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Join us Tuesday, 11 June, for the Annual Members' Meeting. Get updates on the state of your Society, recognize AAS volunteer leaders, and honor members who have passed in the last year.

The Physics and Astronomy (P/A) STEMM Equity Achievement (SEA) Change Departmental Program is recruiting for its 4th cohort. Applications are due by 1 August.

AAS Nova provides highlights of recent articles from AJ, ApJ, ApJ Letters, ApJ Supplements, PSJ, and RNAAS to inform you about discoveries you might otherwise overlook.

The Astronomy Mentorship Program is designed to provide professional and academic advice and support to PhD students performing astronomy-related research. Apply by 7 June to participate as a mentee.

Most AAS members receive the magazine Physics Today, published by the American Institute of Physics, as a membership benefit. The May 2024 issue is now en route to subscribers' mailboxes and can be accessed online.

Donate to the IAU African Astronomer Travel Fund to help African astronomers (including master's and PhD students) attend the 32nd International Astronomical Union General Assembly.

The National Academy of Sciences has announced the election of 120 new members, including several members of the AAS and its Divisions.

In this column from the AAS Historical Astronomy Division, Ken Rumstay writes about the giant refractor at the Exposition Universelle of 1900.

The National Academies are seeking recommendations for experts to be considered for the membership rotation or other engagement with the Committee on Astronomy and Astrophysics.

The North American ALMA Science Center is now accepting applications for the Cycle 12 / 2025 ALMA Ambassadors Program, with a deadline of 24 May 2024.

AAS now invites Letters of Intent for the 2025 Cycle of the AAS Education & Professional Development (EPD) Mini-Grant Program, which provides funds to support education and professional development activities for AAS...

The science community’s input is requested by 20 May for the purpose of initiating the community-led definition of a Galactic Plane General Astrophysics Survey with the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.

Are you a graduate admissions chair in your department, or do you know someone who is? Please consider having your department's graduate admissions chair join the following opportunity.

Are you interested in designing more equitable courses? Join leaders of the Physics & Astronomy Faculty Teaching Institute for a virtual workshop on equitable and inclusive classrooms on 3 May.