Tag: University of Chicago
As Trump Prosecutions Move Forward, Threats and Concerns Increase
At the federal courthouse in Washington, a woman called the chambers of the judge assigned to the election interference case against former President Donald J….
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…
Findings from 2,000-year-old Uluburun shipwreck reveal complex trade network — ScienceDaily
More than 2,000 years before the Titanic sunk in the North Atlantic Ocean, another famous ship wrecked in the Mediterranean Sea off the eastern shores…
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…
Do you need a COVID test? A University of Chicago expert breaks down testing do’s and don’ts during the Omicron surge
Alexa Ruiz, 10, gets her temperature taken by health care worker Jessica Gonzalez at the Epsperanza Health Centers’ drive-thru COVID-19 testing pod on Dec. 20,…
Opinion | Post-Covid, What Work-Life Balance Needs Is Less Work, More Life
With more than half of American adults fully vaccinated against Covid, employers and employees alike have turned their eyes back to the office. They’re locked…
