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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...

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.

The bad news about sexual harassment in astronomy is actually good news, because we're talking about the issue openly.

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.

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."

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.

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.

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.

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.

Developed by Microsoft Research, WWT is now an open-source "Universe Information System" whose further development will be led and supported by the AAS.

Are you an AAS member interested in advocating for your science with policy makers? If yes, then you should volunteer for Congressional Visits Day (15-16 March 2016)! Deadline: 22 January 2016.

The National Radio Astronomy Observatory is now accepting applications for the 2016 cohort of our summer student programs in science and technology research. Deadline: 1 February 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.