News: Newsclips

A Chemical & Engineering News article mentions a nearly $2 million grant from the NSF awarded to Prof. Dmitri Talapin to establish the MXenes Synthesis, Tunability, and Reactivity Center for Chemical Innovation.

An interview with Grant Ho, Assistant Professor in Computer Science

In July 2023, Grant Ho joined the University of Chicago as an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science. Grant, who grew up in South Florida, received a bachelor’s in computer science from Stanford University and a PhD in computer science from UC Berkeley. Before joining UChicago, he was a CSE Postdoctoral Fellow in the Sysnet group at UC San Diego and a visiting researcher at Corelight Labs. We interviewed Grant about his interests and experiences.
 

Science.org article describes how a U.S. report lays out an ambitious plan to harness the “RNome” for medicine and more—but funding is uncertain. For a given RNA molecule, researchers will have to document “not only the sequence, but also the type and location of the modification[s],” says UChicago chemist Chuan He.

University of Chicago's PULSE-A (Polarization modUlated Laser Satellite Experiment) project among those selected.

NYT Profiles in Science: He broke barriers as the first Black physicist in nearly every role. But his identity made him reach for dreams beyond his career as a scientist.

University of Chicago-led study considers biogeochemical cycles from a bird’s-eye view.

Physicists show how patterns can emerge from chaos in turbulent fluids.

Stars from the Large Magellanic Cloud reveal new hints about how the universe got its elements.

Trio of UChicago scientists, including Borja Sotomayor, senior instructional professor of computer science, will participate in the 77th annual event on March 24.

For an MIT Technology Review article, CS Prof. Heather Zheng discusses her recent research on the vulnerability of VR sets to "inception attacks."

In a Science News article, Astro Research Asst. Prof. Eric Oberla says, “It’s unclear if supplanting manufactured antennas with trees will solve more problems than it might create, and these detector-design challenges would need to be further addressed.”

For National Geographic, Chemistry Prof. Jack Szostak discusses the theory that the early bombardment of Earth by comets and meteorites may have increased the availability of amino acids on the planet.

In the course of scientific research, beautiful images can appear in simulations, under microscopes or in photography. They can offer a window into the process of scientific research to the public, as well as inspiring a moment to step back and consider the beauty of the world.

University Communications invites all members of the UChicago community to submit images from their scientific research for the third year of the Science as Art contest. 

The free public science series invites the community to find out how scientists use telescopes to see the universe.

In an article for PYMNTS, Asst. Prof. Sarah Sebo says AI can help robots understand their surroundings better, recognize objects and people more accurately, communicate more naturally with humans, and improve their abilities over time through feedback.