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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 AAS Council established a Task Force on Society Governance at the 2016 winter meeting. That task force will hold its first meeting 10-11 March and will be accepting feedback from AAS members and non-members.

The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Optical/Infrared Telescope Data Center is pleased to announce a new public archive of processed spectra obtained from CfA's ground-based telescopes.

The AAS Ethics Task Force is seeking your input on the draft of the revised AAS Ethics Statement. Comments can be submitted anonymously online through 4 April.

Help the National Science Foundation's Division of Astronomical Sciences review proposals and support the latest scientific advances by becoming a Program Officer. Application Deadline: 31 March 2016

The AAS/Historical Astronomy Division (HAD) Obituary Committee is responsible for commissioning and compiling obituaries for deceased members of the Society. These obituaries are published as a tribute and for the...

Students in the final months of their PhD program with a confirmed postdoctoral position or postdocs in their first year of appointment are encouraged to apply for this fellowship through the IAU. Deadline: 31 March 2016

Most AAS members receive the magazine Physics Today as a membership benefit. The latest issue is now en route to subscribers' mailboxes and can be accessed online.

The National Optical Astronomy Observatory invites proposals for the use of its telescopes and those of its partners during the period August 2016 to January 2017. Deadline: 31 March 2016.

The Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute is sponsoring a year-long program around statistical methods for astronomers. The opening workshop will take place 22-26 August 2016.

We encourage you to network, share research, ideas, knowledge, and offer guidance and support within the astronomical community. Group participation is limited to current and former AAS members.

Join representatives from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Goddard Space Flight Center in this interactive online hangout to hear the latest news from Mars and plans for future robotic missions.

We're looking for DC-area members to represent the Society and share the excitement of physics and astronomy with kids of all ages at the USASEF, 14-17 April 2016, in the Washington Convention Center.

The 2016 Winter Simulation Conference will take place 11-14 December just outside Washington, DC. Papers are being accepted through 1 April, and registration will open in early June.

Hurry and submit an abstract for the 228th meeting of the American Astronomical Society, to be held 12-16 June in San Diego, California. The regular abstract submission deadline is Thursday, 3 March, at 9:00 pm ET.