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Faculty and Research
Our research employs an broad range of theoretical and experimental approaches to understand the fundamental nature of the universe.
Seminars and Colloquia
See our weekly seminars and colloquia throughout the academic year.
Dearborn Observatory
Visitors are invited to tour the Observatory every Friday night.
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News and Events
Observing at Dearborn Observatory
The Dearborn Observatory is open on Friday evenings for walk-in tours at 9:00 PM for public observing with the historic 18.5 inch refracting telescope.
Events
Feb
16
2026
HEP Seminar: Justin Berman: "Positivity with Long–Range Interacti...
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Evanston
The 2->2 scattering amplitudes of unitary field theories obey positivity bounds that constrain, for example, Wilson coefficients in wea...
Feb
17
2026
CIERA Colloquium: Rana Ezzeddine: "Observing the Signatures of R-...
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Evanston
R-process-enhanced metal-poor stars in the Milky Way Galaxy, and nearby satellites, hold the keys to understanding heavy element produc...
Feb
17
2026
CFP Colloquium: Amar Vutha: Searching for nuclear T-violation usi...
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, Evanston
Abstract: Time-reversal symmetry (T) breaking due to undiscovered new physics can couple to gluons, which in turn modulates the interac...