Louise Lerner

New method boosts crop yield and drought resistance using plants' own genes

UChicago tests lifted rice harvests up using plants’ own protein, with implications for other crops

Chemists shrink gallium nitride, the material behind LED lighting, into nanocrystals

Molten-salt method from UChicago and Argonne could unlock durable materials for printed electronics, flexible devices

Deep in the ice, Antarctic detectors pick up incoming cosmic rays from outer space

Detection by Askaryan Radio Array holds promise for future research into sources, nature of cosmic rays and neutrinos

Scientists get best-ever look at distant planet’s surface with Webb Telescope

Data analyzed by UChicago scientists reveals exoplanet Kua’kua is dark and rocky, offering clues to search for habitable worlds

Four UChicago scholars receive 2026 Guggenheim Fellowships

Neil Brenner, Claudia Brittenham, Faith Hillis and Alexandra Worden join the 101st class