News: 2020

UChicago Fellow Darryl Seligman finds that an unusual space object first discovered in 2017 is made of hydrogen ice

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

Chemistry student, Adam Antoszewski, honored for exceptional teaching of undergraduates with 2020 Wayne C. Booth Prize

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

PSD members honored with 2020 Quantrell and Graduate Teaching Awards

'Oumuamua made headlines as the first object to visit from outside the solar system. A new theory proposed by University of Chicago and Yale astronomers explains the phenomenon without aliens—but with interesting scientific implications.

PSD Dean of Students, Bahareh Lampert, addresses PSD Student Community

Read Dean Olinto's message to the Physical Sciences Division community after the death of George Floyd.

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

PSD majors in the College earn prestigious national awards.

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