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Upcoming Events

A. Yodh Colloquium: Phase- and Shape-Transition, Frustration, and Relaxation in Colloids & Liquid Crystals

  • Jan 21
  • 3:30 PM
  • RKC 101
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Jan 31

Jack Stropko Defense

  • 3:00 PM
  • SCI 352

Department News

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

Professors Martin Schmaltz and Anatoli Polkovnikov elected Fellows of the American Physical Society

October 7, 2024

Wanzheng Hu receives funding for DOE Early Career Award

July 23, 2024
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