Chicago Council on Science and Technology

For people raised on the Web and instant gratification, where gadgets go from must-have to old stuff in half a year, Robert Rosner has some news:

If science education is to flourish and if science is to be better understood by the general public, then scientists need to think more locally, according to Michigan State University professor Jon Miller.

On Thursday, Oct. 13th, I took some time away from my normal professorial duties to attend a lunchtime forum entitled “Chicago’s Water: Protecting Our Precious Resource,” sponsored by the Chicago Council on Science and Technology. The event was held in the 18th floor “Wolf Point Ballroom” in the Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza, literally right off that parking lot that sits on Wolf Point. Floor to ceiling views of the Chicago River and the skyline made for a dramatic setting for the event and the ensuing conversation about the history and future of water management in Chicago.

Experts say that the universe contains about 80% of what is called “dark matter”–matter that is inferred to exist, but can’t be detected.

The Chicago Council on Science and Technology, along with Children’s Memorial Research Center, hosted a book signing and lecture by Rebecca Skloot at Northwestern University.

The Chicago Council on Science and Technology (C2ST) in association with Wanger Institute for Sustainable Energy Research (WISER) at IIT hosted a mind-boggling lecture on “Sustainable Energy: Fact or Fiction”.

Researchers at Northwestern University have developed a new method for creating scaffolds for tissue engineering applications, providing an alternative that is more flexible and less time-intensive than current technology.

Chicago celebrated Women in Science Day with the first annual symposium dedicated to bringing together women from different science backgrounds. The goal was to educate, motivate and inspire professional and student scientists and engineers by openly discussing the victories and challenges of working in these traditionally male-dominated fields.

The dependence on oil and other fossil fuels for over 80% of our energy and the continued emission of carbon dioxide threatening stable climate are captured in a single term: sustainability.

The dependence on oil and other fossil fuels for over 80% of our energy and the continued emission of carbon dioxide threatening stable climate are captured in a single term: sustainability.