Issue of November 6, 2026
eds: Jeremy Bailin, Sethanne Howard, Ferah Munshi, Stella Kafka, and Ben Keller
[We hope you all are taking care of yourselves and each other. --eds.]
This week's issues:
1. Meet Your CSWA (and Join Us!)
2. UT San Antonio's Haunted Observatory blends Halloween, Día de los Muertos and astronomy
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4. Chemist who transformed energy storage nabs Canada's top science prize
5. Why curiosity and confusion are so important for scientists
6. Job Opportunities
7. How to Submit to the AASWOMEN newsletter
8. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the AASWOMEN newsletter
9. Access to Past Issues
An online version of this newsletter will be available at http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/ at 3:00 PM ET every Friday.
Last week we issued a call for new members to join the Committee on the Status of Women in Astronomy. This volunteer opportunity connects you with others supporting women astronomers in various ways. Since 1979, over 100 people have been members of the CSWA and have worked to recommend to the AAS Board of Trustees practical measures that can be taken to improve the status of women in astronomy and encourage their entry into this field.
Read more at: https://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2026/11/meet-your-cswa-and-join-us.html
Halloween ghosts are getting a scientific twist at the University of Texas at San Antonio, where visitors can meet the scientists who helped shape our understanding of the universe — and learn about some whose contributions have been overlooked. Dr. Angela Speck, a professor of physics and astronomy at UT San Antonio, said this year's group of ghostly scientists features more women than men, along with a broader range of cultural backgrounds. The event also highlights how people with disabilities have contributed to astronomy: Annie Jump Cannon and Henrietta Swan Leavitt, whose work advanced scientists' understanding of stars and the cosmos, were both deaf.
Read more at: https://www.science.org/content/article/congressional-veteran-and-rookie-lay-out-possible-science-agenda-democrats
When Linda Nazar learned she would receive Canada's most prestigious scientific award, she could hardly believe it. The University of Waterloo chemist is the 2026 winner of the $1-million Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal, the highest honour awarded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). The medal recognizes Nazar's pioneering work developing next-generation batteries, with discoveries that have helped advance the design of safer, more efficient batteries for electric vehicles, energy storage for power grids and beyond.
Read more at: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/chemist-who-transformed-energy-storage-nabs-canadas-top-science-prize-9.7403692
For renowned physicist Asimina Arvanitaki, the pursuit of knowledge begins with curiosity and being in the dark. At a Perimeter Institute event in Waterloo, she talks to Nahlah Ayed about the importance of curiosity-based research, her own career, and the role of AI in science. "You don't become a scientist if you're not happy [being] confused all the time."
Read more at: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/arvanitaki-curiosity-science-knowing-9.7401211
For those interested in increasing excellence and diversity in their organizations, a list of resources and advice is here:
https://aas.org/comms/cswa/resources/Diversity#howtoincrease
- Assistant/Associate Professor of Astronomy at Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ
https://aas.org/jobregister/ad/8aab65e9
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