Louise Lerner

State-level data misses growing coronavirus hot spots in U.S., including in the South image of the US by county showing coronavirus hot spots

State-level data misses growing coronavirus hot spots in U.S., including in the South

UChicago chemists race to decode RNA of new coronavirus cartoon rendering of a coronavirus particle up close

UChicago chemists race to decode RNA of new coronavirus

Understanding could boost effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccine

UChicago scientists push the boundaries between materials and machines close-up of red spring

UChicago scientists push the boundaries between materials and machines

Geeky T-shirts, open door policy make UChicago computer scientist beloved campus figure Sr. Lect. Borja Sotomayor plays cards with some of his students during a recent 'Hack Night'

Geeky T-shirts, open door policy make UChicago computer scientist beloved campus figure

UChicago scientists predict new state of matter Three chemists discuss equations at blackboard

UChicago scientists predict new state of matter

Oriental Institute archaeologists help discover lost kingdom in ancient Turkey Pale stone block with faint inscriptions, half submerged in water

Oriental Institute archaeologists help discover lost kingdom in ancient Turkey

Takeout noodles inspire UChicago scientists to invent remarkable synthetic tissue Restaurant worker holds long strands of hand-pulled noodles

Takeout noodles inspire UChicago scientists to invent remarkable synthetic tissue

Breakthrough creates tough material able to stretch, heal and defend itself

Scientists discover hidden symmetries, opening new avenues for material design Repeating 2-d pattern of connected lego straws

Scientists discover hidden symmetries, opening new avenues for material design

UChicago scientists see opportunities for ‘metamaterials’ designed using dualities

Prof. Eugene Parker wins prestigious Crafoord Prize in Astronomy Prof. Parker in front of blackboard with equations

Prof. Eugene Parker wins prestigious Crafoord Prize in Astronomy

Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences honors UChicago scientist’s pioneering work

Alfred T. Anderson, scientist who studied rocks to recreate volcanic eruptions, 1937-2020 B&W photo of Prof Anderson in glasses and button-down next to a microscope

Alfred T. Anderson, scientist who studied rocks to recreate volcanic eruptions, 1937-2020

Longtime UChicago scholar ‘sparked a revolution’ in his field