News: Newsclips

Congratulations to UChicago chemist Chuan He for his inclusion on the shortlist for the Falling Walls Foundation Science Breakthrough of the Year 2023. He is recognized for “Breaking the Wall of Food Insecurity.” 

To learn more about He's work, read his interview with Falling Walls.

In an Axios article, computer science professor Rick Stevens says, "We're trying to move beyond...an [AI] that is trained on a dataset and makes a prediction on that dataset."

The center is led by Argonne and has several university partners, including UChicago. With this renewal, the Midwest Integrated Center for Computational Materials will continue its groundbreaking work in harnessing the power of theory and computation to accelerate the development of new materials with improved properties and functionality.

In Q&A, Geophysical Sciences professor Nicolas Dauphas discusses what we can learn from the mission to Phobos.

A New York Times article mentions J. Robert Oppenheimer's time at UChicago.

In a Scientific American article, Physics professor Cheng Chin discusses his research which led to the first-ever observation of 'quantum superchemistry.'

PALISADE-X aims to provide the security necessary to study life-threatening medical issues without violating patient privacy.

Geophysical sciences professor Noboru Nakamura says in a Crain's Chicago Business article that "if 110-degree temperatures are expected, then definitely we should look out for some major heat-related stress for the general public, but I don't think that's going to happen...nevertheless, I think it's going to be pretty warm and uncomfortable."

A Phys.org article announces that UChicago researchers led by astronomy postdoc Michael Zhang have reported the detection of a helium outflow from the atmosphere of a nearby mini-Neptune exoplanet known as TOI-2134 b.

UChicago paleontologist David Jablonski receives Darwin-Wallace Medal for unique approach to evolution, extinction studies.

Photo by Jean Lachat

In a CNN article, computer scientist Ben Zhao discusses his tool to protect the work of artists from AI, Glaze, saying "entire, multiple, human creative industries are under threat to be replaced by automated machines."

An Atlantic article highlights research by geophysical sciences professor Susan Kidwell finding that runoff from overgrazed, eroding soil most likely smothered the hard surfaces brachiopods needed, resulting in the local extinction of an entire ecosystem.

A Chicago Tribune article on a new quantum education program at Fermilab mentions UChicago as a partner in the Chicago Quantum Exchange.

Photo by Ryan Postel, Fermilab

Scientists at the University of Chicago, including chemist Jiwoong Park, found a glass crystal just a few atoms thick can trap and carry light—and could be used for applications.

Photo by Jean Lachat

Findings at Fermilab show discrepancy between theory and experiment, may lead to new physics beyond the Standard Model.

Image courtesy of Reidar Hahn/Fermilab, via U.S. Department of Energy