Announcements

Today and tomorrow (8-9 September), we ask you to contact your congressional delegation via email and/or social media to encourage passage of the RISE Act authorization bill (H.R. 7308, S. 4286).

The ALMA Observatory and the North American ALMA Science Center are looking for volunteers to join a focus group as part of the global project to redesign the ALMA user experience.

NASA's Cosmic Origins Program Analysis Group is seeking nominations, including self-nominations, to serve on the Executive Committee.

The Infrared Telescope Facility is a 3-meter telescope optimized for infrared observations and located at the summit of Maunakea, Hawai‘i. Observing proposals for the 2021A semester are due on Thursday, 1 October.

AAS President Paula Szkody reviews some of what the AAS has been accomplishing in key program areas despite the disruption caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Most AAS members receive the magazine Physics Today as a membership benefit. The September issue is now en route to subscribers' mailboxes and can be accessed online.

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.

Pat Slane (Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian) will succeed Belinda Wilkes as director of the Chandra X-ray Center, which controls science and flight operations for NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory.

The North American ALMA Science Center is now accepting applications for the 2021 ALMA Ambassadors Postdoctoral Program. The deadline to apply is 23 October 2020.

The documentary film Cielo, which was shown at the 234th AAS meeting in St. Louis, Missouri, in June 2019, is now available on demand for rental, purchase, or streaming via Apple TV and Amazon Prime Video.

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.

As part of the career-related content series produced by Alaina G. Levine, this post covers many useful tips to set yourself up for success during your next virtual interview.

The Submillimeter Array is now accepting proposals for Standard Observing Projects for the 2020B semester, which runs from 16 November 2020 to 15 May 2021. Submissions are due 10 September 2020.

Join us Wednesday, 19 August, for a free career webinar, as our host Alaina G. Levine guides you through best practices in virtual interviewing.

Lowell Observatory is employing a COVID-19 reopening plan aligned to the criteria established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It can serve as a model for other public observatories and science centers.