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May 9, 2025
Two Stanford scholars have been elected to the American Philosophical Society, the oldest learned society in…
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May 1, 2025
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) announced 120 newly elected members,…
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April 17, 2025
Quantum gravity is one of the biggest unresolved and challenging problems in physics, as it seeks to reconcile quantum mechanics, which governs the…
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Visitors will be able to safely view the sun thanks to solar telescopes that use specialized filters that expose dynamic features like sunspots and solar prominences. | SaM Fontejon / Fontejon Photography, Inc.
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April 16, 2025
The Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology will host an afternoon of live demonstrations, hands-on activities, and short talks that…
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Jeongwan Haah, Si Ying Lee, and Lauren Tompkins | LiPo Ching; Harrison Truong; Andrew Brodhead
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April 15, 2025
This year’s “Oscars of Science” honorees included early-career Stanford researchers in physics and mathematics, as well as scientists involved in a…
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April 9, 2025
During a daylong event, researchers shared information on their innovative projects, participated in panel discussions, and shared ideas, all in…
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April 6, 2025
For the discovery of Haah's code, in which fractal conservation laws emerge, and other models bringing discrete mathematical structures to physics.
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The 2025 Stanford Science Fellows, from top left to bottom right: Lili Chen, Jesse Han, Michelle Hill, Brice Huang, Warren Li, Truong Ly, Thomas Massoni, Heonjoon Park, Andrew Pyo, Noah Toyonaga, and Peidong Wang. | Massoni portrait by Itala Keller. All other images courtesy of the fellows.
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April 3, 2025
Stanford’s School of Humanities and Sciences has awarded 11 scholars from top research programs the distinguished Stanford Science Fellowship.
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Stanford Physics students dig in to a 4 lb, 12 oz apple-berry pie at the 1st annual Math vs. Physics Pi Eating Contest.
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March 16, 2025
Math quiz: How many physicists does it take to eat a 4 pound, 12 ounce apple-berry pie in 3 minutes and 9 seconds?
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March 12, 2025
William Thomas Duffy JrJune 30, 1930 – March 4, 2025
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February 26, 2025
Few venues at the University of Utah can match the magical aura at night of the Canyons atrium at the Natural History Museum of Utah.