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Short Film About LIGO to Premiere Online
2 April 2014
A 20-minute film about the NSF-funded Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatories will be available to watch on Space.com beginning 15 April.
First AAS Regional Meeting Convenes in Kentucky
2 April 2014
A gathering in Lexington, Kentucky, on Saturday, 3 May 2014, is a test of a new type of AAS meeting designed to foster closer ties and to support research and teaching in astronomy.
Guest Post: My Experience with the Congressional Visits Day
1 April 2014
Today's post is written by AAS member, Ramin Skibba, who participated in the 2014 AAS Congressional Visits Day Program.
Last week, I participated in the Congressional Visits Day (CVD) with the American Astronomical...
NASA Begins Search for Potential SOFIA Partners
1 April 2014
NASA is soliciting potential partners interested in using the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy for scientific investigations or for other potential uses. Deadline: 1 May 2014.
France A. Córdova Sworn In as NSF Director
31 March 2014
Nominated by President Obama and confirmed by the US Senate, the National Science Foundation's new leader is an astronomer, a former university president, and a former NASA chief scientist.
US Astronomers Encourage Investments in Science on Capitol Hill
28 Mar 2014
Fifteen members of the AAS traveled to Washington, DC, 25-26 March to express to Congress the need for sustained and predictable federal funding of scientific research, which is critically important to American economic...
AAS Issues Statement on Proposed FY 2015 Budget
28 Mar 2014
The American Astronomical Society's Executive Committee and Committee on Astronomy and Public Policy have issued a statement expressing concerns over President Obama’s “lackluster” support of science research and...
Job Opportunity at the AAS: Science Highlights Editor
28 March 2014
The AAS seeks a knowledgeable, talented, and experienced science writer to help deliver high-impact scientific results to the research community and to journalists who cover the astronomical sciences.
Contribute to the AAS's Spring 2014 Campaign
17 Mar 2014
We invite donations to our Spring 2014 campaign, “Lasting Impressions & Future Impacts,” to support our mission to enhance and share humanity’s scientific understanding of the universe.
Shop at Amazon.com & Support the AAS
26 March 2014
The AAS has joined AmazonSmile, giving members and friends a new way to support the Society. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to the AAS, at no cost to you!
Rep. Johnson Wins Brown Award for Science Leadership
26 March 2014
US Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas has received the 2014 George E. Brown Award for her vision and leadership in promoting public policies benefitting science and engineering.
AAS 2015 Prize Nominations Are Due 30 June
21 Mar 2014
The AAS needs your help in getting due recognition for our most outstanding colleagues. Nominations and letters of support for the AAS prizes for 2015 must arrive in the Secretary's office by 30 June 2014.
Five, Count 'em, Five, John Bahcall Public Policy Fellows!
24 Mar 2014
All of our current and former John N. Bahcall Public Policy Fellows gathered for lunch with fellowship benefactor (and former AAS Vice-President) Neta Bahcall.
Six New Career Profiles Have Been Posted
20 March 2014
Cosponsored by the Committee on the Status of Women in Astronomy and the Committee on Employment, these interviews highlight the diversity of career trajectories available to astronomers both inside and outside of...
Call for Proposals for Long Wavelength Array, Cycle 5
18 Mar 2014
The LWA1 Radio Observatory invites applications for observing time between 15 December 2014 and 15 September 2015. Deadline: 15 August 2014.