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Digital event will take place during last week of Black History Month WASHINGTON, February 18, 2021 -- To highlight and enhance the awareness of Black physicists, the American Institute of Physics is partnering with Black in Physics to host a Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon to address inaccuracies and incomplete information on the popular resource website about African American and Black scientists. The event will take place during the last week of Black History Month, Feb. 22-26, and bring together volunteers in the physics community to build and edit Wikipedia pages about Black physicists. Wikipedia editors will provide training and information to assist the volunteers with the Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon. Members of AIP’s Center for History of Physics and the Niels Bohr Library & Archives will host information drop-in sessions for Wikithon editors seeking resources and best practices for citing sources on Wikipedia pages. The AIP oral history collection will be utilized as a resource for Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon volunteers to find citable material. The Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon drop-in sessions will last about an hour but could extend depending on the work being done. Volunteers from Black in Physics will be participating in the weeklong event. ### About American Institute of Physics The American Institute of Physics (AIP) is a 501(c)(3) membership corporation of scientific societies. AIP pursues its mission—to advance, promote, and serve the physical sciences for the benefit of humanity—with a unifying voice of strength from diversity. In its role as a federation, AIP advances the success of its Member Societies by providing the means to pool, coordinate, and leverage their diverse expertise and contributions in pursuit of a shared goal of advancing the physical sciences in the research enterprise, in the economy, in education, and in society. In its role as an institute, AIP operates as a center of excellence using policy analysis, social science, and historical research to promote future progress in the physical sciences.
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American Institute of Physics to Host Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon, Raise Awareness of Black Physicists
FEB 18, 2021
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Howard University Professor Thomas A. Searles to Receive First Joseph A. Johnson Award
JAN 15, 2021
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AIP CEO, Others Sign Pledge to Reaffirm Inclusion, Diversity Efforts in Workplace
JAN 13, 2021
Robert Lupton and David Weinberg, recipients of the 2021 Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics
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Robert Lupton, David Weinberg Awarded 2021 Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics
JAN 12, 2021
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Astrophysicist Catherine Cesarsky Selected as 2020 Tate Award for International Leadership in Physics Winner
DEC 17, 2020
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Five Prominent Figures in Science and Engineering Join AIP Foundation Board of Trustees
DEC 15, 2020
Susan Hockfield, winner of AIP's 2020 Science Writing, Books award CREDIT: Hockfield
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American Institute of Physics Announces 2020 Science Communication Award Winners
OCT 29, 2020
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AIP Showcases #BlackinPhysics Week with Essays, Oral Histories, Social Media Outreach
OCT 26, 2020
Joel L. Lebowitz, winner of the 2021 Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics
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Joel L. Lebowitz Honored With 2021 Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics
OCT 07, 2020
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AIP Congratulates 2020 Nobel Prize Winners in Physics
OCT 06, 2020
AIP Selects Taharee Jackson as First Diversity, Equity, and Belonging Officer
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AIP Selects Taharee Jackson as First Diversity, Equity, and Belonging Officer
OCT 05, 2020
France Córdova, newly named and first chair of the newly formed AIP Foundation.
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France Córdova Named Founding Chair of AIP Foundation, Will Help American Institute of Physics Reach Ambitious Goals, New Levels of Impact
OCT 01, 2020
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