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5.13.22
Three UK Graduate Students Awarded Department of Energy Grant
5.03.22
Physics Professor Susan Gardner Receives Kirwan Prize
2.09.22
UK Astronomy Professor Shares Insights on New Webb Space Telescope
9.13.21
1st Research + Creative Experience Expo Coming to UK
8.05.21
New Faculty Member William J. Gannon Explores Low-Dimensional Spin Chains and Spin Liquids in Metals
8.05.21
How 4 Different Physics Labs at UK Persevered During Covid-19
7.20.21
‘Great Teacher’ Chris Crawford Rediscovers Wonder of Physics Through Teaching
7.12.21
UK Physicist Helps Reveal Galaxy Cluster Traveling on 'Intergalactic Highway'
6.14.21
Two A&S Professors Receive Great Teacher Award
6.10.21
A&S Alumna Sheds Light on Mysterious World of Theoretical Physics
5.26.21
UK College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Member Receives 2021 Sturgill Award
5.11.21
Jack Steele (Ph.D. 1968) - A Biography
4.07.21
UK Physics Team Contributes to Fermilab’s Muon g-2 Experiment, Reveals Evidence of New Physics
4.06.21
Not Hot Enough: A&S Professor, Colleagues Explore Theories About Magnetism in the Earth’s Mantle
3.08.21
'Behind the Blue': Peering Deep Into Our Universe With Gary Ferland
2.09.21
Physics Professor Named American Astronomical Society Fellow
2.08.21
Physics Doctoral Student Receives Key Award for Presentation
12.02.20
In Memorium: Marcus T. McEllistrem
12.02.20
In Memoriam: Fletcher Gabbard
12.02.20
Astronomy New Faculty Member Yuanyuan Su Gains Fame for Studying Galaxy Clusters
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Kentucky SkyTalk: The Star of Bethlehem
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Honoring Outstanding Teaching and Inclusive Excellence
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Generalized Notions of Symmetry in Quantum Mechanics
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