How the first chain reaction changed science
WebDec 10, 2012 · Outgrowths of chain reaction success. The scientific staff of the Metallurgical Laboratory founded the Atomic Scientists of Chicago on Sept. 26, 1945—just weeks after the United States dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The group published the first issue of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists of Chicago on Dec. 10, 1945.
How COVID-19 has changed the global economy
WebMay 11, 2020 · During the April 30 debut of the online series, Profs. Randall S. Kroszner , Austan D. Goolsbee and Raghuram G. Rajan discussed the critical economic questions facing the world amid the COVID-19 crisis. Moderated by Kathleen Hays of Bloomberg, the conversation ranged from the possible paths and pitfalls for recovery, to how economic …
Robert E. Lucas Jr., Nobel laureate and pioneering economist, 1937 …
WebMay 16, 2023 · University of Chicago scholar’s research on rational expectations transformed the field of macroeconomics. Robert E. Lucas Jr., a Nobel Prize-winning economist whose revolutionary theories transformed the field of macroeconomics and our understanding of economic policy, died May 15. He was 85. A member of the University …
The Chicago Manual of Style, explained
WebThe Chicago Manual of Style is an American English style guide published by the University of Chicago Press. The Manual’s guidelines for publishing, style and usage, and citations and indexes—known as “Chicago style” rules and recommendations—are among the most widely used in the United States, especially in academic and book publishing.
For a sustainable future, scientists rethink plastics and devices
WebJun 24, 2021 · In 2020, Rowan, Chen and colleagues from UChicago, Northwestern, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) and the University of Illinois at Chicago received a $9.15 million research grant from the National Science Foundation to develop a sustainable manufacturing system for producing biodegradable electronic devices.
Does the Electoral College need to be reformed?
WebNov 2, 2020 · Yes. It’s called the national popular vote movement, and it’s already been passed into law in many states, totaling 196 electoral votes—the states include big ones like California and New York and small ones like Vermont and Hawaii. Typically, the laws are structured such that each state agrees to assign its presidential electors to the ...
What is ecological succession? | University of Chicago News
WebEcological succession is the process by which the mix of species and habitat in an area changes over time. Gradually, these communities replace one another until a “climax community”—like a mature forest—is reached, or until a disturbance, like a fire, occurs. Ecological succession is a fundamental concept in ecology.
How companies can be legal, but unethical - University of Chicago …
WebJun 29, 2022 · Congress took a step toward this in 2020 when it passed the Corporate Transparency Act, which means every company in the United States will eventually have to disclose its true owners to a financial crimes unit in the U.S. Treasury. But the registry won’t be public, he said, and the unit itself is understaffed.
Jet stream will get faster as climate change continues, study finds
WebDec 6, 2023 · A new study in Nature Climate Change takes one of the first deep dives into how climate change will affect the fastest jet streams—the powerful, narrow winds in the upper atmosphere that steer much of the Earth’s weather systems and are connected to outbreaks of severe weather.. The research, by UChicago Prof. Tiffany Shaw and …
Shaoxiong ‘Dennis’ Zheng, devoted scholar and friend, 1997-2021 ...
WebNov 16, 2021 · Shaoxiong “Dennis” Zheng, a recent graduate of the University of Chicago master’s program in statistics, is being remembered by the UChicago community and friends as a passionate student and a generous friend. Zheng, SM’21, was shot and killed during a robbery in Hyde Park on Nov. 9. He was 24.
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