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URA hosts 2023 Council of Presidents Meeting and Policy Forum
WASHINGTON — URA hosted its Annual Council of Presidents Meeting and Policy Forum at Convene Conference Center in downtown Washington on February 9,...
URA Board of Trustees and staff tour Fermilab
URA Board of Trustees and staff tour Fermilab Batavia, Ill — URA Trustees and staff tour Fermilab as part of the fall Board of Trustees meeting on...
Four URA member universities receive funding for Scientific Discovery through Advanced Computing (SciDAC) partnership in nuclear physics
Four URA member universities receive funding for Scientific Discovery through Advanced Computing (SciDAC) partnership in nuclear physics Washington...
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Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE)
One of the most intriguing mysteries in physics is the neutrino particle. While it is abundant throughout the universe (a billion times more abundant than particles that make up stars, planets, and people), little is known about them or their purpose.
Understanding Dark Matter and Dark Energy
It may come as a surprise that visible matter only constitutes 4 percent of the universe’s contents. The other 96% is made of what we refer to as dark matter and dark energy.
Fermilab: Benefiting Science and Society
Particle physics is often seen as a field that deals with esoteric and abstract concepts that have little bearing on everyday life. However this has been, and continues to be, far from the truth.
Visiting Scholar Spotlight
“The (Muon g-2) experiment is effectively measuring the magnetic strength of the muon. We needed to measure it at a higher precision and see what that difference is about and the best place to do that is at Fermilab.”
– VSP Awardee Brynn MacCoy