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New Indian Express
28-05-2025
- Science
- New Indian Express
University of Hyderabad in spotlight after LHC bags ‘science Oscar'
HYDERABAD: The 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics — often called the 'Oscars of Science' — has been awarded to the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) experiment at CERN, in which researchers from the University of Hyderabad (UoH) have long played a key role, highlighting India's growing contribution to global science. At the heart of this international collaboration is the team led by Dr Bhawna Gomber at the Centre for Advanced Studies in Electronics Science and Technology, School of Physics. Her group made significant contributions to the Compact Muon Solenoid experiment, one of the flagship detectors at the LHC. Explaining CMS's role within the LHC, Dr Bhawna Gomber told TNIE, 'CMS is a general-purpose detector, playing a crucial role in probing both standard model phenomena and physics beyond the Standard Model. In fact, both CMS and its counterpart ATLAS confirmed the discovery of the Higgs boson in 2012.' She added, 'Our team is involved in both physics analysis—particularly the search for dark matter using proton-proton collision data — and the development of firmware for the calorimeter trigger system, as part of the detector's Phase-2 upgrade.' The group's work spans cutting-edge domains including data analysis, trigger electronics, and high-energy particle interactions, contributing significantly to the success of the CMS project.
Indian Express
06-05-2025
- Science
- Indian Express
IISER Pune researchers among laureates of 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, faculty members Professor Seema Sharma and Professor Sourabh Dube, along with 23 past and present research team members, have been selected as laureates of the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics. Sharma and Dube are members of the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) collaboration. The CMS experiment is one of the largest international scientific collaborations in history, involving about 5,500 particle physicists, engineers, technicians, students and support staff from 241 institutes in 54 countries. Along with CMS, this year's Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics was awarded to three other large global collaborations, namely, ALICE, ATLAS, and LHCb, at the Large Hadron Collider in CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research), located in Geneva, Switzerland. 'Each of these collaborations consists of thousands of researchers worldwide working towards understanding the fundamental nature of particles and in identifying and characterising new particles,' an official statement issued by IISER Pune said on Tuesday. The Breakthrough Prizes are prestigious awards, often referred to as the 'Oscars of Science', given annually in the fields of Physics, Life Sciences, and Mathematics to recognise groundbreaking achievements in science. As members of the CMS from IISER Pune, the research groups of professors Sharma and Dube and others involved in the work are laureates. Also included are IISER Pune alumni, some of whom did their MS thesis in the CMS group and a few others who have gone on to take up research roles in other large collaborations elsewhere. According to IISER, Pune's statement, Dube's research focuses on the search for beyond standard model phenomena, which aim to address the open problems in particle physics. Sharma's group focused on searching for new elementary particles which can shed light on yet unanswered questions like dark matter, hierarchy problem, and matter-antimatter asymmetry, to name a few, the statement added. The CMS experiment is a multi-purpose detector which studies proton-proton collisions at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN. The LHC is the highest energy particle accelerator in the world and recreates conditions that presumably existed in the first few millionths of seconds after the Big Bang. The primary goal of their research is to explain the nature of matter and the physical laws that govern the fundamental interactions.
New York Times
16-04-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
Seth Rogen's Trump Jokes Are Edited Out of Awards Broadcast
What could happen when a comedic actor known for being outspoken on politics presents an award at a science event attended by some of Silicon Valley's major players with connections to the Trump administration? That depends. Organizers of the 2025 Breakthrough Prize ceremony, sometimes called the 'Oscars of Science,' cut Seth Rogen's jokes about President Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the secretary of Health and Human Services, from the broadcast it posted on YouTube. Nearly 90 minutes into the event, which was attended by Jeff Bezos and the founding sponsors Mark Zuckerberg and Sergey Brin, Rogen and Edward Norton took the stage. But before giving out a prize to the Dutch theoretical physicist Gerard 't Hooft, Mr. Rogen chose to make a few remarks. 'It's amazing that others in this room underwrote electing a man who, in the last week, single-handedly destroyed all of American science,' Mr. Rogen said, according to The Hollywood Reporter, which was a media sponsor of the April 5 event. 'It's amazing how much good science you can destroy with $320 million and R.F.K. Jr. very fast.' It is unclear what Mr. Rogen was referring to with the $320 million. But the Trump administration has gutted or frozen billions of dollars in federal grants made to researchers through the National Institutes of Health, and has moved to curb funding for academic medical centers and other institutions. It has also, through the Department of Government Efficiency led by Elon Musk, tried to fire hundreds of workers at the National Science Foundation, a federal agency. Officials have also recommended the elimination of the scientific research division at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The edited version of Mr. Rogen's remarks on YouTube skip the jokes and start with an explanation of Mr. 't Hooft's childhood and his contributions to science. Mr. Rogen could not be immediately reached for comment on Wednesday, but a statement the Breakthrough Prize gave to The Hollywood Reporter said the cuts to the YouTube broadcast were made because of time constraints. 'This year's ceremony lasted longer than the prior few years, and several edits were made in order to meet the originally planned run time,' the statement said. It was unclear whether anything else was trimmed from the video. This year's Breakthrough Prize event honored scientists who drove discoveries in gene editing, human diseases and, in Mr. 't Hooft's case, the fundamental particles of the universe. More than $18 million in prizes were awarded.
