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UW-Madison Professor Wins Nobel Prize for Physics

Original: UW-Madison professor who hunts mysterious particles in Antarctic ice wins Nobel Prize for physics

A University of Wisconsin-Madison professor who studies mysterious particles detected in Antarctic ice has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics. The researcher's work involves hunting neutrinos, elusive subatomic particles, using detectors embedded deep in the Antarctic ice. The prize honors discoveries in physics, and recognition of neutrino research places UW-Madison at the center of a major scientific achievement.

Why now: The announcement of the Nobel Prize in Physics winners is major international news, and a local connection makes it especially talked about.

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