Science @ UChicago
This alum of UChicago recently won the 2024 Nobel Prize for their work in predicting protein structure
Who is John Jumper?
Located in this state, also known as The Grand Canyon State
What is Arizona?
The lab's most recent get-together was for this reason
What is to celebrate that both Guna and Kim passed Candidacy?
This towers over Chicago at 1451 feet, which makes it the tallest point, natural or manmade, in the state of Illinois
What is the Willis Tower?
Who is Colin?
This red-nosed reindeer of Santa’s has been featured in a famous song
Who is Rudolph?
The first fission reaction was conducted by Fermi at this location on campus
What is underneath Stagg Field (football field)?
The river that created the Grand Canyon
What is the Colorado River?
For Zeyu's thesis defense, the lab went to this type of restaurant
What is a Chinese restaurant?
The central downtown area of Chicago is also known by this moniker, referencing the shape that the 'L' tracks make
What is The Loop?
Has been to 38 countries and has lived in Germany
Who is Olivia?
In this well-known movie, a kid defends his house from home invaders during Christmas Break
What is Home Alone?
The focus of President Alivisatos' work, as well as the topic of 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
What are quantum dots?
This is the average depth of the Grand Canyon, which is about 3 times smaller than that of the largest canyon
What is 5000-6000 feet?
The lab retreat last year was in this state
Where is Michigan?
According to a popular legend, a cow kicked over a lantern and led to this event, which reshaped Chicago
What is The Great Chicago Fire?
was previously part of riot police (and saw action)
Who is Sooin?
These type of trees, named for the color they retain year-round, are used as Christmas trees
What are evergreen trees?
He did his famous oil-drop experiment, which determined the charge of an electron, at UChicago
Who is Robert Millikan?
The length of the Grand Canyon is approximately this many miles long, making it one of the longest canyons in the world
What is 250-300 miles long?
This unfortunate event that occurred during the first day of the lab retreat led to the late arrival of some people
What is Debbie’s car getting rear-ended by a truck?
The two largest airports in Chicago are named after a hero and a battle that occurred in this conflict
What is World War II?
Has spent two weeks at the Air Force Academy for free
Who is Guna?
This holiday, celebrated on December 26th in England and other English-speaking countries, was originally where the wealthy would ‘box’ their gifts and give to those in need
What is Boxing Day?
The Department of Zoology, currently known as this department, was the first in UChicago to award a woman a science doctorate degree in 1896
What is the Department of Ecology and Evolution?
According to the National Park Service, the Grand Canyon was typically thought to be this many years old (though recent studies suggest it might be as old as 70 million years)
What is 5-6 million years?
In June, the lab traveled to the North Side to play this game, where we drove a go-kart and tried to throw the ball at a target
What is Whirlyball?
One of the boldest civil engineering projects of the late 1800s, this was done to protect Chicago's drinking water from city sewage
What is reversing the direction of the Chicago River?
is a semi-famous food blogger who has gotten paid from restaurants
Who is Scarlett?
It’s tradition in this country to order chicken from KFC on Christmas; orders are usually placed weeks in advance
Where is Japan?