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The 2017 prize recognizes Sandy Faber for a body of work that has helped establish many of the foundational principles underlying our understanding of the universe on the largest scales.

The AAS Historical Astronomy Division has selected Sara J. Schechner (Harvard University) as the latest recipient of the LeRoy E. Doggett Prize for Historical Astronomy.

The 49th annual meeting of the AAS Division for Planetary Sciences will take place 15-20 October 2017 in Provo, Utah. Workshop proposals are due 24 May and abstract submission is now open.

Join an online hangout on Thursday, 18 May, at 3:00 pm ET to hear about the science that can be revealed by an observatory operating at the longest infrared wavelengths

Submit your oral or poster abstract by Thursday, 25 May, at 9:00 pm ET to join the HEAD meeting program and share your work with others in high-energy astrophysics.

The abstract deadline for the 48th meeting of the Solar Physics Division is Tuesday, 30 May, so submit your abstract soon!

This annual competition, which for 2017 includes an astronomy category, celebrates the role great images play in making science accessible to a wide audience. Deadline for entries: 31 August.

Time to start thinking about the AAS winter meeting, taking place in Washington, DC, 8-12 January 2018. Special Session and Town Hall proposals for the 231st AAS meeting are due 26 May.

Each month in this series from the Historical Astronomy Division, an important discovery or memorable event in the history of astronomy will be highlighted. This month, we look at the women working at Dudley Observatory.

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 Fulbright Scholar Program offers over 50 awards in physics and astronomy, including a new Astronomy & Antarctic Studies Award for postdoctoral/early career scientists. Current award application deadline: 1 August.

Come hear brief reports from the Society's leadership and propose candidates to the AAS Nominating Committee during the annual Members' Meeting at the 230th AAS meeting in Austin, Texas.

Hack Together Day is a day to work intensively on collaborative projects of interest to the astronomical community. No hack day or programming experience necessary to participate!

Jesus Rivera, a graduate student at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, describes his experience at the March 2017 AAS Congressional Visits Day.

A recently adopted AAS meetings policy reinforces the Society's commitment to making its meetings welcoming to all attendees, regardless of identities such as sexual orientation and gender expression.