Articles from 2020

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Congratulations to Dr. Stephen McMillan!

Thursday, November 19, 2020
Congratulations to graduate student, Stephen McMillan for successfully defending his PhD thesis today! Thesis Title:...

Congratulations to Dr. Arya Afshari!

Thursday, November 19, 2020
Congratulations to Arya Afshari who successfully defended his PhD thesis on November 18, 2020 Thesis Title:...

Christopher Pestalozzi named the recipient of the Richard E. Gibson Merit Staff Award

Thursday, November 19, 2020
https://now.uiowa.edu/2020/11/ui-honors-recipients-2020-faculty-staff-awards?utm_source=IANowFaculty&utm_medium=fac_staff_awards&utm_campaign=IANowFaculty-11-19-2020

Professor Usha Mallik Recipient of the Michael J. Brody Award

Thursday, November 19, 2020
https://now.uiowa.edu/2020/11/ui-honors-recipients-2020-faculty-staff-awards?utm_source=IANowFaculty&utm_medium=fac_staff_awards&utm_campaign=IANowFaculty-11-19-2020

UI presidential search committee announced

Thursday, November 12, 2020
https://now.uiowa.edu/2020/11/ui-presidential-search-committee-announced

Congratulations to Physics & Astronomy’s Design Engineer Michael Miller who’s pending patent has enabled other UI researchers to advance their research in diabetes

Friday, October 23, 2020
https://stories.uiowa.edu/electromagnetic-fields-blood-sugar

Congratulations to Professor Jasper Halekas who has been appointed to serve on the Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey 2023-2032: Panel on Mars

Wednesday, October 21, 2020
https://www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/planetary-science-and-astrobiology-decadal-survey-2023-2032-panel-on-mars

The Milky Way galaxy has a clumpy halo

Tuesday, October 20, 2020
https://now.uiowa.edu/2020/10/milky-way-galaxy-has-clumpy-halo?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=noonnews

Professor Philip Kaaret’s findings from observations made by HaloSat, which is primed to look at the X-rays emitted by the circumgalactic medium (CGM) are discussed in article titled “Astronomers say Milky Way has a clumpy halo”

Tuesday, October 20, 2020
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/astronomers-say-milky-way-has-a-clumpy-halo-39641931.html

Fall 2020 Virtual Public Astronomy & Observing Nights

Monday, October 19, 2020
We invite you to join us for the University of Iowa Physics & Astronomy Department’s Fall 2020 Virtual Public Astronomy & Observing Nights!
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