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Report on the 2012 IAU XXVIII General Assembly 27 Aug 2013 | 01:52 am
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) General Assembly (GA) takes place every three years and lasts for 10 days. The following report on IAU XXVIII GA, held 20-31 August 2012 in Beijing, China, w...
NASA Seeks Nominations for COPAG Executive Committee 26 Aug 2013 | 08:44 pm
The Cosmic Origins Program Analysis Group (COPAG) is an open, interdisciplinary forum that provides a conduit for community input into NASA's Cosmic Origins (COR) Program and for informing the scienti...
NASA ExoPAG Convenes in Conjunction with 45th DPS Meeting 25 Aug 2013 | 12:37 am
NASA's Exoplanet Exploration Program Analysis Group (ExoPAG) will hold its 8th meeting Saturday-Sunday, 5-6 October 2013, just prior to, and at the same venue as, the 45th annual DPS meeting in Denver...
New Statistics on Physics & Astronomy Degrees 24 Aug 2013 | 12:53 am
Patrick Mulvey of the American Institute of Physics (AIP) Statistical Research Center informs us of two new publications: Roster of Physics Departments with Enrollments and Degree Data, 2012 Roster ...
Kavli Prize Nominations Open 1 September 22 Aug 2013 | 05:09 am
Nominations for the 2014 Kavli prizes will open 1 September 2013 and close 1 December 2013. These prizes, administered by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, consist of a cash prize of $1 mi...
Call for Observations in Support of the New Horizons Mission to Pluto 19 Aug 2013 | 04:00 pm
The July 2015 New Horizons encounter with Pluto presents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to directly link our Earth-based view of the Pluto system with 'ground truth' provided by in situ measurements...
Invitation to Host NRAO Community Days 13 Aug 2013 | 11:15 pm
In preparation for the upcoming National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) facilities proposal cycles, we invite astronomical institutions to host NRAO Community Days (CDs) starting in mid-September ...
Traveling Virtually: How to Work Effectively with Less Travel 13 Aug 2013 | 02:41 am
Maintaining professional connections, running experiments, and disseminating results are key parts of the scientific process. Therefore, astronomers have long required and enjoyed frequent travel for ...
President's Column: Alphas & Omegas 13 Aug 2013 | 12:22 am
This time of year encompasses endings and beginnings. For those in academia, the end of summer — that summer in which so much research was going to get done — looms; the hecticity (if I may be allowed...
NASA Seeks Nominations for COPAG Executive Committee 12 Aug 2013 | 07:02 pm
The Cosmic Origins Program Analysis Group (COPAG) is an open, interdisciplinary forum that provides a conduit for community input into NASA's Cosmic Origins (COR) Program and for informing the scienti...
