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Department News

BU Physicists Celebrate 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics

April 15, 2025

Congratulations to Dr. Alp Akpinar for Receiving the Springer Theses Award!

February 7, 2025

BU-Made Mirror Installed at the South Pole Telescope

January 16, 2025

Dillon Brout’s Breakthrough in Dark Energy Featured as a Major Achievement in Physics

January 6, 2025

Congratulations Professor Brout for leading a Top Cited Paper!

November 13, 2024

Launching the BU-TU Dortmund Research Network

October 16, 2024
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