August/September 2019 (Volume 28, Number 8)

2020 APS Medal for Exceptional Achievement in Research Awarded to Myriam P. Sarachik
Winner of APS Medal for Exceptional Achievement in Research Selected

Physical Review Research Publishes its First Papers
The newest journal in the APS Physical Review family publishes its first articles.

APS Membership Unit Profile: The Division of Soft Matter
The Topical Group for Soft Matter has evolved into an APS Division at an unprecedented pace, thanks to a vibrant community.

APS Innovation Fund: Inaugural Winners Selected
Four teams have been selected to receive grants for novel ways to serve the physics community.

Seven Apker Award Finalists Show Off their Research Skills
Undergraduate researchers shine at the 2019 Apker Award Selection Meeting.

Matthew Blackman Named 2019 PhysTEC Teacher of the Year
Physics and robotics teacher Matthew Blackman is recognized as an outstanding physics educator.

John Robert Schrieffer 1931-2019
Nobel laureate and theorist of superconductivity dies at 88

Education and Diversity News
The STEP UP Movement is Changing the Face of Physics

This Month in Physics History
September 15, 1910: Theodor Wulf Publishes First Evidence of Cosmic Radiation

Careers
New Approaches to Physics Education Flow from PIPELINE

Outreach and Public Engagement
APS Awards Seven Outreach Mini Grants

Office of Government Affairs
APS Advocacy Helps House Pass "Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act"

FYI: Science Policy News from AIP
Budget Deal Paves Way for Science Spending Boosts

Letters to the Editor
Sexual Harassment in Physics

The Back Page
Openness, Security, and APS Activities to Help Maintain the Balance