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Did you know that the AAS has a Policy Talk program? Learn more about how to have a member of AAS Policy come to your institution for a colloquium about science advocacy and policy.

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

StudySoup, an online peer-to-peer learning marketplace, has launched a new scholarship program open to high school seniors through graduate students. Deadline for fall 2016 semester scholarship: 1 October 2016

Modifications to the AAS Bylaws were approved by the AAS Executive Committee in October 2015, and are presented here for member review.

Join the Association for Women in Science and guest speaker Dr. Sherry Marts on Thursday, 14 April, for a webinar on responding effectively to harassment in the moment.

Congratulations to AAS member Feryal Özel on receiving a 2016 Guggenheim Fellowship for Astronomy & Astrophysics!

Hurry! The regular registration deadline for the summer meeting is Thursday, 14 April, and the final abstract deadline (for both oral and poster abstracts) is Tuesday, 19 April.

The Sloan Digital Sky Survey Steering Committee for After SDSS-IV seeks Letters Of Intent regarding potential future surveys to be performed under a next-generation experiment in the context of 2020s astronomy.

The Steering Committee for After SDSS-IV seeks Letters Of Intent regarding long-term plans for data distribution and public engagement. These LOIs are in preparation for a call for proposals, due in fall 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.

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.

President Obama hosted the first ever White House Science Fair six years ago and will host the final fair of his administration on Wednesday, 13 April. Watch online at wh.gov/science-fair.

We're looking for volunteers to help at the 228th AAS meeting in San Diego. Undergrads, grads, postdocs, local amateur astronomers, and others are all invited to help.

Join this interactive online hangout 1 April at 3:00 pm ET to hear about future scientific goals for Mars and how working together with human exploration may make them possible.

International Dark Sky Week, started in 2003, aims to draw public attention to the problems associated with light pollution and promote simple solutions to lessen its effects.