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Archived Physics Articles

 

  • Heartland Highways interviews Bob Holmes
  • Student Earns National Award
  • Heartland Highways visits the EIU Observatory
  • New Interdepartmental Scanning Probe Microscope Installed
  • Egypt's Passion for Stars outlined at Lecture
  • Measuring Asteroids with Homemade Monsters (.pdf)

           Sky and Telescope, December 2011 issue (reproduced with permission from the magazine).

  • Ancient Egyptians looked to the stars
  • Astronomy Club Helps Search the Sky
  • CATS Tech Update: Collaborative Efforts Make a Difference in the Physics Dept (.pdf)
  • "Friday Night Science" to entertain, educate crowds in Santa Maria
  • Dr. Jie Zou receives NSF grant
  • Astronomers part of NASA asteroid-hunting program
    • "Eastern Illinois University: Studies for a Better World" was a special section published by the Journal Gazette & Times-Courier on April 30, 2010.  It highlights faculty research and creative activity at Eastern Illinois University. (Article on page 5)
  • Charleston astronomer gets comet named in his honor 
  • Astronomer to talk about 'stars that go bump in the night' at EIU
  • Dr. James Allen, Class of 1979, named 2009 Distinguished Alumni 
  • Spotlight on Physcis Major: Tyler Linder
  • Spotlight on Physics Major:  Hannah Tanquary
  • Bob Holmes discovers a trans-Neptunian Object

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