News
March 2015 Issue of Physics Today Is Online & in the Mail
2 March 2015
Everyone who belongs to the AAS receives the magazine Physics Today as a member benefit. The latest issue is now en route to subscribers' mailboxes and can be accessed online.
Available Now: George B. Field's Henry Norris Russell Lecture
25 February 2015
By special arrangement with the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, founding director George Field's Russell Lecture from the 225th AAS meeting in Seattle, WA, in January 2015 is now available for public viewing...
Time Is Running Out! Renew This Week and Save!
24 February 2015
Haven't renewed your AAS membership for 2015? The time is now — not only will your membership be suspended and your member benefits cut off on Sunday, 1 March, but also a $10 fee will be assessed for all renewals made...
CSWA's Magazine STATUS for January 2015 Is Now Posted
21 February 2015
The January 2015 issue of the semiannual newsletter of the AAS Committee on the Status of Women in Astronomy is now available for download as a PDF.
NRAO Community Day Events Scheduled in March & April
20 Feb 2015
The National Radio Astronomy Observatory invites potential users to attend one of four workshops around the US to gain the knowledge you'll need to carry out cutting-edge scientific research using NRAO facilities.
NASA Calls for Proposals for the Keck Telescopes, Semester 2015B
20 Feb 2015
NASA is soliciting proposals to use the 10-meter Keck telescopes on Mauna Kea during the 2015B observing semester, 1 August 2015 through 31 January 2016. Deadline: 19 March 2015.
Licensing Astrophysics Codes Session at AAS 225
19 Feb 2015
A special session at the 225th AAS meeting in Seattle in January covered topics such as the various types of software licenses, intellectual-property rights, and government restrictions on exporting codes.
You're Invited to Participate in XSEDE15
20 February 2015
Join your colleagues in St. Louis in July to explore the opportunities afforded by the Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment, an advanced collection of digital resources and services.
AAS Joins Call to End Sequestration & Fiscal Austerity
18 February 2015
The AAS is part of a broad coalition asking the US government to take a more balanced approach to deficit reduction that relieves pressure on nondefense discretionary spending.
Results of the 2015 AAS Election
16 Feb 2015
Voting in the AAS election of officers and councilors for terms beginning in 2015 closed on 31 January, and the ballots have been counted. The envelopes, please....
Changes Ahead for AAS Journals
12 February 2015
After detailed study by an expert task force, the Astronomical Journal and the Astrophysical Journal family will be revamped to simplify the submissions process and enhance their content.
The President's FY 2016 Budget Just Dropped
12 February 2015
That thud you heard was the arrival of President Obama's fiscal year 2016 budget. Here the AAS public-policy staff presents "just the facts" about what's in the request for the astronomical sciences.
A Message from the IAU General Secretary
11 February 2015
Thierry Montmerle of the International Astronomical Union has several announcements of interest to AAS members who are thinking about attending the IAU General Assembly in Hawaii this August.
Council Names Two New Honorary Members to the AAS
11 February 2015
The AAS Council has selected pulsar discoverer Jocelyn Bell Burnell (Oxford University) and exoplanet discoverer Michel G. E. Mayor (Geneva Observatory) as the newest honorary members of the Society.
Applications Are Still Open for ComSciCon 2015
10 February 2015
Graduate students currently in residence at a US institution are invited to apply for the third annual Communicating Science Workshop to be held 18-20 June 2015 in Cambridge, MA. Deadline: 1 March 2015.