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The National Science Foundation is sponsoring a community workshop to explore novel ideas for future scientific, educational, and cultural activities at the Arecibo Observatory. The workshop will begin on 2 April.

What can astronomers do about climate change? This post explains why astronomers are in an excellent position to teach climate change and provides resources to improve your teaching and knowledge of climate change.

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.

Here is a look at astronomy-related policy events on the schedule for March 2021.

The AAS Laboratory Astrophysics Division is honoring Jennifer Bergner (University of Chicago) for her PhD thesis Tracing Organic Complexity During Star and Planet Formation.

Proposals are invited from US-based AAS members for small grants to provide education-related mentoring and professional-development experiences for fellow members. Proposals will be evaluated on a rolling basis.

AAS member Eliot Halley Vrijmoet (Georgia State University) is among 11 recipients of professional-development fellowships from the National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals.

AAS Executive Officer Kevin Marvel describes the roles and responsibilities of elected positions within the AAS and its Divisions in this second in a series of articles explaining how the Society operates.

The Infrared Telescope Facility is a 3-meter telescope optimized for infrared observations and located at the summit of Maunakea, Hawai‘i. Observing proposals for the 2021B semester are due by Thursday, 1 April.

With the 8 April 2024 North American total solar eclipse just three years away, the AAS Solar Eclipse Task Force is organizing another workshop for local, state, and national planners, this time virtually, 9-10 April.

Join a free webinar on Wednesday, 10 March, as our host Alaina G. Levine discusses why failure can be absolutely fabulous in our career paths and organizations.

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.

The Committee on the Status of Minorities in Astronomy's Micro-Grants Program aims to reduce the effects of financial scarcity on students who are Black, Indigenous, or People of Color. Applications open on 1 April.

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.