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NRAO Honors Pride Month: We Are {ALL} Made of Star Stuff
May 31, 2023 at 8:00 pm | Announcement

The NRAO has made a visible change to our logo for Pride month, because we want to send the clear message that NRAO values our current and future LGBTQIA+ colleagues, friends, and family members. We send this same message internally by taking seriously our obligation to create and maintain an environment that is safe, secure, and welcoming.

Children of NRAO and GBO Staff Among Recipients of 2023 AUI Scholarship 
Children of NRAO and GBO Staff Among Recipients of 2023 AUI Scholarship 
May 22, 2023 at 9:14 am | Announcement

Associated Universities, Inc. (AUI), has selected the recipients of its 2023 AUI Scholarship, each of whom will be awarded a $3,500 renewable scholarship ($14,000 over four years to each scholar) to support their academic careers. This year, 19 outstanding high school seniors were selected based on their academic achievement, community involvement, and leadership skills. 

NAC Student Researchers Receive Prestigious Chambliss Medals at AAS 241
NAC Student Researchers Receive Prestigious Chambliss Medals at AAS 241
May 8, 2023 at 7:00 am | Announcement

Two student researchers from the National Radio Astronomy Observatory’s National Astronomy Consortium (NAC) program were each awarded the prestigious Chambliss Astronomy Achievement Student Awards medal during the 241st proceedings of the American Astronomical Society (AAS). 

Doni Anderson and Miguel Montalvo Hernandez, undergraduate researchers who completed their NAC summer research projects in 2022, each received a Chambliss medal for exemplary research in astrophysics. 

NRAO Announces Funding Opportunities for U.S. Students
NRAO Announces Funding Opportunities for U.S. Students
May 5, 2023 at 12:37 pm | Announcement

The National Science Foundation’s National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) has launched two new funding opportunities for student researchers at U.S. institutions through the Student Observing Support (SOS) program and the NRAO/GBO Post-Bacc Program— a collaborative effort with the Green Bank Observatory (GBO). 

Rare Nighttime Photography of Very Large Array Featured in Exhibition at Warehouse 1-10
Rare Nighttime Photography of Very Large Array Featured in Exhibition at Warehouse 1-10
April 27, 2023 at 10:30 am | Announcement

A new exhibition series celebrating New Mexico’s dark skies will include rare nighttime photography of the National Science Foundation’s Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) by renowned dark skies photographer Bettymaya Foott. Dark Sky Land Exhibition Series No. 1 / DARK – The Astronomers, which features images from 20 photographers and artifacts from the Astronomical Lyceum Collection, opens on May 6th at Warehouse 1-10 in Magdalena.

Jansky @90:  The Origins of a New Window on the Universe
Jansky @90: The Origins of a New Window on the Universe
April 27, 2023 at 11:48 am | News Feature

Note: This article is a collaborative work of Ken Kellermann, Ellen Bouton, Heather Cole, and Jeff Hellerman. Before 1933,…

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