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Spring 2008
From the Chair Department of Astronomy Open House
Open House May 2nd, 2009 from 4pm until 10pm Activities will include short lectures from department graduate students, postdocs and faculty, a sci-fi movie viewing, planetarium shows, shooting seltzer rockets and many other fun games and projects. Most activities are scheduled from 4pm-7pm, leading into the Frank Drake talk, and the open house will conclude from 8:00-10:00pm with a telescope viewing on Red Square. The moon is in its first quarter, so there will be much to see! For more on the activities read on ...
Dr. Frank Drake, a world leader in the search for extraterrestrial
intelligence (SETI), will talk at the University of Washington on May
2nd at 7 p.m. in Kane Hall 120. Dr. Drake is famous for formulating
an equation which estimates the number of civilizations in the Milky
Way Galaxy that would be in a position to communicate with the Earth.
He'll be talking about the Drake Equation and about recent
developments in SETI. The lecture is free, but tickets should be
requested in advance. Tickets can be requested
here
. For more about Frank Drake's contributions to the search for
life on other planets read
on ... International Year of Astronomy
The Year of Galileo Student News
Pre-Map Program The Pre-Major in Astronomy Program (Pre-MAP) is a research and mentoring program for first year students offered by the University of Washington Astronomy Department. The primary goal of Pre-MAP is to increase retention of students traditionally under-represented in science, math and technical majors. Students enroll in the Pre-MAP seminar to learn astronomical research techniques that they apply to research projects conducted in small groups, receive one-on-one mentoring and peer support for the duration of the academic year and beyond, and are invited to attend Astronomy Department events and Pre-MAP field trips. Our current cohort of Pre-MAP students have undertaken research that had been presented at major astronomical conferences and made it into the news. To find out more readUpcoming Events Department of Astronomy Open House Frank Drake: Searches for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Debra Fischer: Searching for Earth
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