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DPS Astronomy Ambassadors Workshop Still Taking Applications
30 August 2014
Early-career attendees at November's Division for Planetary Sciences meeting in Tucson are welcome to apply to our one-day workshop on effective public outreach. Extended deadline: 11 September.
White Papers Requested for Optical & Infrared Systems Study
28 Aug 2014
The National Research Council’s Optical and Infrared System Study Committee requests white papers from the astronomy community to aid its work. Deadline: 6 October 2014.
Apply Now for Sigma Xi Grants-in-Aid of Research
28 Aug 2014
Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society, invites applications from undergraduates and graduate students for grants up to $5,000. Deadline: 15 October 2014.
Proposals Welcome for NuSTAR Guest Observer Cycle 1
26 Aug 2014
The Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array's Guest Observer Program gets under way in April 2015, and NASA now seeks proposals for research relevant to the NuSTAR mission. Deadline: 25 November 2014.
NRAO Seeks Applicants for Jansky Fellowship Program
26 Aug 2014
The National Radio Astronomy Observatory invites applications for the 2015 Karl Jansky Fellowship Program, which provides outstanding postdoctoral research opportunities. Deadline: 3 November 2014.
NASA Calls for 2015A Keck Observing Proposals
26 Aug 2014
NASA seeks proposals for use of the two 10-meter W. M. Keck telescopes for the observing semester that runs from February through July 2015. Deadline: 18 September 2014.
NASA Invites Applications for 2015 Sagan Exoplanet Fellowships
26 Aug 2014
The NASA Exoplanet Science Institute at Caltech seeks applicants for Carl Sagan Postdoctoral Fellowships to begin on or about 1 September 2015. Application deadline: 6 November 2014.
Organizing a Local Visit with My House Representative
21 August 2014
In this guest post, graduate student Sara Barber (University of Oklahoma) describes her experience organizing a campus visit with Representative Tom Cole of Oklahoma's 4th district over the August Congressional recess.
An Update on the AAS LinkedIn Group
20 August 2014
The AAS is now managing the AAS LinkedIn group, which from now on will better serve the community as a venue for discussion and networking among professionals in the astronomical sciences.
From the Executive Office
19 August 2014
AAS Executive Officer Kevin Marvel provides an update on activities that will be keeping us busy for the rest of 2014, including wrestling with public-policy challenges and planning next year's IAU General Assembly.
ESA Calls for Proposals for Medium-size Mission
19 August 2014
The European Space Agency seeks concepts for a medium-size, or M-class, mission for launch in 2025 as part of its Cosmic Vision program. Letters of intent are due by 16 September.
Arecibo Call for Proposals, Spring 2015 Semester
19 August 2014
The 305-meter William E. Gordon Arecibo telescope in Puerto Rico is the world's largest single-dish radio telescope. Proposals to use it for observations during the first half of 2015 are due by 1 September 2014.
Enhancements for the Astrophysics Source Code Library
18 August 2014
ASCL.net, a free online registry of codes used in astronomy research, has a new website that offers more flexible browsing and an easier submission process and author search. Got code? Please share!
Summer 2014 Webb Update Is Available
15 August 2014
The latest issue of the James Webb Space Telescope newsletter is available as a PDF. It describes the status of the project, a thermal-vacuum test, and exoplanet science plans.
Applications Invited for IPAC Visiting Graduate Fellowships
10 Jun 2014
The Infrared Processing and Analysis Center at Caltech announces the availability of six-month graduate-student fellowships. Applications are due 5 September 2014.