Our History

Program Closure

In early 2024, the decision was made to eliminate several programs, majors and minors from the university. The announcement was the end result of a two-year academic program review. Read more about it on WUNC.org.

Photos Captured

Check out our out-of-this-world photo galleries! M 100 - Spiral Galaxy Jupiter M 53 Globular Cluster Core

In the News

Dr. Miroshnichenko with Prof. Sun Kwok at the 1.5-meter telescope of the Assy-Turgen Astronomical Observatory.

April 2, 2025

Dr. Miroshnichenko Presents TCO Results at Conference in Kazakhstan

Dr. Miroshnichenko traveled to Almaty, Kazakhstan, in October 2024 for an international conference on astrophysics entitled “Hot S…

February 1, 2025

Honoring Dr. Barbara A. Williams

In recognition of Black History Month, the Department would like to honor Barbara A. Williams, the first African-American woman to e…

James Webb Space Telescope

July 11, 2022

Far out! UNCG was visited by Webb Telescope’s lead scientist

NASA has released the most startling images we’ve ever seen of deep space. UNCG learned the details of this project eight years ag…

Take a look into the department’s past

Physics & Astronomy Yearbook Pages –

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