Eric Cornell gives a keynote address at the Undergraduate Research Expo

Inaugural Undergraduate Research Expo showcases innovative research

April 25, 2024

Despite a late spring snow storm prompting a change in venue, almost 100 students, faculty, and staff attended the inaugural Undergraduate Research Expo on Saturday, April 20, 2024! Researchers from several departments including physics, astrophysical & planetary sciences, and mathematics presented their findings during the poster session. The event included...

Group photo of 2017 Boulder ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉäWiP attendees oustide Duane Physics

¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder Physics and JILA to host 2025 Conference for Undergraduate Women and Gender Minorities in Physics

April 4, 2024

Building on efforts to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in physics, ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder’s Department of Physics and JILA will host a Conference for Undergraduate Women and Gender Minorities in Physics (¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä*iP) in January 2025. The conference will bring approximately 150 students from the Midwest region to Boulder.

Student conducting physics research

Physics team awarded $38k from Dean’s Innovation Fund to improve undergraduate research access

March 27, 2024

A group of seven physics students, staff, and faculty were recently awarded funding from the College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Innovation Fund for their proposal to improve undergraduate research for underrepresented and minority groups in STEM disciplines. The grant will support two key initiatives including an undergraduate research expo...

Aerial view of Old Main on ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder campus in the fall

LSAMP Bridge to the Doctorate program welcomes 12 students

Oct. 25, 2023

Michael Ritzwoller

Professor Michael Ritzwoller wins Evelyn Hooker Advocacy Award

July 14, 2021

Katie Rainey

Graduate Student Katie Rainey Receives ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä System President's Diversity Award

March 4, 2021

Tricia Rankin

What will it take to close the gender gap in physics? Patricia Rankin is working to find out

April 23, 2020

President’s Diversity Award goes to Physics' R-Cubed Committee

Jan. 9, 2020

An innovative Physics Department committee made up of students, postdocs, staff and faculty with diverse backgrounds and life experiences has earned a President’s Diversity Award for the ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä System. The awards, which were announced Dec. 6, are given to a handful of units and individuals annually and come with a...

Patricia Rankin Publishes New Paper, Explores The Relationship Between Women and the STEM Workforce

June 20, 2017

Read Paper Now A review Professor Patricia Rankin co-authored with Dr. Donna Caccamise of the Institute of Cognitive Science at ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder was just released at the Toyko GS10 Gender Summit. This paper provides a broad review of evidence-based research, underlying theories, and interventions related to women’s representation in the...

Jamie Principato

Blind student aims to help others reach great heights

March 23, 2017

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