Articles filed under Science
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New media artist and educator Agnes Chavez named Fermilab’s 2024 guest artistFeb 22, 2024 6:27 pm - New Mexico-based artist Agnes Chavez will work with Fermilab scientists to explore new ways to use data visualization, light, sound and space to communicate the importance and relevance of science, in particular research on particles called neutrinos.
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Learn ‘Why Butterflies Need Volcanoes’ during online program Feb. 28Feb 21, 2024 3:26 pm - The recent announcement of a dramatic decline in this year’s population of overwintering monarchs has increased interest in knowing more about the challenges the butter...
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‘It’s like he lives here’: Wheeling High School science instructor goes ‘above and beyond’Feb 20, 2024 6:30 am - The Daily Herald’s Top Teacher for February is Wheeling High School science instructor Gregory Wallace, whose connection with all types of students led to him receiving the Outstanding Educator Award from the University of Chicago.
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Agriculture, environmental leaders urge continued collective action on nutrient pollution preventionFeb 19, 2024 8:15 pm - URBANA, Ill. — Nutrient pollution in Illinois waterways is complicated. The nutrients nitrogen and phosphorus leach into lakes, rivers, and streams from a wide variety of...
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Cavern excavation completed for Fermilab-based neutrino experimentFeb 02, 2024 10:22 am - Workers have finished excavating the caverns in South Dakota that will house four particle detectors for the Fermilab-based Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment. The thre...
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Elgin High School’s annual National Biodiversity Teach-In returns with 25 free webinarsJan 29, 2024 12:30 pm - Scientists from around the world will participate in this year’s National Biodiversity Teach-In, organized annually by environmental science students at Elgin High School.
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Check-in your bee hotel to support pollinator researchJan 25, 2024 5:02 pm - Bee hotels buzz with activity, but is it the right kind? A graduate student at University of Illinois is researching bees and needs help, in the form of donated used bee ...
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Fremd senior named Scholar in prestigious science talent searchJan 24, 2024 11:48 am - Fremd High School senior Aditya Gupta has been named a Scholar in the Regeneron Science Talent Search — the nation’s oldest and most prestigious science and math competit...
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Fermilab’s Wilson Hall opens its doors to the public againJan 23, 2024 7:40 pm - Wilson Hall, the iconic building that serves as the heart of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory’s Batavia campus, is now open to the pu...
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Most suburban residents are worried about climate change, but we’re still not talking about it, study saysJan 23, 2024 11:17 am - The latest survey data is in, and the majority of Chicago's suburban residents continue to believe that climate change is happening — but fewer people report they have pe...