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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.

A Special Thank You to Navy Captain Josh Cassada and to NASA! Check out this fantastic Saturday Morning Physics event and the rest of the Winter schedule!

Get Involved in the Physics Community! Take a look at our organizations. They offer a place for students involved in physics to get to know and support one another.

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News & Features

U-M Collaboration to Receive DOE Grant to Diversify Physics

The University of Michigan, Black Hills State University in South Dakota and Benedictine University in Illinois have received a $1.125 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to recruit students of diverse backgrounds into the field of physics.

The Universe Caught Suppressing Cosmic Structure Growth

U-M cosmologists found strong evidence for an anomalous growth of large-scale structure, and a hint for current tensions in cosmology.

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