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2020

Nobel Prize-winning physicist Andrea Ghez to deliver Oct. 22 UChicago lecture

October 20, 2020

Andrea Ghez

Nobel Prize-winning physicist Andrea Ghez to deliver Oct. 22 UChicago lecture


The scientists who are hoping for a supernova

October 19, 2020

Supernova

The scientists who are hoping for a supernova: If star on Orion’s shoulder goes supernova, Fermilab experiment will collect data bonanza


Researchers discover how a small molecule is the key to HIV forming capsules

October 19, 2020

HIV Capsid microscope imagery

Researchers discover how a small molecule is the key to HIV forming capsules


Prof. Guangbin Dong awarded Tetrahedron Young Investigator Award

October 14, 2020

Guangbin Dong

Guangbin Dong awarded Tetrahedron Young Investigator Award


Prof. Greg Voth awarded 2021 Biophysical Society Innovation Award

October 14, 2020

Greg Voth

Prof. Greg Voth awarded 2021 Biophysical Society Innovation Award recognizing his theoretical and computational contributions to complex biological problems


From outdoor art to laboratory COVID-19 research, a look at UChicago’s Autumn Quarter

October 13, 2020

Woman painting a canvas in a field

From outdoor art to laboratory COVID-19 research, a look at UChicago’s Autumn Quarter


James Truran awarded 2021 Hans Bethe Prize

October 13, 2020

James Truran

Astronomy and astrophysics professor James Truran has been awarded the 2021 Hans Bethe Prize for distinguished contributions across the breadth of nuclear astrophysics, galactic chemical evolution and cosmochronology


KICP Fellow Burcin Mutlu-Pakdil star of Science Friday documentary

October 12, 2020

Burcin Multu-Pakdil and the cover of Breakthrough docuseries

KICP Fellow Burcin Mutlu-Pakdil is the star of a Science Friday film documentary, Breakthrough. It recounts the Turkish-born astrophysicists journey through STEM and breakthrough galaxy discovery.


Intentional Space: simple strategies blog

October 9, 2020

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Read the PSD Communications blog Intentional Space for simple strategies to help you navigate working from home and heightening your awareness. This blog series by PSD Communications Specialist Maureen McMahon will run during Spring Quarter. Find simple work-from-home routines, mindfulness strategies, and ways to cultivate a peaceful day.


Andrea Ghez, UChicago Laboratory Schools alum, wins Nobel Prize in Physics

October 6, 2020

Andrea Ghez

Andrea Ghez, UChicago Laboratory Schools alum, wins Nobel Prize in Physics


Oct 7-9 IMSI conference to explore how math, statistics can address global problems

October 2, 2020

Takis Souganidis and Kevin Corlette

Oct 7-9 IMSI conference to explore how math, statistics can address global problems


“Bracelet of Silence” Named Finalist in 2020 Fast Company Design Awards

October 2, 2020

jammable bracelet by Pedro Lopes

“Bracelet of Silence” Named Finalist in 2020 Fast Company Design Awards


Young-Kee Kim appointed Senior Advisor to the Provost for Global Scientific Initiatives

October 2, 2020

Young-Kee Kim, physics professor

Young-Kee Kim appointed Senior Advisor to the Provost for Global Scientific Initiatives


New nanotechnology design provides hope for personalized vaccination for treating cancer

October 2, 2020

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A new study, published in Science Advances, demonstrates the use of charged nanoscale metal-organic frameworks for generating free radicals using X-rays within tumor tissue to kill cancer cells directly. Furthermore, the same frameworks can be used for delivering immune signaling molecules known as PAMPs to activate the immune response against tumor cells. By combining these two approaches into one easily administered “vaccine,” this new technology may provide the key to better local and systemic treatment of difficult-to-treat cancers.


Possibility of dark bosons entices physicists

September 30, 2020

Depiction of a boson trajectory in rainbow colors

Possibility of dark bosons entices physicists like Elina Fuchs of Enrico Fermi Institute. Hints of anomalous activity in heavy isotopes could be clues to new physics