The week in physics: Supporting graduate student mental health

The Week in Physics Building graduate programs that support mental well-being Graduate students in physics and astronomy struggle with mental health. Support from peers and advisers is critical; so is institutional change. Patrick Banner, Kellen O'Brien, and Chandra Turpen APR 13, 2026 IAEA tracks unauthorized incidents involving radioactive material Many thefts occur during authorized transport. Toni Feder APR 17, 2026 ADVERTISEMENT New tool: Compare undergrad program sizes Built from data provided by departments nationwide, AIP Research presents the Physics and Astronomy Undergraduate Department Program Size Tool. Compare programs nationwide with this interactive interface and benchmark faculty size, explore faculty-to-student ratios, or leverage data for strategic planning and more! Start Exploring. From the vault The composition of our universe A survey of the evidence that suggests the universe is remarkably uniform in its chemical composition. Harrison Brown APR 01, 1950 What can physicists do? Fergus Simpson uses AI for drug discovery Toni Feder APR 15, 2026 ADVERTISEMENT J. Robert Oppenheimer—In His Own Words For the first time, three rare oral history interviews are publicly available, offering insight into one of the most influential figures in modern science. Explore recordings and transcripts of J. Robert Oppenheimer, now open to the world through AIP’s Niels Bohr Library & Archives. Post a Job Get Job Alerts Browse All Jobs Scientist IV Jet Propulsion Laboratory (Pasadena, California) View Job Chief Operations Officer Zero Point Cryogenics (Edmonton (City), Alberta (CA)) View Job Instructor of Physics SC Gov School Science and Math (Hartsville, South Carolina) View Job Postdoctoral Experimental Physicist or Electrical Engineer Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (Garching bei München, Bayern (DE)) View Job Science Policy News, Director AIP (College Park, Maryland) View Job Faculty Positions, Graduate School of Quantum Science and Technology KAIST(Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology) (Daejeon (KR)) View Job Physics Today is published by the American Institute of Physics. To manage your AIP email preferences and newsletter subscriptions, click here. Or unsubscribe from all AIP emails. © 2026 American Institute of Physics Physics Today 1 Physics Ellipse College Park, MD 20740 +1 301 209 3100