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APSAPS Applauds President-elect Biden’s Recently Announced White House Science Team
The Society is encouraged by the Biden Administration selecting a diverse team of highly respected science and policy experts ready to serve on day one and stands ready to work with them on the challenges facing the scientific community and the nation more broadly.

Jon BaggerAPS Joins the CEO Action for Diversity and Inclusion Pledge
On January 11, APS CEO Jonathan Bagger joined more than 1,600 other chief executives and organization presidents in signing the CEO Action for Diversity and Inclusion pledge.

Uwe Tauber thumbUwe Täuber Selected as Lead Editor for Physical Review E
APS has selected Uwe Täuber as the new Lead Editor of Physical Review E.

Nobel Prize in Physics Recognizes Black Hole Discoveries
APS Fellow Andrea Ghez among 2020 Nobel Laureates who uncovered some of the “darkest secrets of the Universe”
American Physical Society Designates New Historic Sites: Morgan State University and Sanford Lab
Historic Sites initiative recognizes the birthplace of the National Society of Black Physicists and a mile-deep lab at the forefront of physics.
American Physical Society Leads Community-Wide Effort to Transform Physics Culture
New coalition of nearly 100 physics organizations aims to make the field more inclusive and equitable
Gordon Baym to Receive 2021 APS Medal for Exceptional Achievement in Research
Theoretical physicist Gordon Baym, Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, will receive the 2021 American Physical Society (APS) Medal for Exceptional Achievement in Research.

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