IAU Travel Fund for African Astronomers
November 7, 2023
Every three years, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) organizes a General Assembly (GA) where thousands of astronomers meet to discuss progress in their scientific field.…
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Please welcome our 2023 Catalyst Fellows
October 20, 2023
The second cohort of LSST Discovery Alliance Catalyst Fellows funded by the John Templeton Foundation has begun! The Catalyst Fellowship aims to realize the full…
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LSSTC is now LSST Discovery Alliance
September 8, 2023
Same organization. New name. Same programs (for now). Clarified mission. Our goal is to maximize the impact of Rubin LSST through support from member institutions,…
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September 7, 2023
Program Updates LINCC Frameworks Incubators The LINCC Frameworks Incubators program (or “LINCCubators” as we have come to know it) is designed to accelerate scientific discoveries…
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July 14, 2023
We are happy to share a draft community white paper on cross-cutting analysis software needs that will support a wide range of early LSST science cases. This…
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Welcome Our New Board Chair and Vice Chair
May 14, 2023
Starting May 1, 2023, the LSSTC Executive Board of Directors will have a new chair and co-chair. Michael Wood-Vasey from the University of Pittsburgh is…
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LSSTC 2022 Enabling Science Wasabi Technologies Award Recipient
July 29, 2022
LSSTC/Wasabi Technologies Call for Proposals was available to fund a single LSSTC Member Institution, providing $25K for a graduate student, postdoc, or research scientist, including…
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First Astrophysics Fellowship to Include a Social-Science Dimension Announces Awardees
July 6, 2022
The first six LSSTC Catalyst Fellows funded by the John Templeton Foundation have been selected to conduct cross-disciplinary work on big data from US astronomy’s…
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New Science Collaboration Coordinator, Dr. Will Clarkson
May 24, 2022
Join us in congratulating the new Science Collaboration (SC) Coordinator, Dr. Will Clarkson! We appreciate his willingness to serve in this role and his ongoing…
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April 10, 2022
As the Rubin Observatory’s Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) moves towards commissioning and first light, the LSST Corporation moved into 2022 with a…
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February 28, 2021
Read our 2021 newsletter to learn what LSSTC has been doing to prepare as LSST accelerates toward commissioning and first light.
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February 28, 2020
Read our 2020 newsletter to learn what LSSTC has been doing to prepare as LSST accelerates toward commissioning and first light.
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