Tag: the University of Chicago
U.S. News Revamped College Rankings, But Little Changed for Top Schools
U.S. News & World Report released on Monday the results of what it said was the most substantive overhaul of its 40-year-old college rankings empire….
2D optical waveguides could point way to new technology — ScienceDaily
Directing light from place to the place is the backbone of our modern world. Beneath the oceans and across continents, fiber optic cables carry light…
California Debates Whether Data Science Can Replace Algebra II
Since 2020, California has led a contentious experiment in high school math. That year, public universities in the state — including Berkeley and U.C.L.A. —…
UChicago Course on Whiteness Sparks Debate Over Free Speech and Cyberbullying
Rebecca Journey, a lecturer at the University of Chicago, thought little of calling her new undergraduate seminar “The Problem of Whiteness.” Though provocatively titled, the…
New catalyst lowers cost for producing environmentally sustainable hydrogen from water — ScienceDaily
A plentiful supply of clean energy is lurking in plain sight. It is the hydrogen we can extract from water (H2O) using renewable energy. Scientists…
breakthrough could point way to new class of materials for electronics, devices — ScienceDaily
Scientists with the University of Chicago have discovered a way to create a material that can be made like a plastic, but conducts electricity more…
Breakthrough using common material could pave way for new quantum technologies — ScienceDaily
Quantum science holds promise for many technological applications, such as building hackerproof communication networks or quantum computers that could accelerate new drug discovery. These applications…
The Milky Way’s feeding habits shine a light on dark matter — ScienceDaily
Astronomers are one step closer to revealing the properties of dark matter enveloping our Milky Way galaxy, thanks to a new map of twelve streams…
Central Banks Should Not Mandate ‘Green’ Investments: Raghuram Rajan
<!– –> Raghuram Rajan said inflation could rise in India in the short term. The onus of promoting sustainable investments should lie with governments and…
Shankar’s Fairies: A story of the class system and contradictions
As years go by, a house collects many stories. Unbeknownst to its inhabitants, it is privy to many tales that criss-cross as they carry on…