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The Astronomy Department at the University Washington (UW) began in 1965 and has grown to 15 full and part-time faculty, approximately 20 postdocs, and 30 graduate students. Like every department at the UW, our goals and responsibilities…

…can be summarized as excellence in education, research, and public service. The Astronomy Department provides the most engaging and challenging research opportunities covering the spectrum modern astrophysics. Courses provide the background; the close, diverse community learning provides the excitement; and the array observational and computational tools provides the opportunities for everyone to participate and learn together.

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