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Notes on a crime | The University of Chicago Magazine | Law, Policy & Society
Fall/22… of Wilmer Souder, a publicity-shy physicist working in the fledgling field of forensic science. Souder, PhD 1916, kept his involvement with the “trial of the century” secret. He … partly on the research Souder conducted.) This work gave Souder a grounding in the art and science of precise measurements. Eventually Souder returned to the bureau to work in its … National Institute of Standards and Technology, was designing an exhibition on forensic science history. She uncovered a meticulous—though incomplete—record of Detective X’s …
Engineering excellence | The University of Chicago Magazine | Science & Medicine
Winter/25… both in physics. This interview has been edited and condensed. How did your interest in science emerge? I didn’t have a strong science background in a traditional sense. It was more an interest in nature and in … scientific career? Gymnastics fed some natural tendencies I had that are really useful in science. Perseverance is one—being willing to fall and get back up, realizing you just have …
Science by the sea | The Core | Science & Medicine
Summer/18… LaBarbera’s course Marine Invertebrates of Woods Hole. (Photography by Megan Costello) Science by the sea In three weeks, there are just over 500 hours. The students in the Marine … of the students are biology majors, but others come from economics, mathematics, computer science.) “And then we just gave them carte blanche to come up with research projects,” says … a compelling story about ideas and findings, Gilbert believes, is an important part of science. For his students, this is practice. It’s also a chance for them to poke around in …
Let knowledge grow | Dialogo | Law, Policy & Society
Spring/Summer 2016
… Levine, shown with a young learner in her cognitive development lab, uses intervention science as a part of the new Science of Learning Center. (Photography by Jason Smith) Let knowledge grow A new center … sees echoed in the field of developmental psychology. Researchers at the University ’s new Science of Learning Center , where Levine is faculty director, hope to bridge gaps between …
Science forward | The University of Chicago Magazine | Science & Medicine
July–Aug/14… (Photo courtesy Argonne National Laboratory) Science forward Argonne’s new director, Peter B. Littlewood, leads “dream teams” of … have been charged with addressing this nation’s greatest, most pressing challenges in science and engineering. At Argonne, we tackle these complex problems by convening … nuclear materials can be used only for peaceful purposes. Argonne’s comprehensive energy science research program ranges from the development of game-changing battery systems to the …
Science makes art | The University of Chicago Magazine | Science & Medicine
Summer/23… “Origami in a Tube” by Di Wang, SM’20. (Image courtesy Di Wang, SM’20) Science makes art PhD students’ prizewinning pictures. By Author Rhonda L. Smith | The … Magazine — Summer/23 In April a trio of PhD students won the highest honors in the 2023 Science as Art contest. Above, the grand-prize winner “Origami in a Tube” by chemist Di Wang … (Image courtesy Pengju Li) “Fuchsia Bone” by Rachel Laker. (Image courtesy Rachel Laker) Science & Medicine Photography Science … In April a trio of PhD students won the highest …
Internet disconnect | The University of Chicago Magazine | Law, Policy & Society
Summer/22… stark relief during the COVID-19 pandemic. (zubada/iStock) Internet disconnect Computer science and social science join forces to plumb the digital divide. By Author Maureen Searcy | The University of … , the reverse was true. Over the past two decades, the Neubauer Professor of Computer Science and director of research for UChicago’s Data Science Institute has focused almost …
Shoptalk | Dialogo | University News
Fall 2010/Winter 2011
… director of the center and Charles E. Merriam Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science. "Most of the really important women's/gender studies programs started in the … For example, I was hired to teach feminist theory in the Department of Political Science. I don't have to go to Gender Studies to teach it. This is obviously not the case … it is a particular problem in the sciences. That's why the participants in the Women in Science project have been so excited. For these women, Gender Studies can have the sort of …
Fresh ink | The University of Chicago Magazine | University News
Spring/23… members. By Author Susie Allen, AB’09 | The University of Chicago Magazine — Spring/23 The Science of Reading: Information, Media, and Mind in Modern America By Adrian Johns, Allan Grant Maclear Professor of History, of the Conceptual and Historical Studies of Science, and in the College In 1908 the psychologist Edmund Burke Huey wrote that reading … in the mind when we learn to read—a question scientists are still exploring today. In The Science of Reading , Adrian Johns chronicles the efforts of 20th-century experimentalists to …
UChicago news highlights | The University of Chicago Magazine | University News
Winter/25… new alumni inductees, see Notes . Green seeds A new master’s program in environmental science will provide students with the foundational quantitative and data science skills needed across a wide range of environmental science disciplines. Students in the MS in Environmental Science program—set to launch in …