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Binek named Interim center Director for Materials and Nanoscience
Oct 11, 2019 -Christian Binek, professor of Physics and Astronomy, has been named interim director of the Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience.
Obituary | Anthony Starace
Sept 17, 2019 -Anthony Starace, George Holmes University Professor of physics, died Sept 5 from complications related to pancreatitis. He was 74.
Faculty selected to lead N150 strategic planning
Feb 19, 2019 -Professor Ken Bloom is chosen to be apart of the N150 Strategy Planning Team.
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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