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UW-Madison professor Francis Halzen wins Nobel Prize in physics
Francis Halzen, a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics. Halzen is known for his leading role in the IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole, which detects neutrinos arriving from deep space. The award is being celebrated at UW-Madison and among physicists worldwide, adding a Wisconsin institution to this year's roster of Nobel laureates.
Why now: Nobel Prize announcements always draw global attention, and a win by a University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher is a major local and scientific milestone.
Francis HalzenUniversity of Wisconsin-MadisonNobel Prize in PhysicsIceCube Neutrino Observatory
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- UW-Madison professor Francis Halzen wins Nobel Prize in physics · Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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