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July 2008 (Volume 17, Number 7)

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News

2008 US Physics Team Training Camp: Sights Set on Vietnam
Five students will be selected from finalists to represent the US in the International Physics Olympiad in Vietnam this July

PhysicsCentral Takes on a New Look and Feel
Popular APS outreach site gets a facelift to incorporate latest online media

Finalists Vie for APS Industrial Physics Prize
New prize recognizes cutting‑edge technologies and specifically targets physicists at smaller companies

DAMOP Holds Annual Meeting in State College, PA
Physicists present the latest research in quantum storage in solid state devices, quantum dots, and laser cooling of mechanical oscillators

Living on the Air in Saint Louis
Co-authors of The View from the Center of the Universe appear on late night radio

Proposed Constitutional Amendments Regarding Updating APS Treasurer Position to Treasurer/Publisher
With the APS journal production and dissemination becoming much more complex the position of Treasurer has broadened and assumed the usual responsibilities of Publisher

2008 General Election Preview
APS members have the opportunity to elect leadership for 2009.

Opinion

Letters
Teaching is an Independent Skill • Make Physics More User-friendly“ • Mixed Reality” Might Influence Real Life

The Back Page
APS, Physics: Aspirations and Goals

Departments

Members in the Media
As quoted in other publications...

This Month in Physics History
July 1820: Oersted and electromagnetism

Zero Gravity: The Lighter Side of Science
Vote in the APS Cartoon Caption Contest

Washington Dispatch
A bimonthly update from the APS Office of Public Affairs

Committee Holds New York Meeting
The APS Committee on Informing the Public

Photo by Rob Steiner

In May the APS Committee on Informing the Public, together with visitors and APS staff, met at the American Museum of Natural History in New York.

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