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You’re invited to get involved in the United Nations-affiliated Regional Centres for Space Science and Technology Education in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

Join this live event on Wednesday, 27 September, at 1:00 pm ET to hear insider tips on the hiring and interview process, including how to tailor your application materials and negotiate your compensation package.

The AAS is conducting a search for an astronomer to serve as the editor of The Astrophysical Journal Letters. The consideration of applications will begin 15 October.

Astronomers Without Borders is collecting eclipse-viewing glasses from across the US to send to schools in South America and Asia for use during solar eclipses that cross those continents in 2019.

The US National Committee for the International Astronomical Union is accepting applications through 2 February 2018 for individual IAU membership.

Sloan Digital Sky Survey is pleased to announce Data Release 14, the largest data release yet, which includes, among other data, the first optical spectra of galaxies and quasars from the extended BOSS program.

The AAS recently bid farewell to Heather Bloemhard, the sixth Bahcall Public Policy Fellow, and welcomed Ashlee Wilkins to the Society as the new Fellow.

New Bahcall Public Policy Fellow Ashlee Wilkins introduces herself and describes the path that led her to science policy and the AAS.

Each month in this series from the Historical Astronomy Division, an important event in the history of astronomy will be highlighted. This month, we look at the discovery of Neptune.

The Infrared Telescope Facility is a 3-meter telescope optimized for infrared observations and located atop Mauna Kea, Hawai'i. Proposals for observations beginning in February 2018 are due by 2 October.

The Kavli Prize is awarded by The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters for outstanding scientific achievements in Astrophysics, Nanoscience, and Neuroscience. The nomination deadline is 1 December 2017.

Planning to attend the DPS meeting in Provo this October? Reserve a hotel room and register soon! Book your hotel room before the meeting block closes on 20 September and register by 21 September to avoid higher rates.

The International Astronomical Union is accepting nominations for the 2018 IAU PhD Prize, recognizing outstanding scientific achievements in astronomy by PhD students worldwide. Application deadline: 15 December.

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

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.