From The New York Times, June 19, 2017: Fermilab scientist Joel Butler is quoted in this article on physicists monitoring the Large Hadron Collider are seeking clues to a theory that will answer deeper questions about the cosmos.
In the news
From WTTW’s Chicago Tonight, June 19, 2017: Director Nigel Lockyer and physicists Patricia McBride and Herman White appear in this six-minute segment on Fermilab’s leading role in particle physics, including neutrino research.
From Daily Herald, June 15, 2017: The Daily Herald publishes a collection of Fermilab-related photos in celebration of the lab’s 50-year anniversary.
From The Courier-News, May 23, 2017: A bison that Fermilab gave up for adoption by the Elgin Zoo now has a name.
From ChicagoInno, May 23, 2017: As part of the UChicago Innovation Fest, a panel of female scientists from UChicago, Fermilab and Argonne discussed the future of women in STEM.
From CERN Courier, May 19, 2017: Former Fermilab archivist and historian Adrienne Kolb recounts how, 50 years ago, U.S. physicists established a new laboratory and with it a new approach to carrying out frontier research in high-energy physics.
From the Kane County Chronicle, May 17, 2017: Geneva resident Jim Jenkins has been chosen as Fermilab’s third artist-in-residence, and has big plans for his tenure.
From Astronomy, May 4, 2017: Fermilab’s Dan Hooper sat down with Astronomy Editor-in-Chief Dave Eicher to discuss cutting-edge research into the unknowns of the universe.
From American Institute of Physics’ FYI, May 1, 2017: Lawmakers have reached an agreement on a fiscal year 2017 catchall spending package that includes annual appropriations and programmatic guidance for the science agencies through Sept. 30 of this year.
From CERN Courier, April 13, 2017: It took decades for dark matter to enter the lexicon of particle physics. Today, explaining the nature and abundance of dark matter is one of the most pressing problems in the field. Fermilab and University of Chicago’s Dan Hooper and University of Amsterdam’s Gianfranco Bertone review the 80-year history.