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2023

This tool could protect artists from A.I.-generated art that steals their style

February 13, 2023

Karla Ortiz holding a thing painting brush working on some of her art.

Professor Zhao and a team of computer science researchers at the University of Chicago designed a tool called Glaze that aims to thwart A.I. models from learning a particular artist’s style.


The winners of the 2023 Wolf Prize are announced

February 10, 2023

Professor Chuan He and a student in the lab

The winners of the 2023 Wolf Prize were announced this week. Chuan He, John T. Wilson Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago, was awarded the Wolf Prize in Chemistry for “pioneering discoveries that illuminate the functions and pathological dysfunctions of RNA.”


UChicago to award six honorary degrees at Convocation in 2023

February 9, 2023

Rockefeller Chapel during winter time

The University of Chicago will confer honorary degrees upon five renowned scholars at Convocation this June 2023. Hélène Esnault, world-renowned mathematician and the Einstein Professor at the Freie Universität Berlin, will receive the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science.


Chemist Sarah King named 2023 Cottrell Scholar

February 9, 2023

Portrait of Professor Sarah King against a grey background.

Neubauer Family Assistant Professor Sarah King of the Department of Chemistry is among the 25 early career scholars in chemistry, physics, and astronomy to be named recipients of the Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RSCA) 2023 Cottrell Scholar Awards. 


Women in STEM: In Conversation with Dr. Giulia Galli

February 9, 2023

Picture of Prof. Galli sitting at her office desk, resting chin on one hand and smiling at camera.

In this interview, AZoM had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Giulia Galli, a professor at the Univeristy of Chicago and senior scientist at the Argonne National Laboratory, about her impressive career in science.


Women in STEM: In Conversation with Professor Laura Gagliardi

February 9, 2023

Laura Gagliardi in a room with models of molecules. The background is a white screen with another model of a molecule.

Ahead of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, AZoM speaks with Dr. Laura Gagliardi, a Professor of Chemistry at the University of Chicago. Laura discusses her passion for chemistry and the importance of women and girls in STEM sectors such as her own. 


Prof. Michael Gladders is the 2022-2023 recipient of the Marian and Stuart Rice Research Award

February 8, 2023

Portrait of professor Michael Gladders

Prof. Michael Gladders is the 2022-2023 recipient of the Marian and Stuart Rice Research Award, a U. Chicago Physical Sciences Divisional honor that provides funding for intellectually exciting and innovative research ventures, enabling new directions of research.


Meet computational and applied mathematics student, Mark Olson

February 8, 2023

Mark Olson

Mark A. Olson was raised in Buffalo, New York, and San Luis Obispo, California. After studying mathematics and computer science at UC Berkeley, he joined the PhD program in Computational and Applied Mathematics (CAM). He is currently researching Liouville quantum gravity, a topic in theoretic probability, with Assoc. Prof. Ewain Gwynne.


Pioneering UChicago biochemist wins 2023 Wolf Prize

February 7, 2023

Chuan He

Chuan He, John T. Wilson Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Chemistry, has been named a 2023 Wolf Prize Laureate in Chemistry “for discovering reversible RNA methylation and its role in the regulation of gene expression.” The acclaimed Wolf Prize is awarded to outstanding scientists and artists for achievements in the interest of humanity and friendly relations among people.


The role of research in data science education

February 6, 2023

A maroon phrase against a white background says Minding the Future, Building pipelines for data science

Anne Mykland, a recent UChicago Lab graduate, recounts her experience as a high school intern in the UChicago DSI SummerLab, for the Harvard Data Science Review.


Chemical tricks offer real-life sensations

February 6, 2023

A woman wears a haptic device on her arm paired with images of the VR scene she sees in her VR goggles

By applying chemicals to the skin, researchers from the University of Chicago have created a new form of haptics that make VR-experiences more real.


Erik Shirokoff, astronomer who built instruments to map the universe, 1979-2023

February 3, 2023

Erik Shirokoff

Assoc. Prof. Erik Shirokoff, a UChicago astronomer who built instruments to understand the earliest ages of the universe, and who was known as a generous and patient mentor and teacher, died Jan. 26. He was 43.


George Crabtree, distinguished energy researcher remembered as ‘boundless explorer,’ 1944-2023

February 2, 2023

George Crabtree

George Crabtree, widely recognized and admired as a brilliant, passionate materials scientist who led groundbreaking work in superconductivity and energy storage over the course of nearly seven decades at Argonne National Laboratory, died Jan. 23. He was 78.


High-stakes Tamagotchi: living smartwatch literally dies if you don’t feed it

February 2, 2023

A hand and wrist displaying a conceptual smartwatch with a visible compartment for growing slime

Gizmodo explores the UChicago Human Computer Integeration Lab conceptual smartwatch that requires thriving slime mold or the smartwatch’s functionality becomes limited.


Scientists release newly accurate map of all the matter in the universe

January 31, 2023

The Dark Energy Survey Telescopes under a starry sky

A group of scientists, including several with the UChicago and Fermilab, have released one of the most precise measurements ever made of how matter is distributed across the universe today, using DES and SPT data.