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July 15, 2026
The Yale Physics Department is represented in the July 2026 issue of the APS  Forum on Physics & Society Newsletter through articles written by Savannah Thais, Ph.D. 2019...
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...
July 14, 2026
The Leigh Page Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Teaching recognizes broad and impactful contributions to physics education at Yale, both within our department and the...
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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...
Physicists Nir Navon, left, and Jianyi Chen, in Navon’s lab at Yale.   Photo by Allie Barton
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...