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Northwestern University announces fall lineup at Wirtz Center Chicago
By J. D. Suayan | Sep 23, 2024
Northwestern University's Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for Performing and Media Arts in Chicago will host four productions this fall, each highlighting significant historical figures or cultural traditions and exploring art's healing power.
Scientists grapple with understanding mysterious force driving cosmic expansion
By A. A. Sanchez | Sep 20, 2024
Dark energy is a term scientists use to describe the unknown force causing the universe to expand at an accelerating rate. Though its exact nature remains elusive, it is believed to constitute about 70% of the universe's total energy and matter.
NSF-Simons Foundation launches $20M national AI research institute focused on astronomy
By K. R. Nelson | Sep 20, 2024
A large multi-institutional collaboration, including the University of Chicago and led by Northwestern University, has received a $20 million grant to develop and apply new artificial intelligence (AI) tools to astrophysics research and deep space exploration.
Research program immerses students in big-city life
By Southland Marquee | Sep 20, 2024
Students from universities across the nation converged at Illinois Institute of Technology to engage in an intense 10-week research project and to see the benefits of studying in a large metropolitan city such as Chicago through the College of Computing’s Student Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE).
Federal Assault Weapons Ban linked to prevention of up to 38 additional mass shootings
By A. I. Benavidez | Sep 20, 2024
The Federal Assault Weapons Ban (FAWB) prevented up to five public mass shootings when it was active between 1994 and 2004, according to previous research. A new Northwestern Medicine study has found that had the ban remained in place, it would have prevented up to 38 more mass shootings between 2005 and 2022.
Northwestern University partners with City Colleges on early admissions agreement
By A. A. Sanchez | Sep 19, 2024
CHICAGO—(September 19, 2024)—Northwestern University School of Professional Studies (SPS) and City Colleges of Chicago (CCC) have announced a partnership to facilitate early admissions for transfer students from CCC to Northwestern.
Jeremy V. Fine named CFO at Illinois Institute of Technology
By Southland Marquee | Sep 19, 2024
Illinois Institute of Technology appoints a chief financial officer with more than 25 years of experience in leadership at the CTA, the City of Chicago and other institutions
Ph.D. student researches enhanced lift technology for electric airplanes
By Southland Marquee | Sep 19, 2024
Nickolas Payne, a Ph.D. student in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE), is conducting research aimed at enhancing the performance of electric airplanes. His work focuses on improving the lift capability of airfoils used in electric aircraft.
Northwestern scientists uncover mechanism behind static electricity
By R. B. Pepalis | Sep 18, 2024
Static electricity was first observed in 600 B.C., but researchers have struggled to explain how rubbing causes it. In 2019, Northwestern researchers discovered nanosized surface deformations at play. The same researchers now say different electrical charges build up on the front and back parts of a sliding object, creating a current.
Northwestern leads $20 million national AI research institute in astronomy
By C. D. McHugh | Sep 18, 2024
A large multi-institutional collaboration, led by Northwestern University, has received a $20 million grant to develop and apply new artificial intelligence (AI) tools to astrophysics research and deep space exploration.
UChicago students share stories behind award-winning study abroad projects
By J. D. Suayan | Sep 18, 2024
The University of Chicago’s Office of Study Abroad has organized annual photo, video, and writing contests since 1997. The student entries illuminate their experiences working or studying abroad.
UIC opens public comment period for Climate Commitment Action Plan 2024
By A. A. Sanchez | Sep 18, 2024
The draft Climate Commitment Action Plan 2024 has been released for a three-week public comment period. The university community is encouraged to review the plan and provide feedback.
Amazon Romeoville Center GM: ‘I’m now working in my passion’
By A. I. Benavidez | Sep 17, 2024
Shenetra Moses, the general manager of Amazon’s Romeoville Center, said her position with Amazon allows her to work inside of her passion, which she discovered during the first years of her career.
Hamid Arastoopour receives lifetime achievement award from AIChE
By Southland Marquee | Sep 17, 2024
Hamid Arastoopour, interim dean of Armour College of Engineering, Henry R. Linden Professor of Engineering, and director of the Wanger Institute for Sustainable Energy Research (WISER) at Illinois Institute of Technology, has been awarded the 2024 Particle Technology Lifetime Achievement Award by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE).
Study finds bias against African American English in artificial intelligence
By E. F. Cullerton | Sep 17, 2024
Researchers have identified subtle forms of racism embedded within artificial intelligence (AI) systems, specifically against speakers of African American English (AAE). Despite advancements in filtering overtly racist content from large language models like ChatGPT, biases related to dialects persist.
Study finds fatal levels of indoor heat for some Chicagoans without AC
By Southland Marquee | Sep 17, 2024
A recent study by the Illinois Institute of Technology and Elevate, a nonprofit organization focused on equitable climate solutions, reveals that Chicago families without central air conditioning face dangerous indoor temperatures during increasingly hotter summers. The research, conducted during a severe heatwave in 2023, showed that homes without central air conditioning experienced high temperatures even after outdoor conditions cooled overnight. Despite many participants feeling uncomfortably warm, only half recognized their homes as reaching unsafe temperatures.
Historian Ralph A. Austen passes away at 87
By K. R. Nelson | Sep 16, 2024
Ralph A. Austen, a noted scholar of African Studies, passed away on August 23 at the age of 87. Austen was a professor emeritus in the Department of History at the University of Chicago and played a pivotal role in establishing the African Studies Workshop at UChicago over four decades ago.
South Side Science Festival returns at University of Chicago on October 5
By A. D. Bamburg | Sep 16, 2024
The University of Chicago’s South Side Science Festival is set to return on Saturday, Oct. 5, following a successful event in 2023 that drew more than 4,500 attendees.
UIC informs students, staff about alcohol & drug policies under federal guidelines
By M. N. Tirado | Sep 16, 2024
In accordance with federal guidelines, the following information is provided each semester to inform new students and employees about the UIC Alcohol and Other Drugs Policy and Resource Guide.
Study links collapse of bat populations with increased infant mortality
By K. R. Nelson | Sep 13, 2024
Bats are considered a natural pesticide, widely relied on by farmers as an alternative to chemical pesticides to protect their crops from insects. Since 2006, many bat populations have collapsed in counties in North America due to an invasive fungus found in the caves that bats use.