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On 2 May the Academy announced the election of 84 new members and 21 foreign associates, including several AAS members and others working in the astronomical sciences.

AAS Nova provides highlights of recent articles from AJ, ApJ, ApJ Letters, and ApJ Supplements to inform you about discoveries you might otherwise overlook.

The Occupational Information Network (O*NET) is updating its profile of careers in the astronomical sciences. If O*NET contacts you, please respond to their questionnaires.

Friday, 12 May, is the deadline for member comments on the Society’s proposed new Articles of Incorporation (to replace the current Constitution) and Bylaws.

To celebrate the 21 August 2017 solar eclipse across the US, the Postal Service will release a first-of-its-kind stamp that changes from an image of the Sun to an image of the Moon when you touch it.

FDL, an eight-week applied research accelerator hosted by the SETI Institute, seeks space scientists and machine-learning experts to join new teams. Deadline: 19 May.

Attend this "mini-conference" at the summer meeting in Austin to learn about the project line-up by teams with guaranteed observing time on the James Webb Space Telescope.

Presentations, photos, and videos from a workshop on successful strategies for reducing light pollution, hosted by the National Optical Astronomy Observatory at the 229th AAS meeting, are now available online.

If your institution is not already involved in this free public stargazing event scheduled for Friday, 2 June 2017, near the Washington Monument, there's still time to join the fun.

A new policy brief from the National Science Board shows that a PhD in a science, engineering, or health field can lead to employment in virtually any job sector, not just academia.

Due to evolving government cybersecurity requirements, the internet addresses of five Discipline Nodes of the Planetary Data System (PDS) have changed.

The March for Science is this Saturday, 22 April, with the main event in Washington, DC, and more than 500 satellite marches in other cities around the world. Here's what you need to know before you go.

The nonprofit EnCorps STEM Teachers Program is recruiting professionals in science, technology, engineering, and math into new careers in education. Application deadline: 15 May.

AAS Journals is changing the way animations are supported in the online version of your articles. Movies are no longer supplemental material, but are now "animated figures" embedded in the final article.

Attendees will have the chance to travel to the path of totality for the 21 August solar eclipse, so this is a can't-miss meeting! Early registration ends 24 April.