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

The new Astronomy Education Journal is accepting submissions of manuscripts. We invite and encourage members of the AAS community to contribute astronomy education research studies, theoretical pieces, and innovations.

The Royal Astronomical Society is conducting a review of its awards program and associated processes to ensure that they are fair and inclusive. We would like to invite AAS members to complete a survey by Friday, 5 March...

The AAS Education Committee is looking for new members to serve, starting this spring for a 3-year term. We look forward to hearing from you.

We ask you to fill out a constituent request form with one or more of your members of Congress. Each member has their own request form. This article goes over the steps to follow for form filling.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is hosting a Distinguished Lecture, Black Scientists & Engineers at Our Nation’s HBCUs: Making American History Now, on Thursday, 25 February. Register in advance.

The American Astronomical Society invites all members and colleagues to submit proposals from all areas of the astronomical sciences for the AAS Topical Conference Series.

The grace period for those with outstanding dues balances ends on Thursday, 4 March! Renew today for 2021!

Teledyne Imaging will be announcing new CMOS-based sensor and camera technology optimized for ground-based observational astronomy at a free webinar on 4 March. Register today!

Nine winners and eight honorable mentions received support to present their dissertation talks at the virtual 237th AAS meeting in January 2021. Congratulations to all!

Congratulations to the winners of the Chambliss Astronomy Achievement Student Awards poster competition held at the virtual 237th AAS meeting, 11-15 January 2021!

The International Astronomical Union Commission C2 — Communicating Astronomy with the Public (CAP) — will host a virtual edition of its CAP Conference series in May. Registration is free; abstract deadline: 15 March.

In this column from the AAS Historical Astronomy Division, Dr. Linda Shore, Chief Executive Officer of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, writes about the ASP’s creation and growth.

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.