by Guest | Jul 29, 2020 | Current Events
We’re doing a lot of harm to the planet that we stand on as we look up towards the stars. In this post, PhD student Isobel Romero-Shaw explains why astrophysicists in particular need to reduce their carbon emissions, and how we can go about doing this.
by Briley Lewis | Jul 17, 2020 | Current Events, Personal Experiences
Universities are making plans for the fall. What happens for graduate students?
by Astrobites | Jul 9, 2020 | Current Events
The Astrobites collaboration stands in solidarity with international students at US institutions. We value international students as friends and as people regardless of their contributions, and we believe they belong in the US just as much as domestic students.
by Kate Storey-Fisher | Jun 25, 2020 | Career Navigation, Current Events, Guides, Personal Experiences
Today’s post for #BlackInAstro week looks at the underrepresentation of Black women in astronomy and physics, and summarizes two papers on their lived experiences in the field.
by Luna Zagorac | Jun 23, 2020 | Current Events, Daily Paper Summaries
Today for #BlackInAstro week, we summarize a sociological study on Black students’ science aspirations & how to improve the “thinkability” of science careers.
by Mia de los Reyes | Jun 22, 2020 | Current Events, Interviews, Personal Experiences
To start off a full week of #BlackInAstro posts, we interview Ashley Walker—the person who came up with the #BlackInAstro hashtag!