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If you're attending the 230th AAS meeting in Austin, consider signing up to be interviewed for the AAS Oral History Project.

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 Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer and IPAC at the California Institute of Technology announce the NEOWISE 2017 Data Release, comprised of data acquired December 2015 to December 2016.

Starting with the 230th AAS meeting in Austin, stickers will be available for attendees to add their preferred gender pronouns to their badges.

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

Did you miss the regular abstract deadline for the 16th HEAD meeting? You have another chance! Submit your poster abstract by 9:00 pm ET on Thursday, 15 June, to join the meeting program.

As the centerpiece of the Spring/Summer 2017 Campaign, we acknowledge the women most closely associated with the Annie Jump Cannon Award and Beatrice M. Tinsley Prize.

The 231st AAS meeting will take place in Washington, DC, 8-12 January 2018. Workshop proposals are due 7 August and Splinter Meeting proposals are due 13 November (public) and 1 December (private).

Two AAS-endorsed regional meetings, the MidAmerican Regional Astrophysics Conference and the 2017 Kentucky Area Meeting, took place in April 2017.

NASA is planning to release a new call for Keck Observatory Key Strategic Mission Support projects. Details of the opportunity and proposal process are expected to be announced in August with a 14 September proposal...

The FY 2018 Budget Request outlines the administration's priorities for federal spending. We summarize the NASA, NSF, and DOE proposals.

The AAS participated with the National Solar Observatory and the exhibit booth focused on the importance of understanding the physical processes that lead to phenomena like space weather events.

Join an online hangout on Thursday, 25 May, at 3:00 pm ET, to hear about the scientific findings and other highlights from NASA's Cassini mission.

The NSF Division of Astronomical Science issued a Dear Colleague Letter to inform the community of the current status and next steps in considering recommendations for telescope divestments.

Ask your senators to sign onto a "Dear Colleague Letter" to show their support for robust funding for DOE-Science.