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How to End Sexual Harassment in Astronomy
14 October 2015
AAS President Meg Urry (Yale University) has published an essay in Scientific American explaining why the case against Geoff Marcy (Univ. of California, Berkeley) must be a wake-up call to reform our field.
CSWA Chair Issues Message to the Community on Harassment
14 October 2015
Responding to a highly publicized case of sexual harassment by a famous astronomer, the chair of the AAS Committee on the Status of Women in Astronomy has posted a message to the greater community.
Propose Content for the 228th Meeting of the AAS
14 Oct 2015
The 228th meeting of the American Astronomical Society will be held in San Diego, California, 12-16 June 2016. The AAS seeks proposals for Special Sessions, Town Halls, Workshops, and Splinter Meetings.
Highlights from AAS Nova: 27 September - 10 October 2015
13 October 2015
AAS Nova provides highlights of recent articles from AJ, ApJ, ApJ Letters, and ApJ Supplements to inform you about discoveries you might otherwise overlook.
Please Take the GeoScience and NSF EarthCube Stakeholder Survey
8 October 2015
The University of Illinois is asking AAS members to take a brief online survey about the cyberinfrastructure used to share data, models, and software among researchers in the Earth and space sciences.
Apply for a Spring 2016 Internship with the White House OSTP
7 October 2015
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy is now accepting applications from students who are US citizens for its internship program for the spring semester. Deadline: 30 October 2015.
A Message at Einstein’s Centenary in 2015
5 October 2015
A new resource tells how humanity has gone from ancient conceptions of a small, flat Earth to our modern understanding that we live on one planet, orbiting one star, in a vast and amazing universe.
A Continuing Resolution to Start Fiscal Year 2016
5 October 2015
FY 2016 started last week (1 October 2015), and a continuing resolution passed Congress just in the nick of time to keep the federal government from shutting down.
October 2015 Issue of Physics Today Is Online & in the Mail
1 October 2015
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.
A New Report on Information Practices in the Physical Sciences
1 October 2015
A culture of traditional and do-it-yourself information practices still holds sway among scientists when it comes to the curation, management, and publication of formal research findings.
DPS Workshop: NASA Planetary Science and Astrophysics Assets
1 October 2015
A special workshop at next month's meeting of the AAS Division for Planetary Sciences features a workshop on how data from NASA's astrophysics missions can be used to advance planetary research.
AAS Member Deaths, July-September 2015
30 Sep 2015
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.
Broaden the Impact of Your Research with CADENS
30 September 2015
If your research generates, analyzes, or visualizes data using advanced digital resources, CADENS (The Centrality of Advanced Digitally ENabled Science) invites you to apply to incorporate it into a documentary film.
New Resource Seeks Input to Help Grow Undergrad Research
30 September 2015
If you have successfully integrated meaningful research experiences into your undergraduate curriculum, a new website from the Council on Undergraduate Research wants to share your story with the broader community.
Highlights from AAS Nova: 13-26 September 2015
29 September 2015
AAS Nova provides highlights of recent articles from AJ, ApJ, ApJ Letters, and ApJ Supplements to inform you about discoveries you might otherwise overlook.