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The Center for Decision Research Announces the Opening of Mindworks, the World’s First Lab and Interactive Museum Dedicated to Behavioral Science

July 22, 2021

Located in downtown Chicago, Mindworks aims to position itself among the city’s can’t-miss destinations and as a place for visitors from around the world to better understand how behavioral scientists do their work.

The Center for Decision Research Announces the Opening of Mindworks, the World’s First Lab and Interactive Museum Dedicated to Behavioral Science
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Three University of Chicago Professional Schools Partner with the Obama Foundation to Launch University of Chicago Obama Foundation Scholars Program

June 16, 2021

The program is a joint initiative for promising civic leaders from around the United States and the world who have demonstrated the potential to make an impact on pressing issues facing their communities.

Three University of Chicago Professional Schools Partner with the Obama Foundation to Launch University of Chicago Obama Foundation Scholars Program
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Nation’s first quantum startup accelerator, Duality, launches at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center and the Chicago Quantum Exchange

April 07, 2021

Program to leverage the region’s quantum ecosystem, including the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Argonne National Laboratory, and P33, to help startups bring their innovations to the marketplace

Nation’s first quantum startup accelerator, Duality, launches at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center and the Chicago Quantum Exchange