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Retired Husker astronomer celebrates 50th anniversary of pulsar discovery
Feb 8, 2019 -The beams of light registered on Jan. 15, 1969, celestial winks from the heart of a cosmic crab.

5,300-plus Huskers named to fall Deans' List/honor roll
Feb 6, 2019 -21 physics majors were named to the Dean's List for the fall semester of the 2018-2019 academic year.

Obituary: Edgar A. Pearlstein
Feb 1, 2019 - Longtime professor of physics, Edgar A. Pearlstein died Jan. 15.

Why kicking a field goal is harder than it looks
Jan 31, 2019 - Kicking a field goal is tough. But why? Hint: It's physics.

SciPop Talks! to explore space law, comic-book physics
Jan 17, 2019 - The SciPop Talks! series returns with discussions on space law and comic-book physics.
35 years later, Husker prepares to earn degree
Dec 14, 2018 – Joe Lutes, 53, will be finishing his college degree 35 years in the making.

Researchers ID promising key to performance of next-gen electronics
Nov 13, 2018 – Two Nebraska physicists, Evgeny Tsymbal and Lingling Tao identified a material whose crystalline structure might better sustain an electron's spin.
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