ASTRONOMY DEPARTMENT

Astronomy is a Gold Star Award Winner!
The Graduate and Professional Student Senate GOLD STAR AWARD 2007-2008 was presented to the Astronomy Department for its excellence in graduate education

Hubble Telescope Survey of Nearby Galaxies
UW Astronomer Julianne Dalcanton is the leader of the ACS Nearby Galaxy Survey Treasury (ANGST), bringing us the history of star formation in the nearby Universe.

Immigrant Sun
UW Astronomer Roskar and others use simulations to show young stars migrating throughout the galaxy