Origin of the galaxies: NASA selects the Normale project for the first cycle of observations of the James Webb Space Telescope. 27 Aprile 2021
The largest space telescope ever constructed, the James Webb (JWST), is to be launched on 31st October from a locality in French Guiana. The experiment presented by the Cosmology group led by Andrea Ferrara will be studying the formation and evolution of the first galaxies, around 13 billion light years away from Earth. Out of the 286 research ce…
350k€ to INTA Systems, spin-off of the NEST Laboratory, from Eureka! and A11 Venture 15 Aprile 2021
INTA Systems, the first spin-off of the NEST Laboratory of “Scuola Normale Superiore” Unversity of Pisa and the National Research Council of Italy (CNR-NANO) closes its first seed investment with Eureka! and A11 Venture. With 350k€, INTA will bring a novel device for molecular diagnostics on the market.
Petition in support of Belarusian students and scholars and of academic freedom 9 Aprile 2021
(SAR Italy), in agreement with the Conference of Rectors of Italian Universities (CRUI), signed a petition letter addressed to the Belarusian presidency to express the deepest concern about the attacks against the academic community in the country.
Evidence of New Physics from a Fermilab experiment. 8 Aprile 2021
A new measurement of the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon was revealed yesterday. The collaboration of physicists that performed the measurement includes Alberto Lusiani, employed at Scuola Normale Superiore and associated to the Italian INFN.
Origin of the galaxies: NASA selects the Normale project for the first cycle of observations of the James Webb Space Telescope. 7 Aprile 2021
The largest space telescope ever constructed, the James Webb (JWST), is to be launched on 31st October from the European spaceport of Kourou, in French Guiana. The experiment proposed by the Cosmology group led by Andrea Ferrara will be studying the formation and evolution of the first galaxies, around 13 billion light years away from Earth. The Sc…
Particle Physics: new precision measurement of the muon anomalous magnetic moment 24 Marzo 2021
On 7 April, Fermilab near Chicago will host an international seminar to unveil the results of an experiment involving about 200 scientists from all over the world, who are searching for evidence of new fundamental particles or forces that are still unknown.The international team of scientists also includes a researcher from Scuola Normale Superiore…
QS Rankings by Subject: The Scuola Normale ranks second and third in Italy in "classical disciplines” and "mathematical sciences" respectively 8 Marzo 2021
The rankings by academic discipline drawn up by the Quacquarelli Symonds agency have been published. The Scuola Normale also scores well in Physics and Astronomy: sixth in Italy and 129th worldwide.
The Scuola Normale Superiore signs the SAR Italy petition in support of Boğaziçi University 4 Marzo 2021
The Italian section of Scholars at Risk (SAR Italy) has sent a petition to the President of the Republic of Turkey expressing our concern for the appointment as a rector of Prof. Melih Bulu, known for ties to the ruling conservative AK Party.
