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So Many Ways…
16 October 2018
When renewing your membership this fall, please consider making a gift to support the Society and its programs. There are many ways to give, and some of them might have significant tax advantages for donors.
Margaret Burbidge Visiting Professorship
15 Oct 2018
Nominations are now invited for the Margaret Burbidge Visiting Professorship of Physics and Astronomy at UC San Diego. The deadline for applications is Friday, 16 November 2018.
Call for Nominations for the 2019 Gruber Prize
15 October 2018
Nominations for the Gruber Foundation Cosmology Prize are invited annually from the fields of astronomy, cosmology, mathematics, and the philosophy of science. The 2019 Cosmology Prize deadline is 15 December.
Highlights from AAS Nova: 30 September - 13 October 2018
14 October 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.
Workshop on Maximizing the Scientific Return of NASA Data
11 October 2018
NASA's Science Mission Directorate is hosting a special event, "Workshop on Maximizing the Scientific Return of NASA Data," on 30–31 October. Registration is free.
National Academies Call for More Astrobiology at NASA
10 October 2018
A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine says that NASA should expand the search for life in the universe and make astrobiology an integral part of its missions.
Astronomy Rewind Fast-Forwards to Reanimate "Zombie" Astrophotos
9 Oct 2018
More than 30,000 celestial images that were all but lost to science are about to find their way back into researchers’ hands thanks to the efforts of thousands of citizen scientists participating in the Astronomy Rewind...
HAD 2019 Osterbrock Book Prize Goes to Cottam & Orchiston
8 October 2018
The AAS Historical Astronomy Division will present the 2019 Osterbrock Book Prize to Stella Cottam and Wayne Orchiston for Eclipses, Transits, and Comets of the Nineteenth Century.
Dark Energy Survey Releases Year-1 High-Level Data
5 Oct 2018
The Dark Energy Survey Collaboration announces the public release of a large set of value-added data products derived from the images and catalogs from its first year of the survey.
Sarah Stewart Receives MacArthur "Genius Grant"
4 October 2018
Planetary scientist and AAS member Sarah Stewart (University of California, Davis) is one of 25 scientists, artists, writers, humanists, teachers, and entrepreneurs in the 2018 class of MacArthur Fellows.
Applications Requested for Robert L. Brown Dissertation Award
4 Oct 2018
Applications for the 2019 Robert L. Brown Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award are now being accepted from recent PhD recipients whose doctoral thesis is based on data from an AUI facility. Deadline: 31 December.
This Month in Astronomical History
3 Oct 2018
In this column from the AAS Historical Astronomy Division, we focus on Karl Jansky, whose work on short-wave radio communications led to the accidental discovery of cosmic radio signals.
First IAU Symposium on Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
2 October 2018
The International Astronomical Union will convene a meeting in Tokyo in November 2019 to highlight the role that diversity and inclusion plays in improving science, innovation, and competitiveness.
AAS-Member Discount for Latest Volumes of Annual Reviews
2 October 2018
AAS members can purchase the Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics and/or the Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences at significant savings.
From the Executive Office
2 Oct 2018
Representing the AAS, Executive Officer Kevin Marvel joined leaders of about 70 other professional societies in Washington, DC, to discuss the issue of sexual harassment in STEMM fields.
