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ArtSci Roundup: Will Rawls: Everlasting Stranger, Grit City Think & Drink: Global Themes in World History since 1500 in Five Images, and More
Through public events and exhibitions, connect with the UW community every week! This week, attend gallery exhibitions, watch recorded events, and more.
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Husky 100
The 2021 Husky 100, a group of 100 students making the most of their time at the UW, have been announced.
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ArtSci Roundup: A new Measure: the Revolutionary Quantum Reform of the Metric System, Sacred Breath: Indigenous Writing and Storytelling Series, and more
This week at the UW, attend a lecture on revolutionary reforms to the metric system, "Asian American Women Rising: NOT the Model Minority," and more.
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FASER is born: new experiment will study particles that interact with dark matter
Several UW faculty members, researchers, and students are involved in the FASER collaboration, which studies interactions of high-energy particles.
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First results from Muon g-2 experiment strengthen evidence of new physics
David Hertzog, professor of physics, explains the results of new research on muons, a type of particle.
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A Tiny Particle’s Wobble Could Upend the Known Laws of Physics
Evidence is mounting that a tiny subatomic particle called a muon is disobeying the laws of physics as we thought we knew them, scientists announced on Wednesday. David Hertzog, professor of physics at the UW, is mentioned.
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Big Physics News: The Muon g-2 Experiment Explained
Particles called muons are behaving weirdly and it could mean a huge discovery. David Hertzog, professor of physics at the UW, is interviewed on the “60-Second Science” podcast.
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University of Washington graduate and professional disciplines rank highly in US News’ ‘Best Graduate School’ lists
Over 100 UW graduate and professional programs have been ranked by U.S. News & World Report to be among the top 35 in the nation.
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A New Twist Reveals Superconductivity’s Secrets
An unexpected superconductor was beginning to look like a fluke, but a new theory and a second discovery has revealed that emergent quasiparticles may be behind the effect. Matthew Yankowitz, assistant professor of physics at the UW, is quoted.
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Quantum Mechanics for a General Audience
UW Physics Professor Miguel Morales has penned a math-free tour of quantum mechanics and technology
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Quantum Leap
UW scientists explain new developments in the field of quantum computing.
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Mystery of Spinning Atomic Fragments Solved at Last
New experiments have answered the decades-old question of how pieces of splitting nuclei get their spins. George Bertsch, professor emeritus of physics at the UW, is quoted.
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UW physicist pens math-free tour of quantum mechanics and technology
Miguel Morales, professor of physics, has authored a new series on quantum mechanics for a general audience.
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Deck the dorms: How university students are spending the holidays
David Bell, PhD student in physics, and Savannah Lomelli, art student, discuss how they're spending the holidays in the COVID-19 pandemic.
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All together now: Experiments with twisted 2D materials catch electrons behaving collectively
Physicists at the University of Washington have discovered that by layering 2D materials (like a stack of pancakes), rotating them in particular configurations and exposing them to extremely low temperatures, the layers exhibit "exotic and unexpected" properties.