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HAWC detection of an ultra-high-energy gamma-ray bubble around a microquasar

This story is adapted from the HAWC Collaboration press release. Microquasars—compact regions surrounding a black hole with [...]

UW–Madison alum and theoretical physicist named WIPAC director

This story is adapted from a University of Wisconsin–Madison news article. Dan Hooper, PhD, has been [...]

A projection of the gamma-ray sky as seen by the Fermi Large Area Telescope.
Seeking the Sources of Ultra-High-Energy Cosmic Rays

This story is modified from one originally published by AAS Nova. Where do the highest-energy particles in [...]

Department Chair and professor Mark Eriksson (left) presents assistant professor Ke Fang with the Bernice Durand Faculty Fellowship at the department awards banquet in May 2024
Ke Fang named inaugural recipient of the Bernice Durand Faculty Fellowship

This story was originally published by UW Physics. Ke Fang, assistant professor of physics and WIPAC investigator, has received [...]

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Francis Halzen elected to National Academy of Sciences 

This story was originally published by University Communications. University of Wisconsin–Madison physicist Francis Halzen has [...]

Ke Fang receives prestigious Sloan Fellowship

This story is adapted from a University of Wisconsin–Madison news article. WIPAC assistant professor of physics [...]

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Navigating new tech: Kael Hanson earns Draper Technology Innovation Fund award

This story originally appeared in a UW physics news article. Celestial navigation — charting a course [...]

A view of the IceCube Lab with a starry night sky showing the Milky Way and green auroras.
Federal physics advisory panel recommends funding next generation IceCube observatory, other major experiments

This story originally appeared in a University of Wisconsin–Madison news article. A group of scientists [...]

Ke Fang, Ellen Zweibel earn Simons Foundation funding

This story was originally published in a UW–Madison Department of Physics news article. Much of what [...]

HAWC discovers the highest energy light coming from the sun

This story is adapted from the Michigan State University (MSU) press release. Sometimes, the best [...]