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Hey guys! Don't forget that this Thursday, March 15th Rhodes will be hosting a lecture with Nobel Laureate Dr. John Mather at 6:30. A reception and book signing will follow. Dr. Mather is the Senior Project Scientist for the James Webb Space Telescope. His lecture will be about the history of the universe from the Big Bang to its possible end. Please message us or email us at [email protected] if you intend to go so we can get a head count for carpooling. For more information, please see link. Let us know if you have any questions!

The History of the Universe. Nobel Laureate John Mather The Peyton Nalle Rhodes Physics Lecture Series Nobel Laureate Dr. John C. Mather will outline the history of the universe from its early moments in the Big Bang to its possible end. He will illustrate with examples from NASA, including discoveries made with the Hubble telescope, and discuss plans fo...

"The Society of Physics Students hosted its 6th Annual Science Trivia Competition on November 14. It was a close competition that came down to the “Final Jeopardy” question in the last round. The photo [here] shows the winning team holding the Science Genius Trophy (l-r): Nathan Sanford, Luke Wade, and Rosie Schmitz. By the way, that last question was, "What was Science magazine’s 2016 Breakthrough of the Year?" Do you know the answer? " [CBU Connection 20 Nov. 2017]

Our fearless SPS leaders perform a three-body gravity experiment during a stop on our hike at Shelby Farms on November 4, 2017.

Hey friends! Here's a quick reminder of upcoming events. Next Saturday, November 4th will be our second annual SPS hiking trip. We will meet at Cooper Wilson at 10:00 and carpool to Shelby Farms. After our hike, we will go to Jerry's Sno Cones for a snack. Make sure you bring cash for Jerry's, as they do not accept credit or debit cards. On November 14th, we will have our 6th annual Science Trivia Night. Everyone is welcome regardless of major. Feel free to invite friends from outside CBU as well. The more the merrier! As usual, there will be snacks and prizes.

On September 28th, we held a paper airplane competition in the quad.

Hey guys! Be sure to join us from 12:00-2:00 in the quad this afternoon for our paper airplane distance competition! We know midterms are coming up, so winners will recieve a Starbucks gift card for all (or at least one) of their tea/coffee/cider needs.

Thank you to everyone that came out for our eclipse party today! We had a great turnout (these people aren't even the half of it) and we really enjoyed having you all there to share the eclipse with us! (Thanks to Dr. Fitzgerald and new visiting professor of biology Mr. Jerad Henson for allowing us to use their photos as well.)

An easy-to-build desktop muon detector The design of a simple, inexpensive cosmic-ray-muon detector has led to an international outreach program.

It's the birthday of Blaise Pascal, who was born in 1623 in Clermont-Ferrand, France. Pascal's father was a tax collector. To speed the calculations of taxes owed, Pascal, who was 19 years old at the time, invented a mechanical calculator. Pascal made several contributions to number theory and to physics, notably in hydrodynamics and hydrostatics, but he ceased his scientific research after undergoing a religious experience. Among his most lasting works is Pensées ("Thoughts"), an unfinished collection of short statements about philosophy and the nature of the Christian faith. Here's an example of Pascal's wisdom: "People are generally better persuaded by the reasons which they have themselves discovered than by those which have come into the mind of others." The Pascal computing language and the SI unit of pressure are named after him in his honor.