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APS is bracing for upheaval in U.S. academic programs.

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A short-term Continuing Resolution (CR) has reopened federal science agencies after the government shutdown, but robust and stable science funding is vital to future discovery and workforce development.

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Advocates were cautiously optimistic about new guidance from the Senate appropriations subcommittee.

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Physicists are meeting with U.S. Senate offices to defend federal science funding — and seeing early signs of success.

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Some nations are trying to shut the doors of international collaboration. Scientists can keep them open.

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Ryan Nesselrodt reflects on his experience as the APS Congressional Science Fellow.

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A group of University of Iowa scientists made the extraordinary discovery.

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The initiative aims to build “novel platform technologies” akin to the internet or polymerase chain reaction.

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The premier physics research journal, providing rapid publication of short reports of fundamental research across all fields.

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Publishing exceptional research from all areas of pure, applied, and interdisciplinary physics.

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In-depth review articles and shorter colloquia placing fundamental physics literature within the context of current trends and applications.

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