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Highlights from AAS Nova: 17-30 April 2016
2 May 2016
AAS Nova provides highlights of recent articles from AJ, ApJ, ApJ Letters, and ApJ Supplements to inform you about discoveries you might otherwise overlook.
Time to Start Thinking About the Winter Meeting
2 May 2016
Plans for the 229th meeting of the AAS are well under way, and proposals are now being accepted for Special Sessions, Town Halls, Workshops, and Splinter Meetings.
AAS Education Task Force Begins Its Work
28 April 2016
The AAS Council has created a task force to provide the AAS with a data-driven, well-considered path for the future of the Society’s educational philosophy and activities. Your input is requested!
An Update on Bias in Proposal Reviews
27 April 2016
Proposal acceptance rates for the Chandra X-ray Observatory were higher for men than women in the early years, but they have been indistinguishable since 2009. That's good news!
The Senate's Version of FY 2017 Budgets for NASA, NSF, and DOE
25 April 2016
The spending bills for FY 2017 that include NASA, NSF, and DOE have been approved by the Senate Appropriations committee, and are summarized within this post.
President’s Column: Combatting Bias in the Trenches
21 April 2016
We know there's gender+age bias in proposal reviews. Shouldn't we all follow the Hubble team's example and try to fix it?
AAS Member Selected as 2016-2017 Blue Waters Graduate Fellow
20 April 2016
Congratulations to AAS Junior Member Sherwood Richers for being selected as a 2016-2017 Blue Waters Graduate Fellow!
AAS Member Deaths, March-April 2016
20 Apr 2016
We honor the memory of our departed colleagues. The Historical Astronomy Division commissions and compiles obituaries for deceased AAS members and depends on you, our members, for help writing them.
AAS Education Task Force: Call for White Papers
20 Apr 2016
The AAS Education Task Force invites the submission of white papers on education, professional development, and public outreach and the Society's role in these areas.
AIP Announces New Federal Science Budget Tracker
19 April 2016
The American Institute of Physics has introduced a new Federal Science Budget Tracker, a tool to help users monitor federal budgets and appropriations relevant to the physical sciences.
An Idea to Consider: Invite AAS Policy to Your Institution
19 April 2016
Did you know that the AAS has a Policy Talk program? Learn more about how to have a member of AAS Policy come to your institution for a colloquium about science advocacy and policy.
Highlights from AAS Nova: 3-16 April 2016
18 April 2016
AAS Nova provides highlights of recent articles from AJ, ApJ, ApJ Letters, and ApJ Supplements to inform you about discoveries you might otherwise overlook.
Future Innovators Scholarship Opportunity from StudySoup
8 April 2016
StudySoup, an online peer-to-peer learning marketplace, has launched a new scholarship program open to high school seniors through graduate students. Deadline for fall 2016 semester scholarship: 1 October 2016
AAS Bylaw Changes
7 Apr 2016
Modifications to the AAS Bylaws were approved by the AAS Executive Committee in October 2015, and are presented here for member review.
Upcoming Webinar from AWIS: "No Means No: Respond to Harassment in the Moment"
6 April 2016
Join the Association for Women in Science and guest speaker Dr. Sherry Marts on Thursday, 14 April, for a webinar on responding effectively to harassment in the moment.