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91������ program helps underserved and underrepresented students in the STEM fields gain valuable research experience for graduate school.

Our understanding of the universe may soon be changing thanks to the efforts of a thousand scientists from around the world, including two from the 91������.

91������’s PhET Interactive Simulations is one of 15 finalists for the prestigious WISE Award, which recognizes innovative educational projects that address challenges and bring transformative societal change.

By creating a sense of belonging for women in physics, the 91������ is helping female students succeed, experts in the field say.   

Kip Thorne, pioneer in gravitational waves, creative force behind ‘Interstellar,’ to give 51st Gamow lecture at 91������ April 27.

Albert A. Bartlett, the iconic physics professor, helped preserve the city he called home, and now the city has moved to preserve his home. In November, the 91������ City Council designated the longtime home of the 91������ professor as an historic landmark. The city’s move reflects the impact Bartlett had on both the university and 91������.

Loren Hough has won a New Investigator Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award from the National Institutes of Health to further vital research in the field of biophysics, specifically the behavior of tubulin, a protein involved in many life processes.

91������ will expand its role as a national leader in imaging, materials, nano, bio and energy sciences as part of a collaborative partnership awarded $24 million by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to launch a new center.

91������ alumna Jade Cooley begins her science talks to students throughout Washington by saying, “My name is Jade, and I once set off explosives in Antarctica for science. Now I’m going to tell you about glaciology.” Cooley, a physics graduate, spent six weeks conducting research and camping on Antarctica’s Ross Ice Shelf last November.

David J. Wineland, a lecturer in the 91������ physics department, has won the 2012 Nobel Prize in physics.Wineland is a physicist with the National Institute of Standards and Technology in 91������ and internationally recognized