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Ten winners and five honorable mentions will receive support to present their dissertation talks at the 229th AAS meeting in Grapevine, Texas, in January.

It is the responsibility of each of us to treat every member of our Society — and of society more generally — with respect and dignity, says AAS President Christine Jones.

Five postdoctoral women scientists will be awarded a L'Oréal USA For Women In Science Fellowship in 2017. Applications will open on Monday, 28 November, and are due by 3 February 2017.

If you're involved in a press release, you should make sure your institutional public-information officer knows to send it to the AAS for distribution to our global mailing list of astronomy writers.

It's not to early to begin preparing your applications for paid summer research experiences and graduate programs.

Over the next couple of months, the incoming administration will make a number of appointments and policy decisions that will impact science.

Join an online hangout on Thursday, 17 November, at 3:00 pm ET, to learn about an international team attempting to build several new, revolutionary telescope projects dedicated solely for finding life in the universe

NASA will host five splinter meetings on Tuesday, 3 January 2017, at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center.

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

Are you interested in an easy way to inspire the next generation of astronomers? Volunteer through Nepris to engage with K-12 classrooms virtually.

This article highlights the major elements of the newly revised and expanded AAS Code of Ethics, which supersedes the older AAS Ethics Statement.

Join us at the 229th AAS meeting in Texas to learn what others are doing in anticipation of next August's coast-to-coast solar eclipse and to share information about your own plans with your peers.

Nominations are now being accepted for new members of NASA's Exoplanet Exploration Program Analysis Group (ExoPAG) Executive Committee. All nominations must be received by 13 January 2017.

If you think the media may be interested in the science you're presenting at the 229th AAS meeting in Texas in January, please bring it to the attention of AAS Press Officer Rick Fienberg.

Balloting for the next election of AAS Officers and Councilors opens in mid-December 2016 and closes at the end of January 2017. Here is the slate of candidates.