University of Chicago

More Universities Are Choosing to Stay Neutral on the Biggest Issues

David Bale2 days ago012 mins

Just a few years ago, university statements on the day’s social and political issues abounded. When Russia attacked Ukraine in 2022, Harvard’s president at the time called it “senseless” and “deplorable,” and flew the invaded country’s flag in Harvard Yard. After George Floyd died under the knee of a white police officer, Cornell’s president said…

Martin E. Marty, Influential Religious Historian, Dies at 97

David Bale2 weeks ago012 mins

Martin E. Marty, a pre-eminent religious historian, prolific author, dependable exponent of mainstream Protestantism and staunch champion of pluralism, died on Tuesday in Minneapolis. He was 97. His death at a retirement home, where he had lived since 2022, was confirmed by his son Peter. In more than 60 books, thousands of articles and as…

Crystal Memory Breakthrough: Scientists Store Terabytes of Data in Tiny Cube | The Express Tribune

David Bale4 weeks ago04 mins

Listen to article Researchers at the University of Chicago have made a major breakthrough in data storage technology, successfully fitting terabytes of digital data into a crystal cube measuring just one millimetre. The discovery, which leverages atomic-scale defects within the crystal to encode binary information, could redefine the limits of classical computing storage. The study, published in…

UChicago President Paul Alivisatos Honored with En | Newswise

David Bale2 months ago05 mins

Newswise — University of Chicago President Paul Alivisatos has been named one of this year’s winners of the Enrico Fermi Presidential Award—one of the most prestigious science and technology honors bestowed by the U.S. government—the White House announced Dec. 19. President Paul Alivisatos A pioneering figure in the field of nanoscience, Alivisatos shares the…