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Undergraduate physics in the age of COVID-19

Brad R. Conrad, Rachel Ivie, Patrick Mulvey, and Starr Nicholson
Published: November 2021
TOPICS: Careers & Education, Covid-19
Abstract
New and returning students, particularly those from underrepresented groups, have faced pandemic-related challenges. Departments can take steps to support them during this academic year.
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The most popular Physics Today articles of 2020

Andrew Grant
Published: December 2020
TOPICS: Commentary & Reviews, Covid-19
Abstract
Readers gravitated toward stories that highlighted the challenges facing the physical sciences community and beyond.
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President-elect Biden’s next steps in science policy

William Thomas
Published: November 2020
TOPICS: Politics & Policy, Covid-19
Abstract
In the weeks ahead, Joe Biden and his transition team will settle on selections for executive branch science-policy positions and lay the groundwork for tackling pressing issues at science agencies.
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How well do aerosols transmit SARS-CoV-2?

Alex Lopatka
Published: November 2020
TOPICS: Research & Technology, Covid-19
Abstract
New dynamic modeling shows that short-lived, micrometer-sized aerosols are not a particularly efficient infection vector.
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Pandemic adds stress to already stressful job hunt

Toni Feder
Published: September 2020
TOPICS: Politics & Policy, Covid-19
Abstract
Job offers are sped up, delayed, and sometimes rescinded.
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Pandemic takes heavy toll on physics

Mitch Ambrose
Published: August 2020
TOPICS: Politics & Policy, Covid-19
Abstract
Significant project delays, challenges for early-career scientists, and enormous costs to universities are among the impacts.
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Column: Quarantine hobbies, revisited

Johanna L. Miller
Published: July 2020
TOPICS: Commentary & Reviews, Covid-19
Abstract
Keen to take up a new musical instrument, a Physics Today editor bought one partially made of cardboard. Was that a bad idea?
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Column: Patience

Johanna L. Miller
Published: July 2020
TOPICS: Commentary & Reviews, Covid-19
Abstract
We don’t have it. That’s why we’re in trouble—with COVID-19 and climate change.
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University researchers get back to their experiments

Toni Feder
Published: July 2020
TOPICS: Politics & Policy, Covid-19
Abstract
Despite restrictions and inevitable slowdowns, physicists are thrilled to return to their labs.
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Nonmedical masks reduce aerosols spread by coughing

Christine Middleton
Published: July 2020
TOPICS: Research & Technology, Covid-19
Abstract
Visualizations of leakage from various nonmedical face coverings show their differing efficacies.
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Graduate departments move away from GREs

Dalmeet Singh Chawla
Published: July 2020
TOPICS: Politics & Policy, Covid-19
Abstract
The kinds of concerns that are driving schools to disregard test scores during the pandemic have inspired some graduate programs to make permanent changes.
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Carbon emissions responded rapidly to coronavirus measures

Alex Lopatka
Published: June 2020
TOPICS: Research & Technology, Covid-19
Abstract
Drastic reductions in transportation and economic activity in response to the COVID-19 outbreak caused a global drop of 17% in daily CO 2 emissions.
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Q&A: Francis Collins on science, faith, and COVID-19

Toni Feder
Published: May 2020
TOPICS: People & History, Covid-19
Abstract
As the 2020 recipient of the Templeton Prize, the NIH director joins a roster that includes Mother Teresa, Desmond Tutu, and Martin Rees.
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Three Mile Island and lessons in crisis communication

Hannah Pell
Published: May 2020
TOPICS: People & History, Covid-19
Abstract
Serious public communication blunders by Metropolitan Edison, the power company that owned the infamous nuclear facility, created mistrust and allowed misinformation to flourish.
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Coronavirus shutdowns clear the air, temporarily

Toni Feder
Published: May 2020
TOPICS: Politics & Policy, Covid-19
Abstract
Atmospheric observations can inform policies for environmental cleanup.
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Q&A: DOE’s Chris Fall, on a virtual national lab to counter coronavirus

David Kramer
Published: April 2020
TOPICS: Politics & Policy, Covid-19
Abstract
The agency has set up a single point of contact for gaining access to national laboratories’ COVID-19 experts and research tools.
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Pandemic creates hurdles for academic job seekers

Christine Middleton
Published: April 2020
TOPICS: Politics & Policy, Covid-19
Abstract
Canceled conferences, virtual interviews, and hiring freezes make the already stressful search process even more challenging, particularly for early-career researchers.
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Column: Dispatches from the home office

Johanna L. Miller
Published: March 2020
TOPICS: Commentary & Reviews, Covid-19
Abstract
In the face of the global pandemic, a Physics Today editor contemplates the new normal—and the wonders of the physical world that haven’t changed.
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Labs around the world act to slow spread of coronavirus

Toni Feder
Published: March 2020
TOPICS: Politics & Policy, Covid-19
Abstract
Scientific facilities follow the lead of their host countries, hunker down, and keep working.
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National labs are forced to adapt during coronavirus outbreak

David Kramer
Published: March 2020
TOPICS: Politics & Policy, Covid-19
Abstract
Facilities in the Bay Area are closed to all but essential personnel; labs elsewhere are encouraging telework.
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