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Radiations, the official Sigma Pi Sigma publication, began as a newsletter in 1930, connecting members and celebrating the society’s values. In 1994, it transformed into a glossy magazine under the same name. Since its inception, the magazine has reflected Sigma Pi Sigma’s core values: honoring academic excellence, fostering a passion for physics and astronomy, encouraging a spirit of service, and building lifelong connections to the physical sciences. Through its news and features, Radiations continues to embody these principles and inspire its readership.

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For Patrick Brady, LIGO’s Success is Just the Beginning
NOV 21, 2016
The 2016 Quadrennial Physics Congress (PhysCon)
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Awakening the Pi
NOV 21, 2016
Solar eclipse transition from Caims, Australia. Image credit - iStock.com
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Get Ready for the Great American Eclipse!
NOV 21, 2016
The American Center for Physics, College Park, MD, is home to the Niels Bohr Library and Archives. Photo by Matt Payne.
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Voices from the Past - The Niels Bohr Library & Archives Oral History Collection
NOV 18, 2016
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Art Captures How Rockets Feel Forces
NOV 18, 2016
Lauren Zarandona (center) with her presidential certificate, standing between Assistant to the President for Science and Technology and White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director John P. Holdren and Dr. Joan Ferrini-Mundy, Assistant Director, Directorate for Education and Human Resources, National Science Foundation. Credit - National Science Foundation
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Making an Impact
NOV 18, 2016
A contingent of the Mines SPS chapter poses with Eric Cornell, keynote speaker at the spring Zone 14 Meeting hosted by the United States Air Force Academy. Cornell will also be a keynote speaker at the 2016 Sigma Pi Sigma Congress. Photo courtesy of the Mines SPS chapter
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Brick by Brick
NOV 18, 2016
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Building a Community, One Interaction at a Time
NOV 18, 2016
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is home to a two-mile linear accelerator—the longest in the world. Originally a particle physics research center, SLAC is now a multipurpose laboratory for astrophysics, photon science, accelerator, and particle physics research. Photo courtesy of SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.
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SLAC Probes Building Blocks of Matter
JUN 13, 2016
S. James Gates is pictured outside the physics building at the University of Maryland, College Park. Photo by Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post via Getty Images.
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The Universe According to Jim Gates
JUN 13, 2016
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Eric Cornell and His Cool Condensate
JUN 13, 2016
The Journey Toward General Relativity. Image by Matt Payne
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The Journey Toward General Relativity: Part 1
JUN 13, 2016

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