Abstract : The first LHC run after the long shutdown of 2013-2014 at 13 TeV opened uncharted territory of much higher collision energy than ever achieved before. I'll cover the first physics results obtained by the CMS Collaboration with these new data, as well as the latest results based on the LHC Run 1 data, which are still being analyzed in a number of sophisticated and inventive ways (e.g., analyses based on "parked data"). While the main focus of this talk is on searches for new physics and full exploration of the recently discovered Higgs boson, I'll also highlight some of the recent precision standard model measurements and results from the heavy-ion physics program.
Notes: This is a joint experimental-theory talk with attendees from UMD and Johns Hopkins University. Lunch will be served outside PSC room 3150 at 12:30 PM.