CERN Alumni Weekly News | Spotlight on Hashim Syed, Advent Challenge, LHC Career Networking event , CMS reports, Physics Books of 2021

Hashim Syed, CERN alumnus, found his way from Pakistan to CERN; a rich experience which brought him one step closer to his ultimate goal to inspire the younger generation and to make them excited and interested in STEM: https://alumni.cern/news/539831

Have you been following our CERN Alumni Benefits Advent Campaign and the accompanying quiz? The first person who emails the correct answer to [email protected], wins a special prize! This week’s question is: How many mentors do we have on alumni.cern?
Find out more CERN Alumni Benefits here: https://alumni.cern/news?category_id=20387

The fifth LHC Career Networking event saw former LHC physicists lend their advice on securing a top job outside of the field. Did you miss it? Then read about the stories and advice they shared: https://cerncourier.com/a/harnessing-the-lhc-network/

In a new study, the CMS collaboration reports a value for the particle’s lifetime that has a small enough uncertainty to confirm that the Higgs boson does have such a short lifetime: https://home.web.cern.ch/news/news/physics/cms-homes-higgs-bosons-lifetime

Finally, where do you stand in terms of Christmas gifts ideas this year? If you know any physics enthusiasts, you might get some inspiration in this article featuring 10 new physics books of 2021: https://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/physics-books-of-2021