Physics Stories & News

Chris stark
Jul 13, 2022

Reaching for the stars: the UNI alum and astrophysicist behind James Webb Space Telescope launch

The farthest reaches of the final frontier are about to be photographed, thanks in part to a UNI physics alum.

SPS logo
Dec 15, 2021

UNI Society of Physics students earn 2021 Outstanding Chapter Award

The UNI chapter of the Society of Physics Students has received a 2021 Outstanding Chapter Award from the Society of Physics Students National Council. This award is typically received by less that 15% of all SPS chapters across the nation. This year, this honor has been bestowed on just 80 of 844 chapters.

UNI physics professor Paul Shand
Nov 04, 2020

An electronics revolution

3-D illustrations of cancer cells.
Aug 19, 2020

Physics, big data and the quest for a cure

Data science added as UNI minor.
Aug 21, 2019

Data science coming to UNI

Companies need data scientists. And the University of Northern Iowa is introducing a new major and developing new courses to meet this demand.