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Donate to the IAU African Astronomer Travel Fund to help African astronomers (including master's and PhD students) attend the 32nd International Astronomical Union General Assembly.

The National Academy of Sciences has announced the election of 120 new members, including several members of the AAS and its Divisions.

In this column from the AAS Historical Astronomy Division, Ken Rumstay writes about the giant refractor at the Exposition Universelle of 1900.

The National Academies are seeking recommendations for experts to be considered for the membership rotation or other engagement with the Committee on Astronomy and Astrophysics.

The North American ALMA Science Center is now accepting applications for the Cycle 12 / 2025 ALMA Ambassadors Program, with a deadline of 24 May 2024.

AAS now invites Letters of Intent for the 2025 Cycle of the AAS Education & Professional Development (EPD) Mini-Grant Program, which provides funds to support education and professional development activities for AAS...

The science community’s input is requested by 20 May for the purpose of initiating the community-led definition of a Galactic Plane General Astrophysics Survey with the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.

Are you a graduate admissions chair in your department, or do you know someone who is? Please consider having your department's graduate admissions chair join the following opportunity.

Are you interested in designing more equitable courses? Join leaders of the Physics & Astronomy Faculty Teaching Institute for a virtual workshop on equitable and inclusive classrooms on 3 May.

You can participate in a research study at AAS 244 on how citizen scientists can help make historical scientific literature machine-readable for more accessible science.

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.

Several AAS members are among the scientists elected to the 2023 class of Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

We talked with Mark Clampin, Director of NASA's Astrophysics Division, about the status of the Astrophysics Division budget and how the Division is managing current and upcoming missions.

Apply now for the John Bahcall Public Policy Fellowship to learn first-hand about policymaking while contributing your knowledge and analytical skills to the federal policymaking process.

Nominations for AAS prizes and honors are open, with a deadline of 30 June. We encourage members to nominate themselves and their colleagues for prizes that best fit their career stage and accomplishments.