School of Physics and Astronomy
School News
Kelly leads first-of-its-kind measurement of the Universe’s expansion rate
May 24, 2023
Assistant Professor Patrick Kelly of the School of Physics and Astronomy led a team which used a first-of-its-kind technique to measure the expansion rate of the Universe, providing insight that
2023 Graduate Awards and Fellowships
May 23, 2023
There are 14 graduate award and fellowship recipients in the School for 2021.
2023 Undergraduate Scholarship Recipients
May 22, 2023
There are 28 undergraduate recipients for 14 separate scholarships.
Shklovskii elected to the National Academy of Sciences
May 4, 2023
Professor Boris I. Shklovskii of the School of Physics and Astronomy has been elected as a member of the prestigious National Academy of Sciences (NAS) for his excellence in original scientific
Glesener receives College Research Award
April 27, 2023
Professor Lindsay Glesener of the School of Physics and Astronomy has received the 2023 George W. Taylor Award for Distinguished Research from the College of Science and Engineering at the University
Kelly part of group that discovers tiny galaxy with big star power using James Webb telescope
April 17, 2023
Using first-of-their-kind observations from the James Webb Space Telescope, a University of Minnesota Twin Cities-led team looked more than 13 billion years into the past to discover a unique,