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Photos from the 227th AAS Meeting in Kissimmee Are Now Online
19 Jan 2016
Hundreds of snapshots from the January 2016 AAS meeting in Kissimmee, Florida, have been posted in our online gallery at photos.aas.org.
Highlights from AAS Nova: 10-23 January 2016
24 January 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.
Inclusive Astronomy at the January 2016 AAS Meeting
23 January 2016
A special session drawing about 150 people was held at the January 2016 AAS meeting to summarize the main outcomes and draft recommendations from the inaugural Inclusive Astronomy 2015 (IA2015) meeting.
Your Input Matters: Astronomers Needed for Research Study
22 January 2016
This is an open invitation to help improve future learning in astronomy by sharing what knowledge, skills, tools and techniques, and habits of thinking you use in the practice of your science.
A Recap of Policy-Related Sessions at the 227th AAS Meeting
19 January 2016
The 227th meeting of the AAS in Kissimmee, Florida, has wrapped up. If you weren’t able to attend the many policy-related sessions, then let this serve as a summary of the main points from each session. Update: Link to...
Laboratory Astrophysics Division Names 2016 Prize Recipients
19 January 2016
The AAS Laboratory Astrophysics Division (LAD) is pleased to award the 2016 Laboratory Astrophysics Prize to Peter Beiersdorfer and the inaugural LAD Early Career Award to François Lique.
AAS Assumes Leadership of WorldWide Telescope
16 Jan 2016
Microsoft’s WorldWide Telescope (WWT), a scriptable, interactive, open-source “universe information system” for exploring the multiwavelength sky, has a new institutional home: the American Astronomical Society.
President's Column: What’s the Matter with Astronomy?
15 January 2016
The bad news about sexual harassment in astronomy is actually good news, because we're talking about the issue openly.
AAS Announces 2016 Award Recipients
15 Jan 2016
At its 227th semiannual meeting last week in Kissimmee, Florida, the AAS named the recipients of its 2016 prizes for outstanding achievements in research, instrument development, education, and service.
Call for Applications: Science and Technology Definition Teams
15 Jan 2016
To help prepare for the 2020 Astrophysics Decadal Survey, NASA is forming Science and Technology Definition Teams for four large mission concepts. Applications to join the STDTs are due 1 February.
2016 Crafoord Prize Goes to Roy Kerr & Roger Blandford
14 January 2016
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences is honoring Roy Kerr and AAS member Roger Blandford "for fundamental work on rotating black holes and their astrophysical consequences."
January 2016 Issue of Physics Today Is Online & in the Mail
15 Jan 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.
Letters of Intent Invited for Gemini Large & Long Programs
14 Jan 2016
The Gemini Observatory invites proposals for new large and long programs, with observations beginning in August 2016. LOI deadline: 2 February. Proposal deadline: 31 March.
AAS Member Deaths, October-December 2015
14 Jan 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.
Highlights from AAS Nova: Recap of the 227th AAS Meeting
14 Jan 2016
In case you missed the January AAS meeting in Kissimmee, Florida, here are some highlights courtesy of a special collaboration between AAS Nova and Astrobites.