You are invited to join us for our Steward Observatory Fall 2026 Astronomy Science Symposium.  It will be held on Friday, October 16 at LPL Kuiper Building Room 308. We encourage interested students, graduate students, post-docs, faculty, and staff to participate. This is a community-building event and an opportunity to share and learn about the latest research being conducted at Steward Observatory and related units involved in space sciences.   Most presentations/talks will be short (5 minutes plus 2 minutes for questions).  

Speakers from related departments/units are welcome (students and faculty in CBC, LPL/Planetary Sciences, Physics, James C. Wyant College of Optical Sciences, COE, etc.). Staff are also encouraged to present. Please pass on to anyone who may be interested. 

Draft Schedule:  

9:00 am              Welcome - Morning Session 

11:45 pm        Morning session concludes 

12:00 pm        Lunch at Steward Observatory Courtyard 

                         You must RSVP below if you are planning to attend lunch 

1:15 pm           Afternoon Session

4:00 pm              Conclude 

If you would like to give a talk about your research, please complete the Symposium Talk Registration.  Registration deadline: September 30, 2026. 

If you are not speaking and would like to participate in lunch, you must RSVP for lunch We will provide a box lunch which includes an option of a sandwich/wrap/salad, chips, fruit cup, cookie, and beverages.  Registration deadline September 30, 2026 

If you are interested in helping with the Symposium Organizing Committee, please contact Cathi Duncan cduncanf@arizona.edu 

Weekly Meetings - Fall 2026 Meetings: Fridays, 4 PM - 5 PM in Steward N210

Our meetings have student presentations, current news in astronomy, astrophotography, and more! We also have student outreach opportunities, star parties around Tucson, including Mt Bigelow and Kitt Peak. Stay tuned; we are trying some new things this year! 

• Website: www.uofaastroclub.org 

• Email: uaastroclub@gmail.com

• Instagram: @uaastroclub 

Weekly Meetings - Fall 2026 Meetings - Mondays at 2 PM in PAS 236

https://arizona.zoom.us/j/86168716731  

On behalf of Physicists for Inclusion & Equity (PIE), we'd like to give a warm (Tucson) welcome to the incoming cohorts of grads and undergrads, and say welcome back to everyone else! For all our lovely new folks, PIE is a student-led club that serves as a forum for underrepresented groups and gender minorities in the physics community. We aim to promote an inclusive and respectful atmosphere in the department (and beyond) through physics education and outreach events. If you'd like to get involved with us, please add yourself to our email chain and/or hop on our Discord server!

Aside from weekly meetings, here's a peek at some events we have in store for the semester (more details will be relayed through the PIE email chain + Discord):

• Cultural Events: Learn about traditions, history, and food from fellow physicists!

• Pizza & Profs: Eat some 'za and get to know different physics faculty members.

• Yap About Physics (YAP): A physics journal club geared toward undergrads!

• Slice of Pie: Learn about your colleagues' nerdy (not-necessarily-physics) interests! (Contact one of our officers if you have a special interest to share and we'll put you on the schedule.)

• Oodles of outreach opportunities: Volunteer at various physics-education events for K-12 students and members of the public!

Discord: https://discord.gg/k3ye3CRrB