2020
Researchers develop a faster, better way to disinfect N95 masks for reuse
June 22, 2020
UChicago researchers led by Prof. Peter Eng develop a faster, better way to disinfect N95 masks for reuse
New analysis shows promise of quantum technologies based on silicon carbide
June 22, 2020
Prof. Awschalom says new CQE analysis shows promise of quantum technologies based on silicon carbide
Dean Olinto shares lasting lessons from her dad in the New York Times
June 20, 2020
Dean Angela Olinto shares lasting lessons from her dad in the New York Times
Astronomer Wendy Freedman encourages girls to reach for the stars
June 19, 2020
Astronomer Wendy Freedman encourages girls to reach for the stars on StartTV
Equity, diversity, and inclusion learning materials
June 18, 2020
We invite all PSD members to educate themselves on the importance of understanding different voices and points of view. We have compiled a list of suggested readings and films that address topics of race, identity, and equity.
Chemist Sarah King honored with Beckman Foundation’s Young Investigator Award
June 18, 2020
Chemist Sarah King honored with Beckman Foundation’s Young Investigator Award
XENON1T dark matter detector picks up unexplained new signal
June 18, 2020
XENON1T dark matter detector picks up unexplained new signal
Jared Siegel has been awarded a Chambliss Astronomy Achievement Student Award
June 17, 2020
Jared Siegel has been awarded a Chambliss Astronomy Achievement Student Award medal for his poster on supernova remnant W49B at the recently concluded 236th AAS meeting.
University of Chicago STAGE lab docuseries takes viewers into the lives and labs of scientists
June 16, 2020
Curiosity: The Making of a Scientist offers an online sneak peek of its pilot episode online June 25 at noon and 8 p.m.
Oumuamua: Neither Comet nor Asteroid, but a Cosmic Iceberg
June 16, 2020
UChicago Fellow Darryl Seligman finds that an unusual space object first discovered in 2017 is made of hydrogen ice
Peter Eng interviewed about decontaminating N95 masks on Fox 32 Chicago
June 16, 2020
Physicist Peter Eng interviewed about decontaminating N95 masks on Fox 32 Chicago
Chemistry student, Adam Antoszewski, honored for exceptional teaching of undergraduates
June 11, 2020
Chemistry student, Adam Antoszewski, honored for exceptional teaching of undergraduates with 2020 Wayne C. Booth Prize
Asst. Prof. Brian Nord and Prof. Daniel Holz discuss Wednesday’s #ShutDownSTEM strike
June 11, 2020
Asst. Prof. Brian Nord and Prof. Daniel Holz discuss Wednesday's #ShutDownSTEM strike
PSD members honored with 2020 Quantrell and Graduate Teaching Awards
June 9, 2020
PSD members honored with 2020 Quantrell and Graduate Teaching Awards
Mysterious interstellar visitor was probably a ‘dark hydrogen iceberg,’ not aliens
June 2, 2020
'Oumuamua made headlines as the first object to visit from outside the solar system. A new theory proposed by University of Chicago and Yale astronomers explains the phenomenon without aliens—but with interesting scientific implications.