2012 Nobel Prize in Physics

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Pioneering Work on Quantum Mechanics of Trapped Photons and Ions Recognized
Congratulations to APS Fellows Serge Haroche and David Wineland for winning the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics for "for ground-breaking experimental methods that enable measuring and manipulation of individual quantum systems".
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Automatic Budget Cuts Looming

Congress Must Act Before January
Under sequestration, U.S. science funding will automatically drop 8% on January 2, 2013 unless lawmakers prevent these indiscriminate federal budget cuts. Students can join thousands of grads and undergrads who are petitioning Congress to budget for investment by signing the APS Sequestration Petition.
  APS Student Sequestration Petition
  AAAS: A Look At 2013 Sequestration

APS Partners with ORCID

ORCID is community-based effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers to link researchers to research activity and output. APS is an ORCID launch partner.  APS authors and referees may register their ORCID from our database.
  ORCID Opens Registry
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Obama and Romney

Where Do They Stand on Science?
Science Debate with APS and many additional science organizations formulated 14 questions on the most pressing problems Americans face in health, science, and technology policy. You can see how President Barack Obama and candidate Mitt Romney answered these questions.
Candidates Answer Science Questions
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APS Receives $3 Million

NSF Grant Encourages Minority PhDs
National Science Foundation recently awarded APS $3 million to launch the APS Bridge Program to increase the number of physics PhDs granted to underrepresented minorities (African American, Native American and Hispanic American).
APS Bridge Program