2023
Gig drivers for Walmart say they’re forced to compete against bots for deliveries
June 30, 2023
Computer scientist Marshini Chetty weighs in on bots taking jobs from gig workers.
Meet Sandra Tilmon
June 30, 2023
Sandra Tilmon is a graduate of the MS in Applied Data Science part-time program in the Physical Sciences Division.
Meet Ben Kusswurm
June 30, 2023
Ben Kusswurm is a student in the MS in Applied Data Science's online program.
In new paradox, black holes appear to evade heat death
June 30, 2023
Computer scientist Bill Fefferman talks quantum gravity and black holes in Quanta Magazine.
UChicago team wins the NIH Long COVID Computational Challenge
June 30, 2023
The team, which includes a third-year Ph.D. student and two scientists from Argonne National Laboratory, built a real-time monitoring system that updates a patient’s risk for developing Long COVID as new clinical events occur.
Image: Computer scientist and CS alumnus Fangfang Xia
Meet EJ Kang
June 30, 2023
EJ Kang is a MS in Applied Data Science student in the Physical Sciences Division.
5 ways Argonne entangled with Ant-Man to get people to geek out about quantum science
June 29, 2023
Marvel’s Antman and the Wasp: Quantumania shines a sci-fi spotlight on quantum concepts and provides a gateway to explore the realities and possibilities.
Image by Argonne National Laboratory/Gillian King-Cargile
Streaming with Brad: The future of lab-grown meat
June 29, 2023
Chemist Bryan Dickinson discusses lab-grown meat following the USDA’s approval for consumer purchase.
Glaze 1.0 modifies art to block AI-generated imitations
June 29, 2023
Article discusses an open source tool Glaze 1.0 developed by UChicago computer scientists that protects artwork by shifting pixels around on images, making them more difficult for AIs to ingest.
How easy is it to fool A.I.-detection tools?
June 28, 2023
Assistant professor of computer science Chenhao Tan comments on AI detection technologies, saying that “in general I don’t think they’re great, and I’m not optimistic that they will be.”
John B. Goodenough, Nobel-winning creator of the lithium-ion battery, dies at 100
June 26, 2023
An unassuming professor who remained active into his 90s, Goodenough is credited with the breakthrough that gave rise to the batteries powering today’s electronic devices.
Photo courtesy of University of Texas at Austin
Argonne finishes building its most powerful supercomputer yet
June 23, 2023
Computer science professor Rick Stevens discusses the capabilities of Argonne's supercomputer, Aurora.
Infrastructure woes could slow South Pole telescope plans
June 23, 2023
Astrophysicist John Carlstrom discusses the launch of CMB-S4.
Photography by Keith Vanderlinde
PSD recognizes four students with a William Rainey Harper Dissertation Fellowship
June 22, 2023
The Physical Sciences Division has selected four graduate students to receive a William Rainey Harper Dissertation Fellowship for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Eleven books to read over summer 2023
June 20, 2023
UChicago teaching award winners, including chemist Bozhi Tian, share their selections.
Photo by Jean Lachat