Open House for BICEP Array Telescope in Physics and Nanotechnology Building Highbay

School of Physics and Astronomy

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Oct 29 Thu 3:35pm

Colloquium: Charles Gammie, University of Illinois

Nov 11 Wed 8:00pm

Universe @ Home Livestream

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Tate Hall in the Fall.

Minnesota Institute for Astrophysics

A brick wall with the words Fine Theoretical Physics Institute in the middle.

William I. Fine Theoretical Physics Institute

Stark black and white engraving by Haeckel called Prosobranchia, depicting skeletons of animals

History of Science, Technology and Medicine

Graphic representing technology with a series of concentric circles connected with dots of pink and purple light

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School News

Cecil J. Waddington

Remembering Cecil “Jake” Waddington, 1929-2020

Emeritus Professor Jake Waddington of the School of Physics and Astronomy passed away on October 1, 2020. He was 91 years old.
Bob Pepin (man with gray hair and mustache standing in front of trees)

AGU Honors Pepin’s Distinguished Career in Planetary Science

Professor Emeritus Robert Pepin of the School of Physics and Astronomy will receive the 2020 Fred Whipple Award from the American Geophysical Union (AGU).
Lucy Fortson

Fortson Named APS Fellow

Lucy Fortson, Professor and Associate Head of the School of Physics and Astronomy, has been named a Fellow of the American Physical Society.
Cynthia Cattell

Cattell named CSE Distinguished Professor

Cynthia Cattell has been named as a College of Science and Engineering (CSE) Distinguished Professor.

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