General News

Sir Anthony J. Leggett will deliver the 2006 Abigail and John Van Vleck Lectures. Professor Leggett's public lecture, "Does the Everyday World Really Obey Quantum Mechanics?" will be held at 4:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 19, 2006, in 150 Physics. More »

The 2006 Research Experience for Undergraduates program is accepting applications for next summer. The ten-week program at the University of Minnesota is to begin on June 5, 2006 and finish on August 11, 2006. More »

Professor David Goodstein from the California Institute of Technology will give the colloquium "Out of Gas: The End of the Age of Oil" on Wednesday, February 1st at 4:00 p.m. in 131 Physics. More »

The original Physics Force will perform a public show at Northrop Auditorium on Thursday, January 12th at 7 p.m.

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University of Minnesota at Morris Biology Professor, P.Z. Myers will deliver a colloquium on the topic of Intelligent Design on Wednesday December 14th at 4:00 p.m. in 131 Physics. More »

School of Physics and Astronomy Professor Mikhail Shifman will receive the 2006 Julius Edgar Lilienfeld Prize from the American Physical Society. More »

The School is now accepting applications for a faculty position as well as several postdoctoral positions. More »

The Physics Open House will be held Wednesday, November 2, 2005. Prospective physics majors and other interested undergraduates are invited to sample some or all of the day's activities. More »

Prospective graduate students may now apply for the Physics program on-line. More »

Professor Emeritus Walter V. Weyhmann, 69, died on Saturday, September 24th. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, October 1st, 11:00 a.m. at Nativity Lutheran Church, 3312 Silver Lake Road, More »