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Matt Perko

UCSB among the world’s most influential research universities for science impact

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“Particle physics isn’t dead,” reads the blackboard behind an expressive physicist presenting to a packed audience.
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Harrison Tasoff
Although the LHC only discovered one new particle, “particle physics isn’t dead,” physicist Nima Arkani-Hamed exclaims in the program’s packed final talk.

Physicists gather to chart a path for the next kind of particle collider
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Physicist Gary Horowitz receives 2023 Einstein Prize from the American Physical Society
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Two assistant professors in Department of Physics receive Sloan Research Fellowships
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Becoming a Quantum Mechanic

Enhancing Research

‘Out of the Starting Gate’

The Higgs Discovery at 10

Keeping the Energy in the Room

The Star That Survived a Supernova

A Flicker From the Dark

Diving into the Data

Sagittarius A* Revealed
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