May 2016 (Volume 25, Number 5)

Advancing Beyond Advanced LIGO
Gravitational wave physicists celebrate a success and plan for the future

HAWC Charts the Extreme Gamma-ray Sky
High energy sky map produced after year of observations

China’s Proposed Heir to the LHC
Physicists begin planning 250 GeV, 100 TeV particle colliders

2016 Sakharov Prize Winner: Zafra Lerman
Israeli-born chemist urges scientists to drive international diplomacy

Transgender Physicists Face Fresh Challenges
New state ordinances complicate conference travel

Physical Review Fluids
Newest journal in the society portfolio begins publishing

Science Meets Politics: A Complicated Relationship
What role should scientists play in an increasingly nasty political arena?

Attracting New Ideas for Measuring to Big G
Fresh approaches sought for measuring nature’s most elusive fundamental constant

Montana State University Achieves Gender Parity in STEM Hiring
Committees can be trained to confront bias, study shows

This Month in Physics History
May 29, 1919: Eddington Observes Solar Eclipse to Test General Relativity

Washington Dispatch
Updates from the APS Office of Public Affairs

Education News from APS
Updates from the APS Office of Education and Diversity

International News
Dynamic Changes in Chinese Condensed Matter Physics: A Personal Journey

Letters
Units and Constants • More Thoughts on the SSC • Einstein and Gravitons

The Back Page
Finding Beauty in the Darkness