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Brain wave | Dialogo | Science & Medicine
Spring–Summer/14… “The truck wouldn’t let us go to Namibia,” he says. And why use a truck to publicize science when PBS does such a good job? With Casasanto’s qualified support, Alterman set up a … arrived at UChicago last fall, they developed three programs for the Think Tank: Street Science, School Science, and Think Tank Fellows. Street Science, which involves sidewalk talks and live …
Faculty additions, retirements, and accolades | Inquiry | Science & Medicine
Fall/16… Chao Gao , Assistant Professor in Statistics Michael Franklin , Professor in Computer Science André Neves , Professor in Mathematics Jiwoong Park , Professor in Chemistry Leslie … Drinfeld (Math) was elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Ariel Feldman (Computer Science) received a 2015 Google Faculty Research Award. Michael Foote , SM’88, PhD’89, … Exceptional Faculty Service in the Physical Sciences Division. Michael Franklin (Computer Science) was named the first Liew Family Chair of Computer Science. Wendy Freedman (Astronomy …
Experimental literature | The Core | Arts & Humanities
Summer/23… Tong, LAB’20, Class of 2024 Experimental literature An advanced poetry course explores the science of poetry and the poetry of science. By Author Carrie Golus, AB’91, AM’93 | The Core — Summer/23 Creative writing lecturer Nathan Hoks often gets a particular kind of student in his classes: science majors who love poetry but can’t dedicate much time to it. Partly that’s because …
Data, data, everywhere | The Core | University News
Winter/22… the data never stops. (cofotoisme/iStock) Data, data, everywhere A new major in data science helps undergrads make sense of it all. By Author Benjamin Recchie, AB’03 | The Core — … take that data and derive meaning from it—which is why UChicago launched a major in data science this academic year. But how does a field go from being a set of miscellaneous tools … Midway Plaisance’s Winter Garden. But none of the dozen students gathered here for Data Science 26100: Statistical Pitfalls and Misinterpretation of Data was gazing out the window …
Let’s do the time warp again | Inquiry | Science & Medicine
10.08.2018… Archive, apf7-02633r, University of Chicago Library) Let’s do the time warp again Science and emotion in A Wrinkle in Time . By Author Sean Carr, AB’90 | Inquiry — 10.08.2018 … point for a May panel discussion at the Seminary Co-op Bookstore about women in science, feminist physics, and multiple other topics. The panelists were Chloe Lindeman and … and Fundamentals: Issues and Texts; and Tamara Vardomskaya , PhD’18, a linguist who writes science fiction and fantasy. “I did do a math degree when I was an undergrad,” she noted. The …
Behind the byline | The University of Chicago Magazine | Science & Medicine
Winter/24… Katrina Miller, SM’18, PhD’23, revived her childhood love of writing to forge a career in science journalism. By Author Kelley Tatro | The University of Chicago Magazine — Winter/24 … student at UChicago, she realized she could combine all her interests by writing about science for the general public. In June 2023, just weeks after completing her PhD, Miller … matter than antimatter in the universe?” Did you already know that you wanted to become a science journalist? I didn’t know science journalism existed when I started my PhD. I always …
Cluster and synthesize | Inquiry | Science & Medicine
07.18.2018… students and faculty to help the students prepare for careers creating and conducting the science of the future. For the professional-development part of the program, organized by PSD associate dean of students Emily Easton , in 2017–18 the cohort focused on science communication: learning to address audiences, presenting research to nonscientists, … potential events, and we are excited to start taking data with the new system. Why is science communication important? Progress in science requires support from the public, which …
A calculated improvement | Inquiry | Science & Medicine
Fall/16… by computation. Of growing scientific and societal importance, the field of computer science is at the heart of this transformation. In the past few years, our computer science department has grown by more than a third. With the appointment of Michael Franklin as the Liew Family Chair of Computer Science, the department continues its faculty expansion, building on its excellence in …
Science nonfiction | Inquiry | Science & Medicine
Fall/15
… friends. VIEW ALL INQUIRY STORIES DOWNLOAD THE LATEST ISSUE (PDF) READ ADDITIONAL PSD NEWS Science nonfiction We asked recently appointed computer scientists what fantastical, … leap Fred Chong , the Seymour Goodman Professor of Computer Architecture, and computer science lecturer Matthew Wachs are eager to see advances in quantum computing . “It’s the … to the people who assemble them.” “I know kung fu.” Diana Franklin , director of computer science education at the Center for Elementary Mathematics and Science Education , would like …
Network building | Inquiry | Science & Medicine
Fall/18… of medicine, economics, and social sciences. As a result, the Department of Computer Science and its growing focus on data science and machine learning finds itself in an influential position to offer new technology, … of the Physical Sciences Division during an exciting time for the Department of Computer Science, with the addition of eight new faculty members for the 2018–19 academic year and a …