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In this Education Committee Blog post, Rae Stewart and Alex Lange describe the DC-area astrophysics graduate student conference, which was revived in August and featured student-led mentoring and scientific activities.

The AAS is pleased to announce the winners of the Chambliss Astronomy Achievement Student Awards from the 243rd AAS meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, in January 2024. Congratulations, all!

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 AAS High Energy Astrophysics Division (HEAD) is awarding its 2024 Bruno Rossi Prize to Martin Weisskopf, Paolo Soffitta, and the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) team.

Want to help give visibility to deserving scientists, educators, and amateur astronomers? Volunteer now to serve on one of this year's prize and award committees for the AAS.

In this column from the AAS Historical Astronomy Division, Michael E. Marotta writes about the discovery of white dwarf stars.

The University of Florida, in collaboration with the NSF Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences, will host an in-person workshop for new and future Principal Investigators.

The National Academy of Sciences announced the recipients of its 2024 awards in recognition of extraordinary scientific achievements, and among the recipients is AAS member James Stone.

Congressional Visits Day (CVD) is an opportunity for AAS members to advocate for their science with policy makers in Washington, DC. The deadline to sign up for AAS CVD 2024 is Friday, 2 February.

Are you ready for the eclipse on 8 April 2024? It’s the last total solar eclipse viewable from the contiguous US until 2044, so don’t miss it! For the ultimate printed guide to the event, order a copy of The Great 2024...

Sky & Telescope editors were in New Orleans to take in the newest advances in everything from black holes to galaxies and exoplanets to stars.

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.

Most AAS members receive the magazine Physics Today, published by the American Institute of Physics, as a membership benefit. The January 2024 issue is now en route to subscribers' mailboxes and can be accessed online.

The Rainbow Village is a new initiative that will bring together people of color to form meaningful connections and obtain direct access to resources about how to navigate the field of astronomy as a person of color.