In the Media
Chicago Maroon: Newly Launched McKeon Center Looks to Cross Fields and Platform Tough Conversations
November 02, 2023
The McKeon Center seeks to reinvigorate the humanities with programming based on real-world events and plans for new minor.
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Kristine Palmieri Highlights Women Astronomers in New Article for Physics Today
November 06, 2023
In “They were astronomers,” IFK postdoctoral researcher Kristine Palmieri presents the vibrant history of women workers at UChicago’s Yerkes Observatory in the early twentieth century.In the Media
Eric Oliver features in Salom’s article What if they’re not crazy? Belief in conspiracy theories may be normal
October 26, 2023
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Big Brains Podcast: What Ripples in Space-Time Tell Us About the Universe with Daniel Holz
October 10, 2023
UChicago cosmologist discusses discovery of gravitational waves and colliding black holes.Features
Tom Ginsburg features in The College Fix’s article, ‘Free and open discourse’ forum launched at UChicago
October 05, 2023
A new forum dedicated to “free and open discourse” will launch this week at the University of Chicago. Professor Tom Ginsburg will serve as the faculty director of the Chicago ForumFeatures
Prof. William G. Howell features in Voa news article, Vowing to Defend Democracy, Biden Hits Hard at Trump
September 29, 2023
Prof. William G. Howell discusses the impact of Trump's legal battles on voter opinionsIn the Media
Erin Adams features in Nature.com’s article, CRISPR screens decode cancer cell pathways that trigger γδ T cell detection
September 07, 2023
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Brad Bolman features in CityBeat’s article, “Lloyd Library’s Newest Exhibit, ‘A Foray into Fungi,’ Explores the International (and Local) World of Fungi”
August 23, 2023
Bolman says a lot of why American mycologists are so prominent now is because of Lloyd’s early efforts and researchFeatures
James Evans features in MarketWatch’s article, Opinion: AI Could Be Just the Productivity Boost the Economy Needs
August 09, 2023
University of Chicago professors Jamshid Sourati and James Evans found AI-based systems could help predict future scientific discoveries, dramatically accelerating science in some domains.In the Media
IFK Faculty Prof. Patrice Rankine is interviewed in the Uchicago New’s article, The classics are everywhere; most of us are likely just not looking for them’
August 02, 2023
In this interview with Patrice Rankine, a classics professor, he discusses how he makes the classics accessible and relevant to his students.Features
Genevieve Lakier features in the New Yorker’s article, The Evolving Free-Speech Battle Between Social Media and the Government
July 17, 2023
Earlier this month, a federal judge in Louisiana issued a ruling that restricted various government agencies from communicating with social-media companies. Genevieve helps demystify what this means