The Independent
16-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Seth Rogen's Trump joke edited out of awards ceremony co-founded by Mark Zuckerberg
Seth Rogen took a swipe at Donald Trump in a joke that was cut from an awards show co-founded by Mark Zuckerberg. The actor and producer, who currently stars in Apple TV+ series The Studio, criticised the president during the Breakthrough Prize, a ceremony deemed 'the Oscars of Science'. Gracing the stage with Edward Norton. Rogen used the opportunity to question why high-profile figures in tech, in an evident reference to Elon Musk, would support Trump when his administration was actively defunding science. But the comments never made it into the 'full video' released by the ceremony. The actor said, according to The Hollywood Reporter: 'It's amazing that others in this room underwrote electing a man who, in the last week, single-handedly destroyed all of American science. It's amazing how much good science you can destroy with $320m and RFK Jr, very fast.' The outlet notes that his comments, heard by the award's co-founders Mark Zuckerberg, Yuri Milner and Sergey Brin – 'clearly made Norton uncomfortable'. Rogen's remarks were a nod to the fact that Trump has repeatedly defied scientifically proven notions and cut federal funding to research. These cuts affect major scientific programs, including layoffs at NOAA, NASA, and potentially 10,000 workers at the Department of Health and Human Services. Funding cuts also target NASA contracts, COVID research grants, and environmental grants, impacting institutions across the country. For example, there is concern that life-saving scientific work will be endangered by the Trump administration's freezing of $2.2bn in federal research grants for Harvard University. Rogen's joke didn't set the room alight, with Norton noting the 'light applause' – a comment that made it into the edited ceremony despite the absence of the original joke. A second quip made by Rogen, this one about physics prize winner Gerardus, was also edited out of the broadcast. A spokesperson for the Breakthrough Prize Foundation said: 'This year's ceremony lasted longer than the prior few years, and several edits were made in order to meet the originally planned run time.' The Independent has contacted Rogen for comment. A survey recently found that 75 per cent of scientists are considering leaving America due to funding cuts implemented by the Trump administration.
Yahoo
16-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Seth Rogen Jab That Trump ‘Single-Handedly Destroyed' American Science Is Cut From Zuckerberg, Milner-Backed Science Prize Livestream
Seth Rogen will probably not be invited back to present at next year's Breakthrough Prize ceremony thanks to an off-the-cuff jab at President Donald Trump that also embarrassed its tech world co-founders Mark Zuckerberg, Yuri Milner and Sergey Brin. The organization later cut the riff, which bashed the president for 'single-handedly' destroying American science, from its 'Oscars of Science' streaming telecast. Presented alongside an apparently uncomfortable Edward Norton, Rogen pointed out the irony that the annual ceremony would have also toasted such previous attendees as Elon Musk and other tech billionaire Trump supporters. The room, which included the event's co-founders in attendance, responded with muted laughter. 'It's amazing that others in this room underwrote electing a man who, in the last week, single-handedly destroyed all of American science,' Rogen said following Norton's remarks, which praised the present tech titans. 'It's amazing how much good science you can destroy with $320 million and RFK Jr, very fast.' Watch the full ceremony below. Rogen is shown during host James Corden's opening monologue swigging a martini from the crowd. He appears onstage with Norton around the 75-minute mark. Representatives for Rogen and the Breakthrough Prize did not immediately respond to TheWrap's request for comment. Rogen is no stranger to having his ad-libs edited out of award shows. Back in January 2025, he presented the Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television alongside Catherine O'Hara. The two were joking about unauthorized (and clearly fake) biopics about famous Canadians and Rogen quipped about starring in Gosling – a story on Ryan Gosling's life. 'Yes, it was unauthorized and the Mickey Mouse Club handjob scene was controversial, but we felt very important to depict,' Rogen said. The Hollywood Reporter, a media sponsor of this year's event, was first to report the news. The post Seth Rogen Jab That Trump 'Single-Handedly Destroyed' American Science Is Cut From Zuckerberg, Milner-Backed Science Prize Livestream appeared first on TheWrap.
