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Congratulations to Penn Physics Prof. Eugene Mele for his election to the National Academy of Sciences for contributions to the field of quantum electronic phenomena, alongside Prof. Nancy... penntoday.upenn.edu/news/two…

Two Penn faculty elected to the National Academy of Sciences | Penn Today

Eugene Mele of the School of Arts and Sciences and Nancy Speck of the Perelman School of Medicine are welcomed into the Academy for their ‘distinguished and continuing achievements in original...

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Penn Physics Prof. Mirjam Cvetic, postdoc Ling Lin, and graduate student Muyang Liu on how extra dimensions in string theory and F-theory can lead to the Standard Model of particle physics in our observable world:... penntoday.upenn.edu/news/mak…

Making sense of string theory | Penn Today

A Q&A with theoretical physicists Mirjam Cvetic, Ling Lin, and Muyang Liu about what string theory is and how their recent discovery of a “quadrillion solutions” might change the course of the field.

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Bhuvnesh Jain and Michael Weisberg come to the study of dark matter from different disciplines. Jain is an expert in cosmology and gravitational lensing, while Weisberg is a philosopher and...

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Can we find Planets 9 and 10? Combining data from different surveys to search for trans-Neptunian objects with Penn Physics Profs. Cullen Blake, Bhuvnesh Jain, and Gary Bernstein, as well as researcher Eric... penntoday.upenn.edu/news/sea…

The search for Planet 9, 10, and beyond | Penn Today

Planetary scientists and cosmologists at Penn work together to find planets that might be hiding in the far reaches of the solar system.

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Penn Physics Prof. Philip Nelson on the biophysics of color vision, from his Science Cafe talk! penntoday.upenn.edu/news/see… See a previous version of Prof.... penntoday.upenn.edu/news/see…

Seeing the world through a biophysicist’s lens | Penn Today

Philip Nelson demonstrates how seemingly simple questions like ‘What is light?’ help scientists understand, and improve, how people visualize the world around them.

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Learn more about last week's black hole image, by the numbers! penntoday.upenn.edu/news/num… penntoday.upenn.edu/news/num…

By the numbers: First-ever image of black hole’s event horizon | Penn Today

An overview of how scientists were finally able to see the unseeable and what it means for the future of astronomy.

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Bhuvnesh Jain, Walter H. and Leonore C. Annenberg Professor in the Natural Sciences and co-director of the Penn Center for Particle Cosmology, comments on the first image of a black hole released...

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Read about the work of Prof Josh Klein's group on the SNO+ experiment, looking for answers to deep questions in particle physics through neutrinos! penntoday.upenn.edu/news/sma… penntoday.upenn.edu/news/sma…

Answering big questions by studying small particles | Penn Today

Using electronics designed at Penn, particle physicists study neutrinos, incredibly small and nearly massless subatomic particles, to understand the fundamental nature of the universe.

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Penn Physics & Astronomy. 2,847 followers · 4 talking about this. Sharing science, updates, and events from the University of Pennsylvania Physics & Astronomy Department.

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Congratulations to Dillon Brout, Penn's first graduate to win a NASA Hubble Fellowship for his research into the expansion of the... stsci.edu/stsci-research/fel…
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Tomorrow, April 9, 6pm, Penn Physics Prof. Philip Nelson gives a free public talk as part of Penn Science Cafe! "Human and Superhuman Color Vision Scientists often seem to be asking obscure theoretical questions. But... facebook.com/pennphys/posts/…

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Tomorrow, April 9, 6pm, Penn Physics Prof. Philip Nelson gives a free public talk as part of Penn Science Cafe! "Human and Superhuman Color Vision Scientists often seem to be asking obscure...

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Congratulations to the three Penn Arts & Sciences faculty who are recipients of University-wide teaching awards: Justin Khoury of Physics and Astronomy, Sheila Murnaghan of Classical Studies, and...

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Penn Physics postdoc Farshid Jafarpour studies how individual cells self-regulate to sync up their growth rates in oscillatory bursts! penntoday.upenn.edu/news/bac… penntoday.upenn.edu/news/bac…

Bacterial population growth rate linked to how individual cells control their size | Penn Today

Developed at Penn, a theoretical model from a new area of research at the interface of math, physics, and biology describes how individual parameters can influence population-level dynamics.

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Read more about Women in Physics at the University of Pennsylvania's fifth annual spring conference and networking event with LSST Deputy Director Beth... penntoday.upenn.edu/news/wom…

Women in Physics Group inspires the next generation of physicists and astronomers | Penn Today

Students had the opportunity to interact with a world-renowned astronomer during a day of informal get-togethers, networking events, and physics lectures at the annual conference.

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Join Women in Physics at the University of Pennsylvania next week on Fri, March 18, 4:40pm, Ben Franklin Room, Houston Hall, for a free public lecture on mapping the galaxies in the universe "The Most Magnificent Map... facebook.com/pennphys/posts/…

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Join Women in Physics at the University of Pennsylvania next week on Fri, March 18, 4:40pm, Ben Franklin Room, Houston Hall, for a free public lecture on mapping the galaxies in the universe "The...

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Penn Physics Profs. Charles Kane and Eugene Mele win the 11th BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award for their work on topological insulators! Read more:... penntoday.upenn.edu/news/two…

Charles Kane and Eugene Mele receive the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award | Penn Today

The Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria have recognized the Penn physicists for their discovery of topological insulators.

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Congratulations again to our three Penn Physics PhD students who were finalists in the Grad Ben Talks, Emile Kraus, Asja Radja, and Paul Masih Das, and congratulations to Paul for winning the Natural Sciences Division! You can find... sas.upenn.edu/grad-ben-talks
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The Center for Particle Cosmology's free public lecture with Profs. Bhuvnesh Jain, Justin Khoury, Masao Sako, Robyn Sanderson, and Mark Trodden is TODAY at 6pm, Tuesday 2/26 in Amado... sas.upenn.edu/events/gravita…

Gravitational Waves: A Window Into Black Holes and the Early Universe

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Reminder that the Grad Ben Talks are today! Talks start now in Amado Recital Hall, Irvine Auditorium (3401 Spruce St) with the Natural Sciences Division starting at 3:30. Featuring three Penn Physics PhD students: Emile... sas.upenn.edu/events/grad-be…
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Join Penn Physics Profs. Bhuvnesh Jain, Justin Khoury, Masao Sako, Robyn Sanderson, and Mark Trodden for a **free public lecture** at 6pm, Tuesday 2/26 in Amado Recital Hall, Irvine Auditorium, 3401 Spruce St! The panel... facebook.com/pennphys/posts/…

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Join Penn Physics Profs. Bhuvnesh Jain, Justin Khoury, Masao Sako, Robyn Sanderson, and Mark Trodden for a **free public lecture** at 6pm, Tuesday 2/26 in Amado Recital Hall, Irvine Auditorium,...

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