Louise Lerner

Scientists call for ‘major initiative’ to study whether geoengineering should be used on glaciers Icebergs fall off a glacier in Greenland

Scientists call for ‘major initiative’ to study whether geoengineering should be used on glaciers

Report finds many questions remain around technology to address glacier melting and sea-level rise

Aboard a drilling rig in the Mediterranean, scientists seek to understand Earth’s past climates A group of people in jackets stand on a dock in front of a very large ship with a drilling rig in the center of it

Aboard a drilling rig in the Mediterranean, scientists seek to understand Earth’s past climates

UChicago President Paul Alivisatos shares 2024 Kavli Prize in Nanoscience Paul Alivisatos

UChicago President Paul Alivisatos shares 2024 Kavli Prize in Nanoscience

Prestigious award recognizes pioneering work in nanoscale materials for medical applications

UChicago scientists invent “living bioelectronics” that can sense and heal skin Scientist looking at the camera and holding up a small circular device slightly larger than a quarter

UChicago scientists invent “living bioelectronics” that can sense and heal skin

Flexible, adaptable, storable patch combines bacteria and sensors to interface with body

Atop a Chilean mountain, undergraduate students make cutting-edge astronomical observations Aerial photo of a telescope in the mountains

Atop a Chilean mountain, undergraduate students make cutting-edge astronomical observations

UChicago students conduct research at Magellan telescopes as part of new field course

He Lab: Using the science of RNA to feed the world Haoxuan Li (at left) and Guanqun Wang

He Lab: Using the science of RNA to feed the world

Scientists may have found the spot where our supermassive black hole “vents” Colorful altered-colored image view of space with a bright blob on one side labeled as the black hole and a second, smaller blue blur on the right side labeled "vent"

Scientists may have found the spot where our supermassive black hole “vents”

Chandra X-ray telescope reveals hot gas traveling along a “chimney” as it’s ejected

Scientists find evidence that meltwater is fracturing ice shelves in Antarctica Photo showing a snowy landscape with a bright blue pool of water in a depression in the snow

Scientists find evidence that meltwater is fracturing ice shelves in Antarctica

Increased temperatures from climate change cause ponds that weaken ice, expedition finds

Winners of the 2024 UChicago Science as Art competition announced “Peculiar Dynamics” Science as Art submission

Winners of the 2024 UChicago Science as Art competition announced

First results from BREAD experiment demonstrate a new approach to searching for dark matter A computer-drawn cutaway rendering of a large metal cylinder with a shiny Hershey's kiss shaped cone at one end

First results from BREAD experiment demonstrate a new approach to searching for dark matter

UChicago, Fermilab research uses coaxial “dish” antenna to scan for mysterious particles