A delegation of members from the United States House of Representatives visited the ALMA Observatory on April 4th. This visit was organized by the US Embassy in Chile, Associated Universities, Inc. (AUI) — the North American partner in the observatory — and ALMA. There were a total of 13 representatives from the House Committee on Science, Space...
The AUI Board of Trustees met in Pasadena, CA on March 1-2, 2018. Dr. Roscoe Giles, Board Chair, welcomed all assembled with a special welcome to new Board members, Dr. Meg Urry, Israel Munson Professor of Physics and Astronomy and Director of the Yale Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics, and Dr. Mike Witherell, Laboratory Director at Lawrence...
Participants at the 2016 American Astronomical Association meeting had signed a code of conduct that warned against sexual harassment. At the registration desk they also were met by a five-foot sign reminding them of the problem. Then at that very meeting an undergraduate student standing beside her research presentation was asked, “What’s...
The National Radio Astronomy Observatory recently unveiled two great resources for learning more about the Very Large Array (VLA). Watch the video below, then head on over the to The VLA Explorer for a thorough tour of the VLA facilities! Welcome to central New Mexico where the National Radio Astronomy Observatory operates the world’s most...