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New chemistry Nobelist was UChicago visiting prof, conducted research at Argonne

New chemistry Nobelist was UChicago visiting prof, conducted research at Argonne

Alumnus George E. Smith invents CCD sensor, 1969; receives Nobel Prize, 2009

Alumnus George E. Smith invents CCD sensor, 1969; receives Nobel Prize, 2009

Advance sustainability planning helps make a greener campus

Advance sustainability planning helps make a greener campus

Ian Foster reappointed Director of Computation Institute

Ian Foster reappointed Director of Computation Institute

Fossil flowers prove to be a fertile field hero image

Fossil flowers prove to be a fertile field

Paleontologist discovers blossoming plant diversity in 100-million-year-old specimens.

Children are naturally prone to be empathic and moral, University of Chicago study shows

Children are naturally prone to be empathic and moral, University of Chicago study shows

Carbon-14 dating, explained A 2,000 year old painted wood mask from an ancient Egyptian coffin.

Carbon-14 dating, explained

First developed in the late 1940s at UChicago, carbon dating can determine the age of organic materials as old as 60,000 years.

The origin of life on Earth, explained Earth

The origin of life on Earth, explained

The origin of life on Earth stands as one of the great mysteries of science. Several seminal experiments have been conducted at UChicago, including the famous Miller-Urey experiment that suggested how life could form in a primordial soup.

The Fujita Scale, explained Photo of a tornado in an isolated field.

The Fujita Scale, explained

University of Chicago meteorologist Ted Fujita devised the Fujita Scale, the internationally accepted standard for measuring tornado severity.