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Glenn Richardson successfully defends thesis, "Probing the Universe with 136Xe - The Physics Reach of nEXO"

July 16, 2026

On June 30, Glenn Richardson successfully defended the thesis “Probing the Universe with 136Xe - The Physics Reach of nEXO” (advisor: David Moore). Richardson...

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Major NSF award to turbocharge quantum tech innovation in Conn.

July 14, 2026

QuantumCT, a public-private quantum research initiative led by UConn and Yale, will receive a two-year, $15 million award to help advance American quantum innovation. The U.S...

Taylor Schaffner successfully defends thesis, "Plasma Membrane-Embedded Post-Translational Modification Networks Can Drive Self-Organized Criticality in Lipid Composition"

July 14, 2026

On July 7, Taylor Schaffner successfully defended the thesis “Plasma Membrane-Embedded Post-Translational Modification Networks Can Drive Self-Organized Criticality in Lipid...

Physicists Nir Navon, left, and Jianyi Chen, in Navon’s lab at Yale. Photo by Allie Barton

‘Check your ingredients’: A new blueprint for using Fermi’s ‘Golden Rule’

July 9, 2026

Fermi’s “Golden Rule” is a formula that connects theoretical quantum mechanics and what scientists observe in experiments, yet it is often misapplied. A new study by Yale...

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