August 05, 2019
A new article by the Physical Sciences Division outlines the successes and areas for growth after the large Physical Sciences core class Global Warming was taught using the flipped method for the first time this spring. The article quotes Associate Professor Dorian Abbot, who led the effort, and graduate student Andy Heard, who was one of the section leaders.
August 01, 2019
Graduate student Megan Mansfield organized a hackathon in the department to teach Bayesian statistics by counting the number of blue M&Ms in bags of M&Ms. The event was attended by members of our department and the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics and was extremely, fun, entertaining, and informative! Click on the link to see some pictures.
July 30, 2019
Assistant Professors Maureen Coleman and Jacob Waldbauer were quoted in a UChicago News article! It featured a recent paper of theirs exploring the role viruses play in the global carbon cycle, published in PNAS. Congratulations to both!