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Highlights from AAS Nova: 28 January - 10 February 2018
13 February 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.
Six More Weeks of Continuing Appropriations...
12 February 2018
...but two more years without a sequester as Congress votes to #RaisetheCaps.
NSF Announces New Steps to Help Eliminate Sexual Harassment
8 February 2018
The National Science Foundation does not and will not tolerate sexual misconduct and has announced new steps to help eliminate such transgressions from science and engineering.
ASP Welcomes Nominations for 2018 Annual Awards
8 Feb 2018
The Astronomical Society of the Pacific recognizes individual achievements in astronomy research, technology, education, and public outreach each year. Nominations for 2018 are due on 1 March.
NOVA Enhances "Black Hole Apocalypse" for Educators
8 Feb 2018
Take a mind-blowing voyage to the most powerful and mysterious objects in the universe and then share the science of black holes with your students using educational resources from PBS and WGBH.
Come to Capitol Hill to Promote Diversity & Inclusion in STEM
7 February 2018
Join the Association for Women in Science and the Society of Women Engineers for the annual "Diversity and Inclusion Fuels Innovation in STEM" Capitol Hill Days on 14-15 March. Register by 15 February.
Afternoon Astronomy Coffee Hangout 8 February
7 Feb 2018
Join an online hangout on Thursday, 8 February, at 3:00 pm ET to hear about the new planetary system around the star K2-138.
New ASP Book to Document the 2017 Solar Eclipse
6 February 2018
The Astronomical Society of the Pacific is producing a book to document and celebrate the Great American Eclipse of 2017. Do you have something to contribute? Let the ASP know by 15 February.
AAS Board of Trustees Issues Statement on Arecibo Observatory
6 February 2018
The AAS leadership salutes our colleagues at the Arecibo Observatory and elsewhere in Puerto Rico for their courage and dedication in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.
Results of the 2018 AAS Election
6 February 2018
Voting in the AAS election of officers and trustees for terms beginning in 2018 closed on 31 January, and the ballots have been counted. The envelopes, please...
Apply for the 2018 Keck Visiting Scholars Program
5 Feb 2018
Graduate students and postdocs are invited to apply to enhance their careers through hands-on observatory experience, working directly with Keck Observatory scientists in Hawaii.
From the Executive Office
1 February 2018
Executive Officer Kevin Marvel suggests that if we stay connected with what's going on in the sky, we can more effectively share our excitement and enthusiasm for astronomy with the public.
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231st AAS Meeting Photos Now Online
2 Feb 2018
Hundreds of snapshots from the January 2018 AAS meeting in Washington, DC, have been posted in our online gallery.
Registration Is Open for Upcoming AAS & Division Meetings
31 January 2018
Registrations and hotel reservations are now being taken for a special HEAD meeting in March, the annual DDA meeting in April, the summer AAS meeting in June, and the International LISA Symposium in July.
Jump on the iPoster Bandwagon in Denver
1 Feb 2018
Will you be submitting an abstract for the upcoming 232nd AAS meeting in Denver, Colorado? Then you will definitely want to consider presenting an interactive, multimedia, digital iPoster.