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Several AAS student members are among the winners of the Universities Space Research Association's 2019 Distinguished Undergraduate Awards honoring outstanding college students in space science and engineering.

Applications for the 2019 Brown Award are now being accepted from recent PhD recipients whose thesis is based on radio data from any facility operated by Associated Universities, Inc. Deadline: 31 December.

The USNC-IAU is accepting applications for IAU Individual and Junior Membership until 15 December 2019. In addition, recent PhDs are eligible to apply for an IAU Divison prize.

Sky & Telescope's Sky Weekly newsletter serves as a roundup of current astronomy news and observing stories. Sign up to learn about upcoming celestial events every Friday afternoon.

The US Library of Congress seeks applications for the Baruch S. Blumberg NASA/Library of Congress Chair in Astrobiology, Exploration, and Scientific Innovation. Deadline: 1 January 2020.

The Andrew Gemant Award, given annually by the American Institute of Physics, recognizes significant contributions to the cultural, artistic, or humanistic dimension of physics. Nominations are due 31 January 2020.

Here is a look at events on the schedule for November 2019.

The NASA Postdoctoral Program has a new policy that will allow Fellows to continue receiving stipends during time away from work.

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

The AAS is sponsoring a free skill-building workshop at AAS 235 to support early career astronomers in doing effective outreach to schools, families, and the public. Application deadline extended to 19 November!

It's membership renewal time! Don't let time-sensitive opportunities like our author discounts pass you by. Deadline: 31 December 2019.

The University of Chicago has agreed in principle to transfer ownership of Yerkes Observatory to the Yerkes Future Foundation, which plans to restore and refurbish the facility and keep it open for research and education...

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

Colleges and universities should take a more intentional, inclusive, and evidence-based approach to mentoring students in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine, says the National Academies of...

NASA's Science Mission Directorate (SMD) seeks suggestions for topics relevant to SMD's science plan amenable to the application of artificial intelligence/machine learning tools for the Frontier Development Laboratory.