University of Chicago alum among Nobel Prize in economics winners

A University of Chicago alum and former faculty member was one of the two Americans who won the Nobel Prize in economics​ this week.

• Oct 13

University of Chicago economist among Nobel Prize in economics winners

Michael Woodford, a University of Chicago alum and former faculty member, was one of the two Americans who won the Nobel Prize in economics​ this week.

• Oct 13

Nobel Prize in economics goes to 2 Americans

American-born economists Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford won the Nobel Prize in economics for their work on models that help governments and central banks manage economic shocks.

• Oct 12

Northwestern professor Joel Mokyr among 3 awarded Nobel Prize for economics

Northwestern University professor Joel Mokyr was among three people awarded the Nobel Prize in economics on Monday for their research into technological progress and economic growth.

• Oct 13, 2025

Scientist originally from Elmhurst, Illinois wins Nobel Prize in medicine

Elmhurst native Fred Ramsdell, 64, is a scientific adviser for Sonoma Biotherapeutics in San Francisco.

• Oct 6, 2025

Elmhurst native among 3 scientists awarded Nobel Prize in medicine

Elmhurst native Fred Ramsdell won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine along with Mary E. Brunkow of the Institute for Systems Biology in Seattle, and Shimon Sakaguchi of Osaka University in Japan.

• Oct 6, 2025

UChicago professor James Robinson, 2 other economists share Nobel prize

Their research centered around tracing the roots of the question: "Why are some countries poorer and others more prosperous? And why do those inequalities persist?"

• Oct 14, 2024

UChicago professor James Robinson shares Nobel economics prize with two longtime friends

A University of Chicago professor and two other economists – and his longtime friends – were awarded the Nobel memorial prize in economics on Monday, for their work on researching global inequalities.

• Oct 14, 2024

University of Chicago, 2 other scientists awarded Nobel Prize in chemistry

John Jumper, who received his master's degree and Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, shared the prize with Dennis Hassabis — who works with Jumper at Google DeepMind — and David Baker, who works at the University of Washington in Seattle.

• Oct 9, 2024

University of Chicago alum Moungi Bawendi shares Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Bawendi received his Ph.D. from UChicago in 1988, and now serves as the Lester Wolfe Professor of Chemistry at MIT​.

• Oct 4, 2023

University of Chicago professor Douglas Diamond wins Nobel Prize in Economics

Diamond won the prize along with former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke – now of the Brookings Institution – and Philip Dybvig of Washington University in St. Louis.

• Oct 10, 2022