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AAS Council Decision Regarding Astronomy Education Review
14 June 2013
The AAS will cease publication of AER at the end of 2013; the journal's full archive will remain available online. A task force will be created to develop ideas for expanding the Society's investment in other types of...
Keeping STEM in Our Future
12 June 2013
Jim Manning, Executive Director of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, reflects on proposed changes to federal science-education programs and previews the ASP's upcoming annual meeting in San Jose, California.
Congratulations to the AAS 222 Chambliss Student Award Winners
11 Jun 2013
Fifteen undergraduate and graduate students were cited for their exemplary poster presentations at the 222nd AAS meeting in Indianapolis, 2-6 June 2013.
Human Spaceflight Study Call for Papers
13 Jun 2013
The Committee on Human Spaceflight invites interested individuals and groups to submit input papers describing their own ideas on the role of human spaceflight and their vision for a suggested future. Deadline: 9 July...
JWST ISIM Integration and Testing at Goddard Space Flight Center
1 Jul 2013
Integration and testing of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Integrated Science Instrument Module (ISIM) is under way. This ongoing work is a major component of the overall JWST integration and test plan to prepare...
Request for Letters of Interest in EM Identification and Follow-up of GW Triggers
12 Jun 2013
Professional astronomers interested in the identification of electromagnetic (EM) counterparts to gravitational wave (GW) triggers found in the future science runs of the LIGO and Virgo Advanced detectors are encouraged...
Applications Welcome for OSTP Student Volunteer Program
11 Jun 2013
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) is currently accepting applications for its Fall 2013 Student Volunteer Program. Deadline: 28 June 2013.
John Hawley Shares 2013 Shaw Prize for Astronomy
29 May 2013
AAS member John F. Hawley (University of Virginia) has been awarded half of the $1M 2013 Shaw Prize in Astronomy for his work, with Steven Balbus (University of Oxford), on the magnetorotational instability.
ACS Astrochemistry Subdivision Opens Up Affiliate Status for AAS, LAD and DPS Members
30 May 2013
The recently established Astrochemistry Subdivision of the Division of Physical Chemistry of the American Chemical Society (ACS) invites members of the American Astronomical Society, of the AAS Laboratory Astrophysics...
Career Profiles: Astronomer to Math Teacher
23 May 2013
In the latest installment from the AAS Career Profiles series, cosponsored by the Committee on the Status of Women in Astronomy and the Committee on Employment, Dr. Andy Cantrell traces his evolution from research...
2013 NEOWISE Post-Cryo Data Release
21 May 2013
NEOWISE and the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center (IPAC) announce the 2013 NEOWISE Post-Cryo Data Release.
From the Executive Office
20 May 2013
Kevin Marvel reports on the Journals Futures Workshop, which considered ApJ and AJ in light of the ongoing communications revolution, and offers some thoughts on AAS staff training, our impending office relocation, and...
It's Star Party Time in Indianapolis! BYOT!
10 May 2013
We're inviting amateur astronomers and other interested members of the public to drop in to our 222nd meeting in Indianapolis. Weather permitting, we'll also hold a public star party with the Indiana Astronomical Society...
Wanted: Deadlines & Sponsors for the 2014 AAS Wall Calendar
13 May 2013
Provided free to all members, the annual AAS Wall Calendar highlights important astronomical events month by month. The AAS is now seeking sponsors and key dates and deadlines for the 2014 edition.
Bring Your Ideas and Appetite to the Annual Members Meeting in Indianapolis
9 May 2013
You may think you belong to the AAS, but it's really the other way around: the Society belongs to you. That's why you should come to the Annual Members Meeting in Indianapolis, on Wednesday afternoon, 5 June, to hear...