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Steven WeinbergAPS Fellows Among Winners of the 2021 Breakthrough Prizes
The Breakthrough Prize Foundation has announced the recipients of its 2021 prizes, recognizing individuals who have made profound contributions in physics.

aps-honors2020 Apker Award Finalists
On August 9 and 10, seven bright young physicists presented their research to the selection committee for the LeRoy Apker Award.

Gordon Baym2021 APS Medal for Exceptional Achievement in Research Awarded to Gordon Baym
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign professor to receive top APS honor

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.
American Physical Society Names Jonathan Bagger Chief Executive Officer
Theoretical physicist Jonathan Bagger will become the next Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the American Physical Society (APS). The selection was unanimously approved by the APS Board of Directors.

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