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Request for Letters of Intent for 2025 AAS-EPD Mini-Grant Program
24 Apr 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...
Defining a Roman Galactic Plane Survey: Call for Community Input and Self Nominations
23 Apr 2024
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.
Convening for Graduate Admissions Chairs at AAS 244 in Madison
23 Apr 2024
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.
Register Today for Interactive Virtual Workshop on Equitable and Inclusive Classrooms
23 Apr 2024
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.
The Reading Time Machine at AAS 244
22 Apr 2024
You can participate in a research study at AAS 244 on how citizen scientists can help make historical scientific literature machine-readable for more accessible science.
Highlights from AAS Nova: 7–20 April 2024
22 Apr 2024
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.
AAS Members Elected as 2023 AAAS Fellows
19 Apr 2024
Several AAS members are among the scientists elected to the 2023 class of Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
An Interview with Mark Clampin, Director of NASA's Astrophysics Division
12 Apr 2024
We talked with Mark Clampin, Director of NASA's Astrophysics Division, about the status of the Astrophysics Division budget and how the Division is managing current and upcoming missions.
Applications Now Open for the Bahcall Public Policy Fellowship
11 Apr 2024
Apply now for the John Bahcall Public Policy Fellowship to learn first-hand about policymaking while contributing your knowledge and analytical skills to the federal policymaking process.
Nominations Are Now Open for 2025 AAS Prizes
9 Apr 2024
Nominations for AAS prizes and honors are open, with a deadline of 30 June. We encourage members to nominate themselves and their colleagues for prizes that best fit their career stage and accomplishments.
Look Up & Share Your Love of the Universe
8 Apr 2024
While eyes shift to the sky for the solar eclipse, we want to share the heart-warming story of 105-year-old LaVerne Biser, who perfectly captures why people become addicted to total solar eclipses.
Highlights from AAS Nova: 24 March – 6 April 2024
8 Apr 2024
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.
Opportunities for Large Binocular Telescope Access
5 Apr 2024
The Large Binocular Telescope Observatory invites inquiries from institutions interested in accessing the telescope, via purchase of time or longer-term collaboration.
This Month in Astronomical History: April 2024
5 Apr 2024
In this column from the AAS Historical Astronomy Division, Ken Rumstay writes about the astronomical exhibits at the Great Paris Exposition of 1900.
April 2024 Issue of Physics Today Is Online & in the Mail
3 Apr 2024
Most AAS members receive the magazine Physics Today, published by the American Institute of Physics, as a membership benefit. The April 2024 issue is now en route to subscribers' mailboxes and can be accessed online.