Announcements

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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 Steering Committee for the Unified Astronomy Thesaurus is seeking new members. Expressions of interest are welcome from astronomers, developers, data scientists, researchers, librarians, and others.

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 AAS Board of Trustees shares a brief update about the response of NASA to the JWST name and process. AAS Style Guide specifies that the acronym JWST need not be spelled out upon first use.

The 241st AAS meeting will be a fully hybrid meeting; while it carries dramatic benefits, the registration rates are a bit higher. Here we provide a detailed explanation of why hybrid meetings are more expensive.

Applications for the 2022 Brown Award are now being accepted from recent PhD recipients whose thesis is based on radio data from any facility operated by Associated Universities, Inc. Deadline: 31 December.

In this Education Committee blog, guest author Daniel Reichart gives an overview of “Our Place In Space!” — a unique survey-level curriculum that leverages “Skynet” and has now been adopted by 30 institutions.

We are revising our COVID-19 health and safety policy for the 241st AAS meeting in Seattle to include a mask mandate alongside our (unchanged) vaccine and booster requirement.

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Section D on Astronomy announces an opportunity for individuals to serve on the Steering Committee for 2023. The appointment will begin in January 2023.

A brief farewell address from Julie Davis, the outgoing John N. Bahcall Public Policy Fellow.

In this column from the AAS Historical Astronomy Division, Ken Rumstay of Valdosta State University writes about the first extra-terrestrial roving robot.

The AAS is an institutional member of the American Institute of Physics (AIP). Here we give you an overview of how AAS members can benefit from the Society's association with AIP.

Are you a scientist or engineer who would like to improve your outreach skills? NASA’s Universe of Learning webinar series is for you! The first webinar will take place Wednesday, 9 November.

Dra. Nicole Cabrera Salazar and her team at Movement Consulting are offering eight free registrations to their Spring 2023 mentoring course thanks to the AAS EPD Mini-Grant program.