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Public Lectures

Radio Axion: Tuning in to the Dark Matter Airwaves

Presented by Chelsea Bartram

Date Thursday, August 1, 2024
7:00 p.m.  –  8:00 p.m.  PT
Location SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Kavli Auditorium
Public Lecture: Chelsea Bartram
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Traveling Light: The Universe’s Oldest Story Told by the Cosmic Microwave Background

The cosmic microwave background (CMB) is the afterglow of the Big Bang and represents the oldest light in the Universe, emitted when the Universe...

Date Tuesday, July 16, 2024
7:00 p.m.  –  8:00 p.m.  PT
illustration of cosmos
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Rubin Observatory will detect thousands of brown dwarfs, unlocking Milky Way mysteries

Vera C. Rubin Observatory will capture the faint light of distant brown dwarfs to help scientists understand the Milky Way’s formation and evolution.

July 15, 2024  ·  3 min read
Brown spots surround a spiral galaxy.
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SLAC on Tap

What’s the (dark) Matter with our Universe? Rubin Observatory is on the Case!

Discovering millions of galaxies and unraveling the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy is far out! Join us at the Dutch Goose for...
Date Thursday, August 22, 2024
5:00 p.m.  –  7:00 p.m.  PT
Location The Dutch Goose, 3567 Alameda de las Pulgas Menlo Park, CA 94025
SLAC on Tap Hannah Polleck
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Remembering theoretical physicist James D. “BJ” Bjorken, 90, who played a crucial role in discovering quarks

His wide-ranging curiosity, original way of looking at problems and sheer joy in solving them drove many important contributions to particle physics. 

August 14, 2024  ·  6 min read
SLAC theoretical physicist James D. "BJ" Bjorken
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LZ experiment sets new record in search for dark matter

New results from the world’s most sensitive dark matter detector put the best-ever limits on particles called WIMPs, a leading candidate for what makes...

August 28, 2024  ·  6 min read
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A modular neutrino detector years in the making

The prototype DUNE 2x2 detector will capture up to 10,000 neutrino interactions per day.

September 30, 2024  ·  6 min read
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NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory’s unparalleled vision will revolutionize multi-messenger astronomy

Vera C. Rubin Observatory will unite coordinated observations of cosmic phenomena using the four messengers of the universe.

September 12, 2024  ·  4 min read
Two stars collide, sending particles to earth.
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DOE summer program broadens visiting faculty-SLAC collaborations

SLAC hosted two faculty members from institutions historically underrepresented in the research community via the Visiting Faculty Program.

October 17, 2024  ·  6 min read
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VIA Symmetry Magazine

US physicists prioritize closer study of the Higgs

Physicists in the United States support the development of an off-shore Higgs Factory.

October 8, 2024
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VIA Symmetry Magazine

A first-person view of physics history

Michael Riordan has spent decades ruminating on the history of physics, including events he participated in himself.

October 15, 2024
Michael Riordan
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VIA Symmetry Magazine

From sea to scientific sea

Take a tour of the 17 national laboratories across the United States.

October 22, 2024
Take a tour of the 17 national laboratories across the United States
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