News: Faculty

XENON1T dark matter detector picks up unexplained new signal

Curiosity: The Making of a Scientist offers an online sneak peek of its pilot episode online June 25 at noon and 8 p.m.

Physicist Peter Eng interviewed about decontaminating N95 masks on Fox 32 Chicago

Asst. Prof. Brian Nord and Prof. Daniel Holz discuss Wednesday's #ShutDownSTEM strike

PSD members honored with 2020 Quantrell and Graduate Teaching Awards

No parallel universe? Asst. Prof. Abigail Vieregg discusses neutrinos and new findings about the universe

This month PSD researchers have been featured for their efforts to uncover the secret behind the molecule that blocks HIV infection, why ocean circulation may hold the key to finding life on exoplanets, and what 'groupie' galaxies orbiting the Milky Way tell us about dark matter.

NASA names telescope after pioneering astronomer Nancy Grace Roman

How to balance privacy while using contact tracing for COVID-19. UChicago computer scientist Blase Ur examines smartphone tracking during pandemic

Prof. Simion Filip has been awarded a European Mathematical Society Prize in recognition of excellence among researchers under 35

New startup QDIR, based on technology developed at UChicago, is working to commercialize a new, low-cost way to create infrared detectors: with quantum dots

2020 Arthur L. Kelly Faculty Prizes for Exceptional Service in the PSD awarded to Bryan Dickinson, Margaret Gardel, and Chuan He for contributions to COVID-19 research and relief efforts

NASA telescope to be named for Nancy Grace Roman, a pioneering woman astronomer who earned her doctorate at UChicago

Prof. Diana Franklin co-lead writer of NSF report on key concepts for quantum education

Ocean circulation may hold the key to finding life on exoplanets and planets exactly like Earth may not be best places to look, UChicago study finds