Updates

August 16, 2019

Lars Lindberg Christensen New Head of NCOA Communications, Outreach, and Education

AURA is pleased to announce the appointment of Lars Lindberg Christensen as Head of NCOA Communications, Outreach, and Education (COE) ...
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July 22, 2019

Maunakea Observatories Open Letter

Maunakea Observatories issued an open letter intended to share their perspectives about the situation on Maunakea with the broader astronomy ...
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June 4, 2019

AURA Statement on the Starlink Constellation of Satellites

The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) is the managing organization for many ground-based telescopes for National Science ...
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May 14, 2019

AURA Welcomes The University of Texas at San Antonio as a New Member

The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) welcomes The University of Texas at San Antonio as a new ...
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May 8, 2019

Maura Hagan Elected to National Academy of Sciences

AURA is pleased to share that Maura Hagan, member of the AURA Board of Directors and Chair of AURA’s Solar ...
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April 24, 2019

Debra Elmegreen Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

AURA is pleased to share that Debra Elmegreen, Chair of AURA Board of Directors, has been elected as a new ...
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February 26, 2019

NCOA Director Search Committee

In preparation for the planned launch of NSF’s National Center for Optical-Infrared Astronomy (NCOA), AURA has initiated the search for ...
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January 25, 2019

Announcement of Acting NOAO Director

National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO), along with the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA), are pleased to announce ...
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September 28, 2018

National Science Foundation to Fund New Windows on the Universe Center for Astronomy Outreach at Kitt Peak National Observatory

A new $4.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) has been awarded to the Association of Universities for ...
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September 16, 2018