2020
Andrea Ghez, UChicago Laboratory Schools alum, wins Nobel Prize in Physics
October 6, 2020
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
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
“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 appointed Senior Advisor to the Provost for Global Scientific Initiatives
New nanotechnology design provides hope for personalized vaccination for treating cancer
October 2, 2020
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
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
UChicago chemists invent way to customize compounds just a few atoms thick
September 30, 2020
UChicago chemists invent way to customize compounds just a few atoms thick
Two $5 million gifts to support Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics, name directorship for Prof. David N. Schramm
September 29, 2020
The University of Chicago's Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics (KICP) has secured $10 million in new funding through two gifts: a $5 million gift from an anonymous alumnus and his wife and a match of $5 million from The Kavli Foundation. The first gift will name the directorship of the Institute in memory of Prof. David N. Schramm, a legendary professor of theoretical astrophysics at the University of Chicago.
Welcoming the largest class of graduate students in PSD history
September 25, 2020
Meet nine members of the incoming class and get behind the PSD Fellowship Challenge to support an unprecendented year for admissions. We are raising $3.6M to impact each student's graduate education.
Geosciences professor David Jablonski discusses mass extinction with National Geographic
September 24, 2020
Geosciences professor David Jablonski discusses mass extinction with National Geographic
Event Horizon Telescope, including UChicago-led South Pole Telescope, reveals turbulent evolution
September 23, 2020
Event Horizon Telescope, including UChicago-led South Pole Telescope, reveals turbulent evolution
Five UChicago CS Students Named in 2021 Class of Seibel Scholars
September 23, 2020
Five UChicago CS Students Named in 2021 Class of Seibel Scholars
PSD in the News: July – September 2020
September 23, 2020
This summer the Physical Sciences Division announced several institutional advancements, like the Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Innovation, major NSF support for materials science research, and exciting developments with CMB collaborations. Read the full list of articles for July, August, and September.
Introducing New Faculty in the Physical Sciences Division
September 22, 2020
Welcome to the new faculty members joining the Physical Sciences Division during the '20-21 academic year!
Is there life on Venus? Chicago’s WGN interviews astrochemist Jennifer Bergner
September 18, 2020
Is there life on Venus? Chicago’s WGN news interviews astrochemist Jennifer Bergner