News: Newsclips

A new set of electron beam measurements puts the upgraded Advanced Photon Source (APS) at the top of the list of the world’s synchrotron X-ray research facilities. The APS is a DOE Office of Science user facility at Argonne National Laboratory and is one of the most productive X-ray light sources in the world. 

Researchers at the UChicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center, including chemist Wenbin Lin, developed a nanomedicine that increases the penetration and accumulation of chemotherapy drugs in tumor tissues and effectively kills cancer cells through the activation of the stimulator of interferon genes (STING) pathway.

The startup PsiQuantum plans to build the world’s largest quantum computer at the former U.S. Steel South Works site on Chicago's South Side. UChicago professor David Awschalom, who leads the Chicago Quantum Exchange research consortium, comments on the applications of this technology.

A concerning amount of cyberattacks are targeting education service databases. In response to this challenge, Marshini Chetty, an assistant professor in UChicago's Department of Computer Science, developed a game app called Cybernaut to help young children learn to be cyber-safe.

The five-year, €1.5 million grant will help understand the properties of sub-Neptune exoplanets.

UChicago research scientist Arjun Bhagoji and 5th year PhD student Brennan Schaffner collaborate to study content moderation across the top 43 online platforms.

A multidisciplinary eight-member team from UChicago and Northwestern will launch the Cellular Adaptation Lab to study how fundamental cellular behaviors are linked to disease and responses to climate change.

The Giant Magellan Telescope and Ingersoll Machine Tools Inc. announced the launch of manufacturing and assembly for the largest telescope mount ever constructed in the United States. Leaders in the field gathered to celebrate the start of the telescope's construction, including PSD Dean Ka Yee Lee.

Researchers from several universities, including the University of Chicago, conducted a study of the land and permafrost along Alaska’s Koyukuk River. The findings revealed that permafrost is not regenerating fast enough to counteract the erosion of the land.

UChicago's Valerie Hayot-Sasson talks to HPCwire about the development of an open science data-flow platform to aid in better and timely public health decisions. This work includes improved data ingestion, curation, and management capabilities, and a shared development environment for rapid response and collaboration. 

UChicago PhD student Edgar Marrufo Villalpando journeyed from Mexico to the United States and transitioned from computational physics to astronomical instrumentation to pursue his childhood dream of becoming a physicist. In this article, Villalpando reflects on his personal and academic journey toward becoming a scientist.

In a new study, researchers may have found a way to turn giant exoplanets into sensitive detectors for dark matter particles. UChicago particle astrophysicist Dan Hooper provides insight into the amount of dark matter that passes through Jupiter every second. 
 

In a new study, researchers found that rain may have been an essential ingredient for the origin of life. This groundbreaking research was conducted by scientists from UChicago's Chemistry Department and the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, including Nobel Prize laureate Jack Szostak.
 

Recent findings suggest that dark energy, long believed to be a constant force accelerating the expansion of the universe, may weaken over time. Joshua Frieman comments on this discovery and how it challenges our current understanding of the universe's expansion.
 

Originally from Blue Rapids, Kansas, Assistant Dean of Students Megan Swartz joined the PSD in June 2024 following two years in the Social Sciences Division. Before joining UChicago, she worked at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. We interviewed Megan about her interests and experiences.

"People can come to me for MS admissions and funding questions. You can also come to me if you want to talk about sports, particularly football and baseball!"