February 24, 2021
Voices
- Geoscientist Elisabeth Moyer explains the impact of the Keystone XL Pipeline decision on Fox 32
- New Scientist filmed an interview with Dan Hooper: What happened at the big bang?
- Prof. Edwin Kite discusses challenges the Perseverance Rover must overcome to land on Mars on FOX 32
- Prof. Daniel Holz comments on new recalculation of Cygnus X-1’s mass in New York Times
Research
- Physics student, Grace Chesmore, leads optical measurements for Simons Observatory metamaterials
- Prof. Nick Feamster pilots project to map digital divide in South Shore, Englewood, and North Lawndale
- Ceramic chips inside meteorites hint at wild days of the early solar system
- Random twists of place: How quiet is quantum space-time at the Planck scale?
- McMahon lab uses new metamaterials for studying the oldest light in the universe
- Dark Energy Survey finds new evidence for emerging way to measure dark matter
- In step toward autonomous materials, researchers design patterns in self-propelling liquid crystals
- New research could boost a solar-powered fuel made by splitting water
- Library staff, astro faculty, and students join forces to drive new astronomical discoveries
Education and Community
- Prof. Joshua A. Frieman and Prof. Emeritus Eugene Parker named Fellows of the American Astronomical Society
- Computer scientist Marshini Chetty works to bridge the gap between science and humanity
- Four decades and millions of stars later, Sloan Digital Sky Survey co-founder, Prof. Richard Kron, retires
- Prof. Josh Frieman awarded American Astronomical Society Fellowship
- Marianna Csörnyei named 2022 AWM-AMS Noether Lecturer
- Chambliss Astronomy Achievement Student Awards recognize five graduate and undergraduate students from the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Computer Science student group compileHer takes hackathon virtual (and to space)