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UConn Physics Department hosted the 2025 conference for Undergraduate Women and Gender Minorities in Physics

March 31, 2025

The Physics Department hosted the 2025 American Physical Society Conference for Undergraduate Women and Gender Minorities in Physics in January 24-26. This was achieved with the support of the College of Liberal Arts and Science, the Provost’s Office, and the Office of Sponsored Programs, the College of Engineering, the Institute of Material Sciences, the APS […]

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UConn undergraduate Danya Alboslani (left) and PhD student Logan Fries (right)

UConn Students featured by Press Releases at the American Astronomical Society

January 30, 2025

Two UConn students presented press releases at the 245th meeting of the American Astronomical Society, held in Washington, DC on January 12-16, 2025. UConn undergraduate Danya Alboslani presented a new method to map the 3D structures of star-forming clouds using X-ray light echoes. This press release resulted from a paper submitted to the Astrophysical Journal […]

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UConn Celebrates National Academies Members

August 29, 2024

On August 27, 2024, scholars, trustees, and friends of UConn gathered at the University of Connecticut School of Law to honor members of the university community elected to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Established by an Act of Congress in 1863, the National Academy of Sciences was followed by the National Academy […]

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Department Head greeting

August 15, 2024

Dear Friends of UConn Physics, Last year, I wrote to you as a new Interim Head of Physics and only barely a month into my appointment. During the past year, we conducted a search for a permanent head and I was selected. For this, I am very grateful for the trust and support I received […]

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UConn Physics Department Hosting January 2025 CU*iP.

August 14, 2024

Every year, the American Physical Society (APS) sponsors CU*IP – Conference for Undergraduate Women and Gender Minorities in Physics – at several locations around the country. This year, led by Prof. Nora Berrah, UConn Physics applied to host this national conference in Storrs and our proposal was accepted for January 24-26, 2025! The purpose of […]

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