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Congratulations to the 2021 Deans’ and Chancellor’s Undergraduate Research Award winners in SCIPP!
DEANS’ UNDERGRADUATE AWARDS: Dean’s Awards are granted to fifty of the most excellent undergraduate research theses or projects (ten from each academic division) completed at UCSC during the academic year. Each Dean’s award project will receive $100 for outstanding achievement in their division. CHANCELLOR’S UNDERGRADUATE AWARDS: Fifteen Chancellor’s Awards are granted to the most outstanding…
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SCIPP Member and Distinguished Professor of Physics, Steve Ritz, receives Accessibility Champion award!
https://news.ucsc.edu/2021/05/accessibility-champion.html
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SCIPP Member Bruce Schumm was quoted in a Salon article about new results from a particle physics experiment called Muon g-2.
Why some physicists are skeptical about the muon experiment that hints at “new physics” The Muon g-2 experiment could upend the Standard Model of physics — but some think it may be a fluke. Here’s why
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SCIPP and Physics Graduate Student, Heather Mentzer, was just selected again to receive a Bruce Lane Memorial Scholarship. Congratulations Heather!
https://retirees.ucsc.edu/scholarships/brucelanescholarship/
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Please join us in welcoming Professor Tesla Jeltema as the new SCIPP Associate Director!
Tesla’s research experience in astrophysics and her leadership in international collaborations will be important as a number of astronomical survey projects ramp up. She will also focus on strengthening our SCIPP outreach and mentoring activities. Please welcome Tesla to this new role.
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Please join us in welcoming Professor Jason Nielsen as the new SCIPP Director!
Check out the Santa Cruz Sentinel article: “Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics undergoes leadership transition.”
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SCIPP Member and Distinguished Professor of Physics, Steve Ritz, is this years winner of the divisions Outstanding Faculty Award.
This award is the divisions highest honor for faculty achievement, recognizing combined excellence in research, teaching, and service. Congratulations Steve!
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New Higgs boson measurement from the ATLAS Collaboration at CERN.
https://atlas.cern/updates/briefing/studying-Higgs-decay-b-quarks