2022
PSD Staff Holiday Coffee
8:00–9:30 am Hubble Lounge, ERC 501
All PSD staff are invited to a holiday coffee hour.
Harper Lecture with Marshini Chetty
7:00–8:00 pm Zoom
For this virtual Harper Lecture, Asst. Prof. Marshini Chetty, Dept. of Computer Science, discusses dark patterns and how to spot them when you are shopping.
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Physics with a Bang!
11:00 am–4:00 pm Kersten Physics Teaching Center
Students, families, teachers and especially the curious are invited to attend an annual Holiday Lecture and Open House featuring physics demonstrations.
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2022 Chicago Quantum Summit
Through November 15, 2022 Hybrid
This fifth annual Summit will provide opportunities to hear leaders in quantum information science and engineering who are at the forefront of - and defining - this emerging field across industry, government, and academia.
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Stephen Stigler author event for “Casanova’s Lottery"
5:30–6:30 pm Regenstein Library, Room 122
Prof. Stephen M. Stigler, Dept. of Statistics, discusses his new book about the history of the lottery that “shines new light on the conscious introduction of risk into the management of a nation-state and the rationality of playing unfair games.”
Maria Goeppert-Mayer Lecture with Nergis Mavalvala
3:30–4:30 pm KPTC 106
The University of Chicago Department of Physics welcomes to the Maria Goeppert-Mayer Lecture Series Nergis Mavalvala, Marble Professor of Astrophysics at MIT and Dean of the MIT School of Science, who will deliver the 2022 lecture: “Listening to Cosmic Symphonies Above the Quantum Din.”
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Addressing the Climate & Energy Challenge
Through November 5, 2022 Online forum
Addressing the Climate & Energy Challenge: A Joint Forum Hosted by UChicago & Peking University will be six virtual events convening academics, policymakers, regulators, and industry leaders to discuss how the US and China and the world are addressing the climate and energy challenge.
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Coleman R. Seskind, MD, Lecture with Jack Szostak
4:00–5:00 pm BSLC Rm 115, online
The BSD will host an inaugural lecture delivered by Prof. Jack W. Szostak, “Why Did Biology Begin with RNA and Not Something Else?”
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Broader Impacts Fair
12:00–2:00 pm ERC Atrium
The annual Broader Impacts Fair will be held on Tuesday, October 4, 2022, from 12:00 until 2:00 pm in the William Eckhardt Research Center Atrium. Come and learn about volunteer opportunities with university and community organizations engaging in education, policy, and public outreach.
PSD Student Wellness Fair
1:00–3:00 pm ERC 161, North Science Quads
All PSD graduate students are welcome to attend a free wellness fair. Plan your wellness partnerships, play lawn games, and pet dogs from Canine Therapy Corps.