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AAS Member Named 2016 Guggenheim Fellow
6 April 2016
Congratulations to AAS member Feryal Özel on receiving a 2016 Guggenheim Fellowship for Astronomy & Astrophysics!
228th AAS Meeting Registration and Abstract Deadlines Coming Up!
5 April 2016
Hurry! The regular registration deadline for the summer meeting is Thursday, 14 April, and the final abstract deadline (for both oral and poster abstracts) is Tuesday, 19 April.
After SDSS-IV: Call for Letters of Intent
5 April 2016
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey Steering Committee for After SDSS-IV seeks Letters Of Intent regarding potential future surveys to be performed under a next-generation experiment in the context of 2020s astronomy.
The SDSS Legacy: Call for Letters of Intent
4 April 2016
The Steering Committee for After SDSS-IV seeks Letters Of Intent regarding long-term plans for data distribution and public engagement. These LOIs are in preparation for a call for proposals, due in fall 2016.
Highlights from AAS Nova: 20 March - 2 April 2016
4 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.
April 2016 Issue of Physics Today Is Online & in the Mail
1 April 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.
President Obama to Host Sixth White House Science Fair 13 April
30 March 2016
President Obama hosted the first ever White House Science Fair six years ago and will host the final fair of his administration on Wednesday, 13 April. Watch online at wh.gov/science-fair.
Volunteer at the Summer Meeting and Receive Complimentary Registration
30 March 2016
We're looking for volunteers to help at the 228th AAS meeting in San Diego. Undergrads, grads, postdocs, local amateur astronomers, and others are all invited to help.
"Scientific Exploration of Mars & Human Spaceflight" Hangout 1 April
30 March 2016
Join this interactive online hangout 1 April at 3:00 pm ET to hear about future scientific goals for Mars and how working together with human exploration may make them possible.
Celebrate 2016 International Dark Sky Week 4-10 April
29 March 2016
International Dark Sky Week, started in 2003, aims to draw public attention to the problems associated with light pollution and promote simple solutions to lessen its effects.
Two Upcoming AAS Regional Meetings
29 March 2016
Two AAS-endorsed regional meetings, the MidAmerican Regional Astrophysics Conference and the 2016 Kentucky Area Meeting, will take place 8-9 April 2016.
NEOWISE 2016 Data Release Now Available
23 Mar 2016
NEOWISE and IPAC announce the NEOWISE 2016 data release. The combined archive of the first two years of data includes 5.1 million images and 38.1 billion source detections from those images.
US Astronomers Discuss Importance of Federal Investment in Science with Congress
22 March 2016
AAS members from across the US traveled to Washington, DC, to advocate for federal support of science with their members of Congress during our Congressional Visits Day in March 2016.
US Astronomers Discuss Importance of Federal Investment in Science with Congress
22 Mar 2016
Seventeen AAS members traveled to Washington, DC, on 16 March 2016 to thank members of Congress for supporting research and development in the Fiscal Year 2016 Omnibus appropriations and to ask for continued support in...
North American ALMA Development Studies Call for Proposals
22 March 2016
A Call for Proposals for North American ALMA Development Studies was issued 1 March 2016 for studies of ideas that may be further developed in a subsequent funding cycle. Deadline: 2 May 2016