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Planning for the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse in the US
19 June 2014
A solar eclipse crosses the US on 21 August 2017. Anyone interested in doing science and/or public outreach for this event are invited to the 2nd Eclipse Planning Workshop in Columbia, Missouri, in August 2014.
(Past) President’s Column: A Valediction
16 June 2014
David J. Helfand offers a valedictory column in which he channels Charles Dickens to describe the best of times and worst of times, that is, his two years as AAS President.
Conference on Industrial Physics in Emerging Economies II
16 June 2014
Travel support is available for graduate students, postdocs, and early-career scientists who wish to attend the Industrial Physics Forum that will be held 29 Sept. to 3 Oct. 2014 in Brazil.
US Senate Set to Consider NASA and NSF Appropriations
13 June 2014
The House of Representatives passed their bill funding NASA and NSF on 30 May, with strong increases for research at both agencies. The Senate now looks to take up its version of the bill, which passed out of committee...
Chambliss Student Poster Awards for AAS 224
11 June 2014
Results are in from the 224th AAS meeting in Boston: 14 graduate students and undergraduates are receiving Chambliss medals or award certificates to honor their winning poster presentations.
Interim Director for NASA's Heliophysics Division
11 June 2014
Jeffrey Newmark, a member of the AAS as well as our Solar Physics Division, is now overseeing the heliophysics effort within NASA's Science Mission Directorate.
Organization & Endorsement of AAS Regional Meetings
10 June 2014
The AAS will now endorse regional meetings — conferences organized for the benefit of clearly defined geographical areas — that meet a few simple rules designed to support and foster astronomical discourse.
First AAS Regional Meeting a Resounding Success!
10 June 2014
On 3 May more than 60 astronomers and students from Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, and West Virginia met for the first AAS Regional Meeting and found that the whole was greater than the sum of its parts.
Proposals Invited for Management & Operation of NRAO
5 Jun 2014
The National Science Foundation seeks proposals from organizations interested in managing and operating the National Radio Astronomy Observatory. Deadline for letters of intent: 4 September 2014.
We Want Your Feedback on the AAS Mobile App!
6 June 2014
We launched our first mobile app just in time for the 224th AAS meeting in Boston. If you downloaded it to your smartphone or tablet, we'd like to hear from you about how you used it and how you liked it.
Learn About AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships
6 June 2014
Want to use your science knowledge to directly address societal challenges? The American Association for the Advancement of Science's policy fellowships will be the subject of a live chat on 19 June.
American Astronomical Society Journals Going Electronic Only
2 Jun 2014
Effective in 2015 the Astronomical Journal and the Astrophysical Journal, ApJ Letters, and ApJ Supplement Series will become electronic only and will no longer be available in paper editions.
American Astronomical Society Journals Going Electronic Only
2 Jun 2014
Effective in 2015 the Astronomical Journal and the Astrophysical Journal, ApJ Letters, and ApJ Supplement Series will become electronic only and will no longer be available in paper editions.
Two Decades at the Center of the Universe
31 May 2014
The Astronomical Society of the Pacific recently published an article by AAS Press Officer Rick Fienberg recounting his 20-plus years at Sky & Telescope magazine.
New Functionality in the AAS Online Directory
30 May 2014
The AAS online membership directory is now more secure, and it displays more information to members than it does to nonmembers — as long as you sign in.