News: Department of Physics and Astronomy

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UNLV employees recently were honored at the 2012 Academic Recognition Ceremony with systemwide and universitywide awards for notable research, teaching, and service.

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People |
After the construction market falters, former college dropout shines in astrophysics.
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UNLV Astrophysicist Bing Zhang Part of International Team to Detail New Phenomenon In Aug. 25 Issue Of Nature
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NSHE Faculty, Special Guests Address Current Issues in Renewable and Clean Energy Research and Technology

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Although they are small in number — five full-time faculty members and one part-time professor — and their program is relatively new, UNLV astrophysics professors have not escaped the attention of the National Science Foundation and NASA. Both agencies now actively fund the group's research and rely on their expertise to ensure mission success.

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Meet some of the researchers at UNLV who are conducting nationally recognized work studying space and the mysteries of the cosmos.