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On the beam: Meet Paul Noel, Yale’s proton wrangler par excellence

May 8, 2026
In Sloane Physics Laboratory, there’s a narrow staircase with an ornate, black-painted hand railing that descends to a dimly lit sub-basement. From there, a hard right turn...
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Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics Awarded to Muon g-2 Collaborations at CERN, Brookhaven National Laboratory, and Fermilab

May 6, 2026
Three generations of the Muon g-2 experiment, designed to measure the magnetic moment of the muon with ever-increasing precision, have been recognized with the 2026...

Kaufman wins Physics Department Leigh Page Prize

April 30, 2026
The Yale department of physics has awarded a Leigh Page Prize to Avi Kaufman, incoming graduate student. Kaufman just completed his undergraduate studies in computer science...
Guggenheim project sound team

Where engineering meets design

April 30, 2026
From its wheelchairs to its famous spiral ramp, the Guggenheim teams up with Yale Engineering to rethink the museum experience. George Ploumis (YC’2026 Mechanical Engineering...
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