photo: Robert Rosner


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A major conference honors Darwin while grappling with the “big questions” and daunting challenges that mark this moment in history.

At the annual conference of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, held in Chicago in February, astronomy and astrophysics professor and Argonne National Laboratory director Robert Rosner explained how researchers at the University and Argonne use advanced simulations and models to answer “big questions.”

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Back to school

An economic downturn inspires many people to apply themselves—as in, apply to graduate school.

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photo: -Passion discovered

Physicist Peter Freund tells the stories of path-breaking scientists coping with wars and discrimination in the quest for discovery.

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