Important updates on research continuity during the COVID-19 outbreak
Instructions for principal investigators who lead on-campus research teams and laboratories and for directors of on-campus research facilities.Creating Capacity
UChicago researchers and scholars transform the way we see the world. The Office of Research and National Laboratories provides comprehensive support, guidance and resources to help our researchers advance their work, including connections to world-leading researchers and facilities at Argonne National Laboratory, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, the Marine Biological Laboratory and the Giant Magellan Telescope project.
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News
UChicago to partner with Berkeley Lab to build next-gen cosmic microwave background experiment
The largest collaborative undertaking yet to explore the relic light emitted by the infant universe has taken a step forward with the selection of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory to lead the U.S. Department of Energy’s portion of the project. This...
Department of Energy selects Argonne, Fermilab to lead two multi-million-dollar national quantum research centers
The U.S. Department of Energy is establishing five new National Quantum Information Science Research Centers, including a center led by Argonne National Laboratory and a center led by Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, which are each projected to receive $115...
Scientists show how preexisting drug could counteract COVID-19
Since appearing in late 2019, the SARS-CoV-2 virus has caused sickness and death across the globe. Researchers and scientists have been looking at multiple solutions to treat COVID-19, including repurposing approved pharmaceutical drugs. One such preexisting drug that...
Events
ALCF Computational Performance Workshop
May 5, 2020
Argonne National Laboratory
The Argonne Leadership Computing Facility (ALCF) is hosting a three-day virtual workshop designed to help researchers boost code performance and achieve computational readiness on ALCF supercomputers.
Colloquium: AI for Particle Physics: Better, Smarter, Faster
May 6, 2020
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Recent advances in deep neural networks (DNNs) have led to significant improvements in the accuracy of particle identification, among other areas. We continue to explore cutting-edge techniques such as graph neural networks, which generalize the representation of our data to exploit as much information as possible.
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National Laboratories
We manage one of the world’s most preeminent research networks. From historic experiments in nuclear energy, developmental biology, and particle physics to today’s challenges of renewable power, dark matter, and microbial ecology, these institutions have long been at the vanguard of discovery.
Laboratory Safety
Research safety is essential to the responsible conduct of scientific inquiry. Contact the Office of Research Safety for more resources on campus-wise research laboratory safety, user training and information.
UChicago CASE
Learn more about the University of Chicago’s Consortium for Advanced Science and Engineering.