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Gori’s work helps bridge theory and experiment, deepening understanding of the Higgs boson, the nature of neutrino masses, and the possible particles that make up dark matter

Bruce Schumm is the inaugural Darrell D.E. Long and Elaine N. Long Family Professor in Experimental Physics

From GPS to innovations in computing and optics, technologies developed for space research touch nearly every aspect of modern life

Physicists from around the world will converge on campus to offer possible answers to some of the biggest and most vexing questions about the particle makeup of the universe and everything in it.

Two recent studies speculate a natural emergence of the mysterious substance, offering ‘self-contained and calculable scenarios’

Gabriel Filippelli, Aradhna Tripati, and Seath Brook Ahrens are this year’s Distinguished Alumni Award recipients for the Science Division

Third-year undergraduate Isabelle “Izzy” Connor and two Ph.D. candidates at other universities have recently won awards to further their research in astronomy and astrophysics at UC Santa Cruz. Connor (Crown ‘26, astrophysics) is a 2025 Barry Goldwater Scholar, an honor awarded by the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program to second- and third-year […]

Jeannette Peters, Patti Schell, and Deana Tanguay share division’s first Outstanding Staff Award

Rebecca Jensen-Clem and researchers at Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics presented with lucrative awards nicknamed the ‘Oscars of Science’ on April 5