This 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 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 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 […]
Read MoreThis page originally appeared on CoS By CJ Siebeneck “The core concept of physics is a physical intuition about the world,” Kevin Davenport says. “Human beings love to think about puzzles and problem solving.” Davenport, who earned his PhD at the U in 2019 is now an assistant lecture professor in the department of physics […]
Read MoreThis page originally appeared on @Science Friday & @CoS Around 30 years ago, scientists in Utah were monitoring the skies for cosmic rays when they detected a surprising particle. It struck the atmosphere with much more energy than they had previously seen—enough energy to cause the researchers to dub it the “Oh My God Particle.” […]
Read MoreThis page originally appeared on GLOBAL U Around the world, our University of Utah international alumni are making an impact. In this series, “U International Alumni Abroad” we spotlight some of their stories. Since 2017, Dr. Ehab Abdel-Rahman has served as Provost of top-ranked The American University in Cairo (AUC). Below he reflects on […]
Read MoreThis Article originally appeared on @THEU The family of International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) founder and Nobel Laureate Abdus Salam announced that Tino Nyawelo, associate professor of physics at the University of Utah, is a recipient of the 2023 Spirit of Salam Award. Revealed annually on Abdus Salam’s birthday, the award recognizes those who, […]
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