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4th Annual Astronomy Night Out Brings the Milky Way to Life for Over 260 Attendees
Original URL: https://ciera.northwestern.edu/2025/05/22/4th-annual-astronomy-night-out-brings-the-milky-way-to-life-for-over-260-attendees/ By the Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics (CIERA, May 22, 2025) On Tuesday, May 13,...
Adler Planetarium hosting livestream of Rubin Observatory in Chile
Original URL: https://abc7chicago.com/post/adler-planetarium-hosting-livestream-rubin-observatory-chile/16825939/ By ABC7 Chicago Digital Team (ABC7 Eyewitness News, June 23, 2025) The Adler Planetarium is hosting a special live-stream event from Chile on...
Northwestern scientists launch projects using the Vera C. Rubin Observatory
Original URL: https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2025/06/northwestern-scientists-launch-projects-using-the-vera-c-rubin-observatory By Amanda Morris (Northwestern Now, June 24, 2025) With the release of its first images yesterday, the Vera C. Rubin...
Current Presidential Fellows at Northwestern University
Note: Nabeel Rehemtulla is a collaborator on two SkAI-funded research projects Original URL: https://www.tgs.northwestern.edu/funding/fellowships-and-grants/internal-fellowships-grants/presidential-fellowship-winners/fellowship-winners.html By The Graduate School (The...
AI Delivers the Stars and More
Original URL: https://magazine.northwestern.edu/voices/vicky-kalogera-ciera-skai-institute-artificial-intelligence-data-science-astronomy-physics-astrophysics-giant-magellan-telescope By Vicky Kalogera (Northwestern Magazine, Spring 2025) Artificial...
Three UChicago scientists elected to National Academy of Sciences in 2025
Note: Rina Foygel Barber is Co-Chair of SkAI Research Pillar 1 (Enhanced Inference from Cosmic Survey Data) Original URL: https://news.uchicago.edu/story/three-uchicago-scientists-elected-national-academy-sciences-2025 By UChicago News (UChicago News, May 5, 2025)...
Nine Northwestern faculty elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Note: Fred Rasio is among the Senior Personnel of the SkAI Institute Original URL: https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2025/04/nine-northwestern-faculty-elected-to-american-academy-of-arts-and-sciences/ By Northwestern Now Staff (Northwestern Now, April 23, 2025)...
NCSA Director Bill Gropp on SC24, Focus in 2025
Original URL: https://www.aiwire.net/2025/01/06/ncsa-director-bill-gropp-on-sc24-focus-in-2025/ By Bill Gropp (NCSA, December 17, 2024) 2024 was an amazing year for NCSA. So much so it’s hard to know where to start our annual opportunity for reflection. Just...
Northwestern University joins global partnership to build Giant Magellan Telescope
Original URL: https://www.rdworldonline.com/northwestern-university-joins-global-partnership-to-build-giant-magellan-telescope/ By Heather Hall (R&D World Online, December 18, 2024) Northwestern University has joined the international consortium constructing the...
Northwestern University Joins Giant Magellan Telescope International Consortium
Original URL: https://mcdonaldobservatory.org/news/releases/20241213 McDonald Observatory, December 13, 2024 The University of Texas at Austin joined the Giant Magellan Telescope today in announcing that Northwestern University has joined its international...
SkAI Launched to Further Explore Universe
Original URL: https://www.ncsa.illinois.edu/skai-launched-to-further-explore-universe/ By Andrew Helregel (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, September 18, 2024) Funded by a five-year, $20 million grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the...
Adler Astronomers To Develop AI Tools For Astronomy
Original URL: https://www.adlerplanetarium.org/blog/adler-astronomers-to-develop-ai-tools-for-astronomy/ By Adler Planetarium, December 19, 2024 It’s a strange moment for artificial intelligence. The general public is slowly becoming aware that the same...
Northwestern University Joins Giant Magellan Telescope International Consortium
Original URL: https://artsci.tamu.edu/news/2024/12/northwestern-university-joins-giant-magellan-telescope-international-consortium.html By Ryan Kallabis (Giant Magellan Telescope Corporation, December 13, 2024) Officials with the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT)...
Northwestern joins Giant Magellan Telescope’s international consortium
Original URL: https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2024/12/northwestern-joins-giant-magellan-telescopes-international-consortium/ By Amanda Morris (Northwestern University, December 13, 2024 Northwestern University officially is a founding partner of the Giant...
National Science Foundation, Simons Foundation launch two AI institutes for astronomy
Original URL: https://fedscoop.com/nsf-simons-foundation-launch-two-ai-institutes-astronomy/ By Madison Alder (FedScoop, September 18, 2024) Two new artificial intelligence institutes announced by the National Science Foundation on Wednesday will focus on...
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