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It's September: Do You Know Where Your Federal Funding Is?
17 September 2018
Congress is scrambling to pass legislation to fund the federal government starting 1 October, and federal agencies have only recently been able to finalize their budgets for the year ending 30 September.
AIP Seeks Applicants for State Department Fellowship
13 September 2018
The American Institute of Physics is seeking qualified scientists to apply for the 2019-2020 AIP State Department Fellowship program by 15 October 2018.
NASA Issues Antidiscrimination Policy Statement
12 September 2018
Thomas Zurbuchen, NASA's Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate, explains the agency's new policy against discrimination in NASA-funded programs, activities, and institutions.
Nicola Fox Takes Helm of NASA’s Heliophysics Division
12 September 2018
On 4 September 2018, Nicola Fox began official duties as director of NASA's Heliophysics Division, leading the agency's efforts to study the Sun and its effects on Earth and the solar system.
NSF Launches 2026 Idea Machine
11 September 2018
The National Science Foundation needs YOU to help create the Big Ideas of the future! The NSF 2026 Idea Machine is a competition to help set the US agenda for fundamental research in science and engineering.
Afternoon Astronomy Coffee Hangout 13 September
11 Sep 2018
Join an online hangout on Thursday, 13 September, at 3:00 pm ET to learn if Mars was once closer to the Sun.
Call for Proposals for the NASA IRTF for 2019A Semester
10 Sep 2018
The Infrared Telescope Facility is a 3-meter telescope optimized for infrared observations and located at the summit of Mauna Kea, Hawaii. Observing proposals for the 2019A semester are due by Monday, 1 October.
Free Outreach Workshop for Early Career Astronomers
7 Sep 2018
The AAS is sponsoring a free skill-building workshop at AAS 233 in Seattle to support early-career astronomers in doing effective outreach to schools, families, and the public. Apply today!
Jocelyn Bell Burnell Receives Special Breakthrough Prize
6 September 2018
British astrophysicist and honorary AAS member Jocelyn Bell Burnell is awarded a $3M Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for her discovery of pulsars and inspiring scientific leadership.
AAS Joins National Effort to Achieve Educational Equity
6 Sep 2018
In partnership with several other professional associations of physical scientists, the American Astronomical Society has received funding from the National Science Foundation to strengthen US science, technology...
National Academies Call for Large Mission to Study Exoplanets
5 Sep 2018
A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine call on NASA to lead a large space mission capable of directly imaging Earth-like exoplanets orbiting Sun-like stars.
September 2018 Issue of Physics Today Is Online & in the Mail
4 September 2018
Most AAS members receive the magazine Physics Today as a membership benefit. The latest issue is now en route to subscribers' mailboxes and can be accessed online.
NSF Division of Astronomical Sciences Grant Program Updates
30 Aug 2018
The National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences has published three new proposal solicitations, and two existing programs are expiring. This post is your gateway to all the details.
Highlights from AAS Nova: 19 August - 1 September 2018
4 Sep 2018
AAS Nova provides highlights of recent articles from AJ, ApJ, ApJ Letters, and ApJ Supplements to inform you about discoveries you might otherwise overlook.
September Events in Astronomical Science Policy
1 Sep 2018
In this monthly feature of the AAS Policy Blog, we share a calendar of upcoming events in science and space policy that may be of interest to our members.