Below are the winners of the 2018 AUI Trustee Scholarship competition conducted by International Scholarship and Tuition Services, Inc. These students will each receive an award of $3,500 per year to aid in defraying expenses at the college or university of their choice. Virginia Edmondson Virginia is a senior at Jennings High School in Jennings,...
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...
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...