Announcements
Take the Thirty Meter Telescope US Community Survey
16 Sep 2014
The US Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) Science Working Group seeks input on how you would use TMT for your scientific research and on how to maximize the facility's scientific return. Deadline: 6 October 2014.
Applications Open for AAS Astronomy Ambassadors Workshop
15 September 2014
Our third annual AAS Astronomy Ambassadors workshop on effective outreach will be held at the 225th AAS meeting in Seattle, Washington, in January. Applications are due by 20 October 2014.
Help Kick Off the International Year of Light in Seattle!
15 September 2014
You're invited to submit an abstract for the 225th AAS meeting in Seattle in January to share ideas for astronomy-themed public-outreach events and programs for the International Year of Light 2015.
Needed: Judges for Student Posters at the Seattle AAS Meeting
15 September 2014
The AAS Executive Office seeks volunteers to judge posters for the Chambliss Astronomy Achievement Student Awards at the 225th AAS meeting in Seattle, Washington, in January 2015. You can sign up when you register or...
New from NSF: Survey of PhD Recipients & Unemployment Data
12 September 2014
The National Science Foundation has released results from a 2013 survey of US doctorate recipients in science, engineering, and health as well as recent unemployment data on scientists and engineers.
Applications Invited for Blumberg NASA/LoC Chair in Astrobiology
12 September 2014
Apply by 1 December 2014 to spend a year working in the Library of Congress's John W. Kluge Center to conduct research on the humanistic and societal impacts of astrobiology.
New from AIP: Rosters of Physics & Astronomy Departments
8 September 2014
The American Institute of Physics Statistical Research Center has released new reports on physics- and astronomy-department enrollments and degrees based on 2013 survey data.
NOAO Invites Observing Proposals for Semester 2015A
9 Sep 2014
The National Optical Astronomy Observatory invites proposals for the use of its telescopes and those of its partners during the period February 2015 to August 2015. Deadline: 25 September 2014.
Renew Now and Save!
8 September 2014
Online membership renewal season is here! By renewing early and online you save the Society considerable expense while also saving some trees and helping us to reduce our carbon footprint.
Apply Now for NSF's 2015 East Asia & Pacific Summer Institutes
5 September 2014
The National Science Foundation's EAPSI program enables US graduate students to spend 8 to 10 weeks doing summer research in one of seven host countries. Application deadline: 13 November.
NSF Geosciences Advisory Committee Seeks Your Input
5 September 2014
A National Science Foundation committee has drafted a report advising the GEO directorate on goals and priorities for the next five years and invites comments from the community by Friday, 12 September.
Help DASCH Preserve Astronomical History & Promote Discovery
4 September 2014
The Digital Access to a Sky Century @ Harvard (DASCH) project is launching a new citizen-science effort to transcribe observing logs for the glass plates in Harvard College Observatory's massive collection.
Research Behind Infant Massage Gets Golden Goose Award
4 September 2014
The Golden Goose Award celebrates scientists whose federally funded research seemed odd or obscure but turned out to have a significant, positive impact on society. The latest recipients' work on rat-pup massage led to...
Latest Volumes of Annual Reviews Now Available at 30% Off
3 September 2014
AAS members may now order the 2014 edition of the Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics and/or the Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences at significant savings.
A Retreat to Plan Our Strategy for Policy Engagement
2 September 2014
Debra Elmegreen, Chair of the AAS Committee on Astronomy & Public Policy (CAPP), discusses the group's recent strategic-planning retreat and how CAPP and the Society's policy staff will pursue their mission.