April 2016 (Volume 25, Number 4)

Kavli Session Speakers Discuss Physics Frontiers
From atomic clocks to plasmonics, scientists described their groundbreaking research

Battling the Emperor of Maladies
March Meeting presenters take stock of progress and setbacks in cancer research

Physics Prospects In Cuba
After the beginning of a thaw in U.S. relations with Cuba, scientists discuss prospects for collaboration with our southern neighbor

Physicists, the Brain is Calling You
Neuroscientists seek partners in the physics community

Campaigning Like a Physicist
Andrew Zwicker was elected to the New Jersey General Assembly in November, and he used the tools of science to get there

A Medley of Metamaterials
Researchers at APS March Meeting reported on materials with unusual properties — inspired by art, nature, and even LEGOs

Physics Grading Biased Against Women
Inexperienced Physics Teachers Give Lower Grades to Female Students

Industrial Physicists Mentor Young Scientists
APS's new IMPact program provides personal advice for nonacademic careers

Inside APS
Ken Cole, Corporate Secretary

This Month in Physics History
April 28, 1831: Birth of Peter Guthrie Tait, Pioneer of Knot Theory

Diversity Update
New Report on How APS Can Be More Inclusive of LGBT Physicists

Inside the Beltway
Mandatory Science Spending: What’s That?

The Back Page
In the Matter of Minority Physics Students v. Chief Justice Roberts