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The Powerful Legacy of Homer A. Neal The new Randall Laboratory was renamed for the scholar on April 14, providing an opportunity for those who knew him to reflect on the boundless impact he had on U-M’s Physics Department.

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Get Ready! Join us on 11/28/23, the day of giving, to help women in physics! We are raising funds to help students attend the Midwest Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics! (Please click the blue link above for more information.)

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Ready! Set! Go! Giving Tuesday: Help Women in Physics

Help us raise enough funds to support 200 students to attend the Midwest Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics!

Five Physics Researchers From U-M Named American Physical Society Fellows

“These five new fellows from five different divisions speak to both the excellence and the breadth of our faculty,” said David Gerdes, chair of the U-M Department of Physics. “I am so proud of all of their accomplishments in research and in the classroom.

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