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Applications are open for ComSciCon, the communicating science workshop for graduate students, to be held 4-6 August 2022 in Cambridge, MA. Submit your application by Friday, 1 April.

A group of fellows from the NASA Hubble Fellowship Program (NHFP) is piloting a new virtual mentorship program to provide professional and academic support to PhD students performing astronomy-related research.

The meeting schedule is set, with technical talks from current data scientists and former astronomers in data-related industries, plus career-related presentations and open panel discussions.

The South African Radio Astronomy Observatory is now welcoming observing proposals for MeerKAT. The call is open for imaging projects only, and the deadline for submission is Tuesday, 3 May.

The list of research labs from all over the world supporting Ukrainian scientists has grown long. New additions are welcome if your institution is willing to open its doors to Ukrainian astronomers or other scientists.

The Infrared Telescope Facility (IRTF) is a 3-meter telescope optimized for infrared observations and located at the summit of Maunakea, Hawai‘i. Observing proposals for the 2022B semester are due by Friday, 1 April.

AAS Nova provides highlights of recent articles from AJ, ApJ, ApJ Letters, ApJ Supplements, PSJ, and RNAAS to inform you about discoveries you might otherwise overlook.

Artists, makers, scientists, science communicators, and educators are encouraged to apply for this multiday workshop, where we use art as a tool to explore scientific concepts and humanity’s relationship to space.

Here AAS Executive Officer Kevin Marvel gives a short explanation about the actual financial situation for our journals.

Serving as a volunteer for an AAS committee is a great way to become more involved in your professional community. It can also help you decide if you want to take on a larger leadership role in the future.

The Webb Community Events Initiative invites community organizations to celebrate the launch and first images from JWST as part of a broader vision to create and nurture generations of science enthusiasts.

The AAS, together with other societies, has been observing with great concern the events unfolding in Ukraine and fears the adverse consequences for the scientific community, our colleagues, and their families.

Most AAS members receive the magazine Physics Today, published by the American Institute of Physics, as a membership benefit. The March issue is now en route to subscribers' mailboxes and can be accessed online.

In this column from the AAS Historical Astronomy Division, Michael E. Marotta writes about the discovery of rings around Uranus and Jupiter.

​​​​​​​The American Astronomical Society’s 2022 Annie Jump Cannon Award in Astronomy has been awarded to Eve Lee (McGill University) for her illuminating work on the formation of stars, debris disks, and planets.