This Article originally appeared in @THEU Intro adapted from a Northwestern article written by Amanda Morris. In October 2022, an international team of researchers, including University of Utah astrophysicist Tanmoy Laskar, observed the brightest gamma-ray burst (GRB) ever recorded, GRB 221009A. Now, physicists have confirmed that the phenomenon responsible for the historic burst—dubbed the B.O.A.T. (“brightest […]
Read MoreThis Article originally appeared in @THEU On April 9, 2024, a community of refugee students and their families, scientists, educators and policymakers celebrated an event three years in the making—the installation of five cosmic ray detectors atop the Department of Workforce Services Utah Refugee Center in downtown Salt Lake City. The detectors, which measure echoes […]
Read MoreOn behalf of the Department of Physics & Astronomy, I would like to thank all of you for making Giving day a big success this year! In particular I would like to thank those who participated in the giving day via donation, advertising, becoming a champion, or rallying support in other ways. This year we […]
Read MoreThis press release was originally published by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. DESI has made the largest 3D map of our universe to date. Earth is at the center of this thin slice of the full map. In the magnified section, it is easy to see the underlying structure of matter in our […]
Read MoreThis page originally appeared in @THEU & CoS The March issue of Nature Physics, a premier academic publication, was all about education. Physics Education Research (PER) is a scientific field of study in which researchers collect and analyze data related to the learning environment. “Physics curricula and education systems have remained largely unchanged for decades, and much […]
Read MoreSupport the Department of Physics & Astronomy Giving Day event. Join our supporters by participating in the 6th annual Giving Day event. Generous and thoughtful alumni and donors like you are helping students succeed in Physics & Astronomy! Our goal is to raise $25,000 in support of our top priorities: Applied Science Building Project Undergraduate […]
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Read MoreThis page originally appeared on @THEU & CoS The University of Utah is proud to announce that Eliza Diggins, a senior Honors student double-majoring in physics and applied mathematics, was selected as a finalist for the 2024 Rhodes Scholarship. One of the oldest and most celebrated awards for international study in the world, Rhodes Scholarships […]
Read MoreThis page originally appeared on CoS Riley Murray, double-major in physics and linguistics and a minor in mathematics, knew she wanted to pursue a master’s degree after graduation. What she didn’t expect was landing a research job in her “gap year” that aligned seamlessly with her interests in data science and natural language processing. Riley […]
Read MoreThis page originally appeared in CoS A cohort of teens at the Salt Lake Center for Science Education (SLCSE) is learning the principles of physics and computer programming by building detectors for cosmic rays. The pilot program is led by U faculty member Tino Nyawelo, one of three recipients of the 2023 Spirit of Salam Award given […]
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