Category: At CERN

  • CERN alumni impact society

    In just four years of existence, the CERN alumni network has grown to include over 7000 members. The extent and reach of the network is testimony to the interest of our alumni in remaining a part of the unique CERNois community and staying connected with its mission. This is an asset for the Laboratory and

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  • Professor Eliezer Rabinovici elected as next President of the CERN Council

    Professor Eliezer Rabinovici elected as next President of the CERN Council

    The CERN Council today announced the election of Professor Eliezer Rabinovici as its 24th president, for a period of one year

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  • Computer Security: Kill that horse

    This summer, various security outfits reported on a particular nasty kind of spyware found installed on iPhone devices. Dubbed “Pegasus”, this malware is thought to be designed by a shady security company and sold to governments and others in order to spy on journalists, activists and even politicians (like the French President). An estimated 50

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  • Seeing Sparks!: CERN’s first serendipity forum on future intelligence

    Seeing Sparks!: CERN’s first serendipity forum on future intelligence

    The upcoming first edition of Sparks!, which will be held 17-18 September, adopts the theme of future intelligence

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  • A reminder of the COVID-19 measures in place

    Our capacity to tackle COVID-19 depends on the efforts of everyone

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  • Hacking for humanity at CERN’s global Webfest

    Hacking for humanity at CERN’s global Webfest

    The second online edition of the Webfest brought together people from 63 countries to tackle challenges like wildfires, domestic violence and educational inequality

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  • The changing face of conferences

    The 2021 EPS-HEP conference was another online-only gathering, serving up a feast of physics to a record audience from 26 to 30 July. As conferences get back to being in person, there are lessons to be learned from the COVID conference experience

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  • Latvia becomes Associate Member State of CERN

    Latvia becomes Associate Member State of CERN

    CERN has been officially notified that the remaining steps for the entry into force of Latvia’s Associate Membership have been completed

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  • CERN and Pro Helvetia announce selected artists for the Connect residencies

    CERN and Pro Helvetia announce selected artists for the Connect residencies

    Arts at CERN and Pro Helvetia announce the selected artists for the first edition of Connect, an international artistic residency programme

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  • Steven Weinberg (1933 – 2021)

    Steven Weinberg (1933 – 2021)

    Steven Weinberg(1933 – 2021) — Steven Weinberg, one of the greatest theoretical physicists of all time, passed away on 23 July, aged 88. He revolutionised particle physics, quantum field theory and cosmology with conceptual breakthroughs which still form the foundation of our understanding of physical reality. Weinberg is well known for the unified theory of

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