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Upcoming Events
Cosmology and Astrophysics with the Secondary Anisotropies of the Cosmic Microwave Background from South Pole Telescope and Future Surveys
Nuclear, Particle, Astroparticle and Cosmology (NUPAC) Seminars
Oct. 15, 2:00 PM
- Oct. 15, 3:00 PM
PAIS 3205
25 Years of Science with Chandra
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
Oct. 18, 3:30 PM
PAIS 1100
Exploring the 'rules of life' through computational imaging
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
Oct. 25, 3:30 PM
- Oct. 25, 4:30 PM
PAIS 1100
NUPAC TBA
Nuclear, Particle, Astroparticle and Cosmology (NUPAC) Seminars
Oct. 29, 2:00 PM
- Oct. 29, 3:00 PM
PAIS 3205
SQuInT 2024 Annual Workshop
Special Talk
Oct. 30, 12:00 AM
- Nov. 1, 12:00 AM
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