Science & Medicine

Scientists shave ‘hairs’ off nanocrystals to improve their electronic properties Particles self assemble into supercrystals

Scientists shave ‘hairs’ off nanocrystals to improve their electronic properties

Eugene Parker, ‘legendary figure’ in solar science and namesake of Parker Solar Probe, 1927-2022 Eugene Parker poses for a portrait in his Hyde Park home in 2019

Eugene Parker, ‘legendary figure’ in solar science and namesake of Parker Solar Probe, 1927-2022

Demographics alone don’t explain COVID-19 mortality rates—place matters too Illustration of a crowd of people wearing masks, with a pink city skyline in the background

Demographics alone don’t explain COVID-19 mortality rates—place matters too

196 lasers help scientists recreate the conditions inside gigantic galaxy clusters National Ignition Facility technician

196 lasers help scientists recreate the conditions inside gigantic galaxy clusters

New DNA modification system discovered in animals Bdelloid rotifer

New DNA modification system discovered in animals

Could tiny devices made out of DNA treat cancer? Illustration of DNA and gears

Could tiny devices made out of DNA treat cancer?

Five University of Chicago scientists awarded prestigious Sloan Fellowships Snow on campus

Five University of Chicago scientists awarded prestigious Sloan Fellowships

Bats use different inner ear structures to help navigate the world through sound Eptesicus fuscus

Bats use different inner ear structures to help navigate the world through sound

How do addictive drugs affect brain function? Study of mice highlights connections Illustration of dopamine axons

How do addictive drugs affect brain function? Study of mice highlights connections

University of Chicago Medicine announces plan for city’s first freestanding cancer center Adekunle Odunsi stands in front of a window at the at the Gwen and Jules Knapp Center for Biomedical Discovery on the UChicago campus

University of Chicago Medicine announces plan for city’s first freestanding cancer center