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Introductory Astronomy, AST2002

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UCF’s Physics Department became an APS Bridge Program site in 2015 with the goal to expand access to Physics PhD programs. UCF is the second-largest university in the USA and is located in the 2.3 million-strong metropolitan area of Orlando, Florida.

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Physics Doctoral Student Advances Research to Improve Effectiveness for Scientific Instruments on the Moon’s Surface

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