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Original URL: https://www.herstories.fm/1984234/episodes/18060365-vicky-kalogera-the-science-of-the-stars (The Chicago Network HerStories Podcast, November 10, 2025)   From a small town in Greece, Vicky Kalogera escaped poverty through education, becoming a...

Original URL: https://news.uchicago.edu/story/ceremony-marks-opening-two-science-research-institutes-chicago (UChicago News, August 29, 2025)   A ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the Aug. 27 opening of two new science research institutes in which the University of...

Original URL: https://www.durbin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/durbin-joins-ribbon-cutting-for-national-science-foundation-institutes-hosted-by-northwestern-university (Dick Durbin, U.S. Senator for Illinois Press Release, August 26, 2025)   CHICAGO – Today,...

Note: Adam Miller is Co-Chair of SkAI Pillar 1 (Enhanced Inference from Cosmic Survey Data) Original URL: https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2025/08/first-of-its-kind-supernova-reveals-innerworkings-of-a-dying-star/ By Amanda Morris (Northwestern Now, August 20,...

Note: Nicolas Yunes is a SkAI Activities and Programming Co-Chair for Public Outreach and High School Program Original URL: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2025/08/11/new-simons-collaboration-explores-black-holes-and-strong-gravity/ By Thomas Sumner (Simons...

Original URL: https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2025/06/giant-magellan-telescope-enters-final-design-phase/ By Amanda Morris (Northwestern Now, June 30, 2025)   The Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT), an enormous ground-based telescope currently under...

Note: Gautham Narayan is the SkAI Deputy Director for Research (Astro) Original URL: https://astro.illinois.edu/news/2025-06-24/unlocking-cosmos-ai By Jake Keister (UIUC Dept. of Astronomy, June 24, 2025)   It began with a problem of scale. Modern telescopes like...

Note: Adam Miller is Co-Chair of SkAI Pillar 1 (Enhanced Inference from Cosmic Survey Data) Original URL: https://nos.nl/artikel/2572252-eerste-beelden-nieuwe-telescoop-gaat-dingen-vinden-waarvan-we-bestaan-niet-wisten By NOS News (NOS News, June 24, 2025)   A...

Note: Rebecca Willett is Deputy Director for Research (AI) on the SkAI Institute Executive Board Original URL: https://datascience.uchicago.edu/news/under-the-hood-the-mathematics-of-ai/ By The University of Chicago Data Science Institute (DSI News, June 30, 2025)...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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)...