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33 courses

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#31 ·BME/MEDPHYS/PHMCOL-M/PHYSICS/RADIOL 619

Microscopy of Life

3 credits

Survey of state-of-the-art microscopic, cellular, and molecular imaging techniques from subcellular to whole animal scales

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Filiz Yesilkoy Vaishakh Unnikrishnan

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Fall 2025

#32 ·PHYSICS 805

Special Topics in Physics

1–3 credits

PHYSICS 805 covers special topics in physics at the graduate level.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Vladimir Zhdankin Jakob Moritz

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2023–Spring 2026

#33 ·ASTRON/PHYSICS 910

Seminar in Astrophysics

0–1 credits

A graduate seminar covering current topics in astrophysics.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Amy Barger

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2026