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Air pollution, which is primarily the result of burning fossil fuels, takes 2.2 years of the global life expectancy for each person, a new report finds.

A concerned family has offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to the safe return of their son. He’s a Chinese student who has gone missing from his dorm at the University of Chicago.

The family of a missing University of Chicago student has announced a $10,000 reward as they plead for their loved one’s safe return. NBC 5’s Vi Nguyen reports.

The world got a look Thursday at the first wild but fuzzy image of the supermassive black hole at the center of our own Milky Way galaxy, and Chicago scientists helped make it happen. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski has more.

The world got a look Thursday at the first wild but fuzzy image of the supermassive black hole at the center of our own Milky Way galaxy, and Chicago scientists helped make it happen. NBC 5 talks to the University of Chicago Professor John Carlstrom, who directs the South Pole Telescope team.

The world got a look Thursday at the first wild but fuzzy image of the supermassive black hole at the center of our own Milky Way galaxy, and Chicago scientists helped make it happen.

Increasing your sleep to 8.5 hours a night could help reduce calories needed in a day by 270 calories on average

A new study published in the peer-reviewed journal Jama Internal Medicine suggests that adding more sleep to your bedtime routine may improve weight loss and prevent obesity.

A 15-year-old boy was shot and killed while walking home from school in Bronzeville Tuesday, and less than an hour later a 16-year-old boy was fatally shot near the University of Chicago campus.

COVID numbers have caused restrictions at some college campuses in Illinois, and one student is speaking out. NBC 5’s Christian Farr reports.

Minutes before a man was shot by a University of Chicago police officer this week, he called 911 and said he had a gun and wanted to be killed by police, Cook County prosecutors said Thursday.

The University of Chicago police officer who shot a man waving a gun earlier this week shot a student four years about a block away, the school disclosed Thursday. The details were released in a statement announcing charges against the gunman in this week’s shooting.

A police officer at the University of Chicago exchanged gunfire with an armed suspect on the school’s campus on Tuesday, striking the suspect and injuring them. NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez has more.

A man was critically wounded in a shoot-out with University of Chicago police late Tuesday morning in Hyde Park, according to the Chicago Fire Department.

Three prestigious colleges around Chicago were named among the top 10 most expensive private universities across the U.S., according to a newly released list.

A “cartel” of elite universities that includes Northwestern, University of Chicago and Notre Dame conspired to restrict financial aid for needy students, a class-action lawsuit filed in federal court in Chicago claims.

The University of Chicago Medical Center performed two heart transplants on Thanksgiving, reaching a new record for the most transplants performed in a year.

The University of Chicago held a meeting Wednesday night addressing the growing concern of crime and violence in the Hyde Park neighborhood and what’s being done differently to prevent another tragedy. NBC 5’s Vi Nguyen reports.

The University of Chicago held a meeting Wednesday night addressing the growing concern of crime and violence in the Hyde Park neighborhood and what’s being done differently to prevent another tragedy.