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AAS Names Recipients of 2023 Awards & Prizes
23 Jan 2023
The AAS has announced the recipients of its 2023 prizes for outstanding achievements in research and education.
COVID Case Update for AAS 241
19 Jan 2023
The AAS provided COVID tests at the recent 241st AAS meeting. We have received 15 positive results, with a total symptomatic case incidence rate among conference in-person attendees of roughly 0.5%.
January 2023 Issue of Physics Today Is Online & in the Mail
19 Jan 2023
Most AAS members receive the magazine Physics Today, published by the American Institute of Physics, as a membership benefit. The January 2023 issue is now en route to subscribers' mailboxes and can be accessed online.
Register Now for Equity in Graduate Admissions Workshop
19 Jan 2023
Are you a faculty member hoping to make your department's graduate admissions more inclusive? Register to attend the Fundamentals of Equity in Graduate Admissions workshop on Tuesday, 28 February.
The Ojars J. Sovers PhD Memorial AAS Scholarship/Grant Established
18 Jan 2023
The AAS and the extended Sovers family announce the establishment of the Ojars J. Sovers PhD Memorial AAS Scholarship/Grant, which will help fund the Society's Education & Professional Development Mini-Grant Program.
Vote in the 2023 AAS Election!
17 Jan 2023
There are just two weeks left to cast your ballot in the 2023 AAS Election. Please help define the future of your Society by voting.
Call for Input into the Definition of Roman’s Core Community Surveys
17 Jan 2023
The astronomical community’s input is requested for initiating the community-led definition of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s Core Community Surveys.
Highlights from AAS Nova: 1-14 January 2023
17 Jan 2023
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.
AAS Publishing Activities at AAS 241
5 Jan 2023
AAS 241 is nearly here! The AAS Publishing team looks forward to connecting with meeting attendees in Seattle, Washington, and online, and we’re excited to share a preview of upcoming publishing-related events.
Galileoscope Kits with Solar Filters for the Upcoming Eclipses
4 Jan 2023
In this Education Committee blog, guest author Douglas Arion introduces a new, updated Galileoscope kit that includes a safe solar filter and sunshade and can be used for daytime and the upcoming solar eclipses.
2023 LAD Laboratory Astrophysics Prize Goes to Reggie Hudson
4 Jan 2023
Reggie Hudson (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center) will receive the AAS Laboratory Astrophysics Division's highest honor in recognition of his contributions to the understanding of the chemistry of ices in the interstellar...
2023 LAD Early Career Award Goes to James Schroeder
4 Jan 2023
James W. R. Schroeder (Wheaton College) is being honored by the AAS Laboratory Astrophysics Division for experimental confirmation of the acceleration of auroral electrons by Alfvén waves in the laboratory.
Highlights from AAS Nova: 11-31 December 2022
2 Jan 2023
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.
Year-End Message from the Executive Director
28 Dec 2022
The year 2022 is coming to a close, and your Society is continuing to make progress on the goals established by the AAS Board of Trustees and Strategic Assembly.
Final FY 2023 Appropriations Underwhelming Support for Science
23 Dec 2022
Congress passed the final appropriations bill on 23 December 2022, and the president signed it into law on 29 December 2022. Here are some details on the funding for NSF and NASA.