Highlights included an actual CMB measurement through the original 20 foot horn using student-built equipment--first time we'd done that--and of course Bob's tour and lectures
Harvard graduate student and astrophysicist Anjali Tripathi has been named a White House Fellow for 2016-17. She is one of 16 Fellows selected from more than 1,000 applicants. Tripathi's biography and additional information are in the White House announcement. CFA press release: https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/news/fe201620
Harvard Astronomy Graduate Student Yuan-Sen Ting has been selected for the Dr. Pliny A. and Margaret H. Price Prize in Cosmology and AstroParticle Physics.
CFA Press Release: "The universe is 13.8 billion years old, while our planet formed just 4.5 billion years ago. Some scientists think this time gap means that life on other planets could be billions of years older than ours. However, new theoretical work suggests that present-day life is actually premature from a cosmic perspective."