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LOCATION:Memorial Union\, Shannon Hall
SUMMARY:Adam Riess: The Surprising Expansion History of the Universe\,
  Physics Department Colloquium\, Adam Riess\, Space Telescope Science 
 Institute
DESCRIPTION:Adam Riess is a distinguished astronomer at the Space Tele
 scope Science Institute and a member of the National Academy of Scienc
 es.
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\nIn 2011\, he was named a co-winner of the Nobel Prize in Phys
 ics and was awarded the Albert Einstein Medal for his leadership in th
 e High-z Supernova Search Team’s discovery that the expansion rate o
 f the universe is accelerating\, a phenomenon widely attributed to a m
 ysterious\, unexplained "dark energy" filling the universe. The discov
 ery was named by Science magazine in 1998 as "the Breakthrough Discove
 ry of the Year."
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\nFree tickets are required\, visit the website be
 low to learn more. They will be available beginning April 23.
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\nhtt
 ps://union.wisc.edu/events-and-activities/event-calendar/event/adam-ri
 ess/
URL:https://www.physics.wisc.edu/events/?id=9188
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