Department in the News: 2012

Angela Olinto elected fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science
December 13, 2012
The University of Chicago News Office, by Steve Koppes, William Harms

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Department members: Angela V. Olinto

The Cosmic Microwave Background: A New View from the South Pole
October 24, 2012
AMNH Science Bulletin

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Scientific projects: South Pole Telescope

UChicago Awards $375,000 to Fermilab-University collaborators
October 22, 2012
The University of Chicago News Office, by Lisa La Vallee

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Department members: Nickolay Y. Gnedin, Andrey V. Kravtsov

The Big Bang - View from the South Pole
October 17, 2012
Medill Reports, by Stephanie Sunata

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Department members: John E. Carlstrom
Scientific projects: South Pole Telescope

Scientists, students receive awards for exploring big questions about universe
October 12, 2012
The University of Chicago News Office, by Steve Koppes

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Department members: Vikram Dwarkadas, Donald G. York

World's most powerful digital camera begins hunt for dark energy
September 21, 2012
The University of Chicago News Office, by Steve Koppes

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Department members: Joshua A. Frieman
Scientific projects: Dark Energy Survey

2012 Brinson Lecture to explore exoplanets under planetarium dome
September 21, 2012

World's most powerful digital camera opens eye, records first images in hunt for dark energy
September 18, 2012
Fermilab

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Department members: Joshua A. Frieman
Scientific projects: Dark Energy Survey

First stars, galaxies formed more rapidly than expected
September 5, 2012
The University of Chicago News Office, by Steve Koppes

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Department members: John E. Carlstrom
Scientific projects: South Pole Telescope

Stephan Meyer earns part of another Gruber Prize
August 16, 2012
The University of Chicago News Office, by Steve Koppes

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Department members: Stephan S. Meyer

Phoenix Cluster Sets Record Pace at Forming Stars
August 15, 2012
NASA

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Department members: John E. Carlstrom
Scientific projects: South Pole Telescope

Giant galaxy cluster sets record pace for creating stars
August 15, 2012
The University of Chicago News Office, by Steve Koppes

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Department members: John E. Carlstrom
Scientific projects: South Pole Telescope

Cosmos and Culture: Highlights of the UChicago/Argonne/Fermilab Joint Speaker Series Event
May 17, 2012

UChicago scientists collect plethora of awards
May 8, 2012
The University of Chicago News Office, by Steve Koppes

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Department members: Jacob L. Bean

South Pole Telescope exhibit headed for Washington, New York
April 28, 2012
The University of Chicago News Office, by Steve Koppes

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Department members: John E. Carlstrom
Scientific projects: South Pole Telescope

South Pole Telescope homes in on dark energy, neutrinos
April 2, 2012
The University of Chicago News Office, by Steve Koppes

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Department members: John E. Carlstrom, Ryan Keisler
Scientific projects: South Pole Telescope

South Pole Telescope Finishes Five-year Survey of Galaxy Clusters
March 29, 2012
SpaceRef

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Department members: John E. Carlstrom
Scientific projects: South Pole Telescope

Giant telescope project starts with a bang on the Web
March 23, 2012
MSNBC, by Tariq Malik

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Scientific projects: Giant Magellan Telescope

Gravitational lens reveals details of distant, ancient galaxy
March 8, 2012
The University of Chicago News Office, by Steve Koppes and Ray Villard

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Department members: Michael D. Gladders

The dark side of the universe: Scientists are trying to understand why the universe is running away from them
February 22, 2012
The Economist

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Department members: Michael S. Turner
Scientific projects: Dark Energy Survey

Scientists Discuss Space Matter
February 10, 2012
NASAtelevision

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Department members: Priscilla Frisch

IBEX - New Observations of Interstellar Matter - Briefing Materials
February 10, 2012
NASA

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Department members: Priscilla Frisch

Hubble Captures Giant Lensed Galaxy Arc
February 5, 2012
Universe Today, by Tammy Plotner

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Department members: Michael D. Gladders, Keren Sharon
Department students: Eva Wuyts

Hubble Zooms in on a Magnified Galaxy
February 4, 2012
Hubblesite, by Ray Villard and Jane Rigby

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Department members: Michael D. Gladders, Keren Sharon
Department students: Eva Wuyts

Baby pulsars spawn universe's most energetic particles
February 2, 2012
New Scientist, by Maggie McKee

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Department members: Angela V. Olinto
Department students: Ke Fang

Want To Make A Giant Telescope Mirror? Here's How
January 26, 2012
NPR, by Joe Palca

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Scientific projects: Giant Magellan Telescope