Sonoma State University

The B.S. in Physics Returns to Sonoma State University!

Sonoma State University is proud to re-launch its Bachelor of Science in Physics, featuring a redesigned, student-centered curriculum available beginning Fall 2026. The revised program offers a rigorous physics foundation, small class sizes, close faculty mentorship, and flexible pathways that support timely graduation. Please see our degree programs page for more information.

September 12, 2011

How the Milky Way Came to Be

Dr. Brenda Frye
University of San Francisco

Darwin 103
4:00 PM

Dr. Brenda Frye of the University of San Francisco: Studying galaxies in the distant universe is an important problem for astrophysicists. This is because galaxies change over time in both size and composition to become galaxies today like our own Milky Way, and to have stars and planets like our own Sun and Earth. This talk will be concerned with using a tool called gravitational lensing to enable rare glimpses of galaxies back to early cosmic times. [Available on DVD in the SSU library.]