Music + Astronomy Project for Undergraduate Students
NEWS UCR undergraduate music student Rogelio Cardoza has been awarded this funding opportunity. PROJECT The Department of Physics and Astronomy is offering a funding opportunity for an undergraduate student from the Department of Music. The project follows a previous successful project between both Departments. The student … Continued
Astronomy Workshops for K-12 Public Schools – Spring 2018
The Department of Physics and Astronomy at UCR announces its call for K-12 public schools to request an astronomy workshop for Spring 2018 (April through June). Workshops have been implemented for over three years under the supervision of Dr. Mario De Leo-Winkler, … Continued
Cosmic Thursdays – Public Talk – Feb. 22
COSMIC THURSDAYS, a series of public and free talks on astronomy continues during 2018. The talks are designed with the general audience in mind, they are fun, easy to understand, and engaging. Date: Thursday February 22 – 6:30 PM Speaker: Dr. Peter Creasey [Dept. of Physics and … Continued
New Faculty – Simeon Bird
Prof. Simeon Bird just joined the faculty members at the Physics and Astronomy Department at UC Riverside. We asked Simeon to tell us more about his research: As a theoretical cosmologist, I want to understand the history of the Universe, as a whole. Where did … Continued
International Day of Women and Girls in Science – 2018
UNITED NATIONS A significant gender gap has persisted throughout the years at all levels of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines all over the world. Even though women have made tremendous progresses towards increasing their participation in higher education, … Continued
New Faculty – Anson D’Aloisio
Prof. Anson D’Aloisio just joined the faculty members at the Physics and Astronomy Department at UC Riverside. We asked Anson to tell us more about his research: I am a theoretical astrophysicist/cosmologist. My job is to try to understand how the laws of physics give … Continued