2020
David Uminsky brings data science education experience to UChicago initiatives
October 22, 2020
David Uminsky Brings Data Science Education Experience to UChicago Initiatives
NSF announces $3 million award to expand FABRIC cyberinfrastructure globally
October 21, 2020
A new $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) will expand FABRIC, a project to build the nation’s largest cyberinfrastructure testbed, to four preeminent scientific institutions in Asia and Europe. The expansion represents an ambitious effort to accelerate scientific discovery by creating the networks needed to move vast amounts of data across oceans and time zones seamlessly and securely.
The scientists who are hoping for a supernova
October 19, 2020
The scientists who are hoping for a supernova: If star on Orion’s shoulder goes supernova, Fermilab experiment will collect data bonanza
Researchers discover how a small molecule is the key to HIV forming capsules
October 19, 2020
Researchers discover how a small molecule is the key to HIV forming capsules
From outdoor art to laboratory COVID-19 research, a look at UChicago’s Autumn Quarter
October 13, 2020
From outdoor art to laboratory COVID-19 research, a look at UChicago’s Autumn Quarter
KICP Fellow Burcin Mutlu-Pakdil star of Science Friday documentary
October 12, 2020
KICP Fellow Burcin Mutlu-Pakdil is the star of a Science Friday film documentary, Breakthrough. It recounts the Turkish-born astrophysicists journey through STEM and breakthrough galaxy discovery.
Andrea Ghez, UChicago Laboratory Schools alum, wins Nobel Prize in Physics
October 6, 2020
Andrea Ghez, UChicago Laboratory Schools alum, wins Nobel Prize in Physics
“Bracelet of Silence” Named Finalist in 2020 Fast Company Design Awards
October 2, 2020
“Bracelet of Silence” Named Finalist in 2020 Fast Company Design Awards
New nanotechnology design provides hope for personalized vaccination for treating cancer
October 2, 2020
A new study, published in Science Advances, demonstrates the use of charged nanoscale metal-organic frameworks for generating free radicals using X-rays within tumor tissue to kill cancer cells directly. Furthermore, the same frameworks can be used for delivering immune signaling molecules known as PAMPs to activate the immune response against tumor cells. By combining these two approaches into one easily administered “vaccine,” this new technology may provide the key to better local and systemic treatment of difficult-to-treat cancers.
Possibility of dark bosons entices physicists
September 30, 2020
Possibility of dark bosons entices physicists like Elina Fuchs of Enrico Fermi Institute. Hints of anomalous activity in heavy isotopes could be clues to new physics
UChicago chemists invent way to customize compounds just a few atoms thick
September 30, 2020
UChicago chemists invent way to customize compounds just a few atoms thick
Two $5 million gifts to support Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics, name directorship for Prof. David N. Schramm
September 29, 2020
The University of Chicago's Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics (KICP) has secured $10 million in new funding through two gifts: a $5 million gift from an anonymous alumnus and his wife and a match of $5 million from The Kavli Foundation. The first gift will name the directorship of the Institute in memory of Prof. David N. Schramm, a legendary professor of theoretical astrophysics at the University of Chicago.
Event Horizon Telescope, including UChicago-led South Pole Telescope, reveals turbulent evolution
September 23, 2020
Event Horizon Telescope, including UChicago-led South Pole Telescope, reveals turbulent evolution
Five UChicago CS Students Named in 2021 Class of Seibel Scholars
September 23, 2020
Five UChicago CS Students Named in 2021 Class of Seibel Scholars
PSD in the News: July – September 2020
September 23, 2020
This summer the Physical Sciences Division announced several institutional advancements, like the Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Innovation, major NSF support for materials science research, and exciting developments with CMB collaborations. Read the full list of articles for July, August, and September.