his path to math was paved by influences such as highly structured poetry, the game Go, and the International Mathematical Olympiad.

2. How to raise kids in the age of artificial intelligence

Pediatrician Dana Suskind returns to the Big Brains podcast to discuss her new book, Human Raised: Nurturing Connection, Curiosity, and Lifelong Learning in the Age of AI. More ➞

Register for a free Graham School online discussion to hear Suskind talk about the importance of human connection in early childhood.

Listen to Suskind’s previous Big Brains interview, in which she argued for policies to support the parents of young children.

3. Using AI to predict stock market moves

Chicago Booth Review experts Ralph S. J. Koijen and Bradford Levy share research on how AI tools may one day help more accurately predict stock price movements. More ➞

Build a stock-predicting AI agent and enter it into a competition, designed by Koijen and Levy, that will track its accuracy against market outcomes.


	Plus . . .

Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering interim dean appointed + An update on GLP-1 drugs + How dialects reveal US history + Why jellyfish heal so quickly + Does modernization create cultural conformity? + See more stories


	Things to do

August 5

Compete for pub trivia glory at Hi-Wire Brewing in Durham, North Carolina ➞

August 12

Cheer on your favorite team with the alumni community of Washington, DC, as the Chicago Cubs play the Washington Nationals ➞

August 15

Enjoy an afternoon at the Seattle waterfront, including Vietnamese coffee, conversation with UChicago alumni and friends, and an optional visit to the Exquisite Creatures art exhibition ➞

August 16

Share stories about multicultural, multiracial, and interfaith heritage and relationships with author Punita Khanna, AB’83, SM’86, and the alumni community of Los Angeles ➞



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Spend an epic week in Hyde Park with Homer: The Odyssey.

Design your next chapter of leadership at the Graham School.


	On the job

Job of the week

Senior associate director, prospect management, University of Chicago Booth School of Business ➞



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	UChicagoan

From Booth to Google

In 2006 Satyajeet Salgar, MBA’07, couldn’t persuade his Chicago Booth advanced marketing classmates that YouTube was going to be a big deal. But after graduating, he got a job working on YouTube partnerships at Google—where today he works on Google AI product management and user experience. More ➞

Envision a better future with the Chicago Leadership Circle.


	Postscript

A scene from a Court Theatre dramatic reading of a play.

Photography by Crystal Wiley-Brown

Celebrating 10 years of the Spotlight Reading Series

Check out “A Century of Black Progress,” a Court Theatre celebration that marks 10 years of presenting the works of Black playwrights through the Spotlight Reading Series with 10 events happening this August. More ➞

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