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(June 9, 2020)
Mastering the Challenges of STEMROTC cadet Isabella Lee is a physics and neuroscience major who perseveres through difficult work and then enjoys sharing what she’s learned with other students.
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(May 5, 2020)
Enrollment caps for PHY211 and AST101 raised for Summer Session IDue to high demand for summer courses, the Physics Department, College of Arts & Sciences, and University College have increased the enrollment cap for two exciting summer courses at Syracuse University:
- Astronomy 101 Our Corner of the University, and
- Physics 211 General Physics I
Classes start May 18, so enroll today!
![Jessica Stelzel](/media/images/Jessica-scan-IMG_3675.8e6d56f9.fill-150x150.jpg)
(April 10, 2020)
Physics Faculty Research Published in Scholarly JournalsArticles featured in Physical Review X and Physical Review Letters.
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(April 2, 2020)
Physics Department Does its Part to Help Make MasksDepartment joins in the effort to fight COVID-19.
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(Feb. 24, 2020)
M. Lisa Manning Named William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of PhysicsManning has also been awarded a three-year Simons Foundation grant.
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(Feb. 13, 2020)
Suraj Shankar ’19 Ph.D. Wins Physics Dissertation AwardShankar is now a Junior Fellow at Harvard.
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