Tom Rice
@tomr-stargazer.bsky.social
Astronomer & Educator. Staff member at the American Astronomical Society and Assistant Research Professor at George Washington University. Tweets mine.
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Tom Rice
@tomr-stargazer.bsky.social
· Dec 30
Including Deaf and Signing Audiences in Solar Eclipse Outreach and Astronomy Education
A contribution to Celebrating the Wonder of Science in the Shadow II
baas.aas.org
Hello astronomers! I'm thrilled to share my newest article, "Including Deaf and Signing Audiences in Solar Eclipse Outreach and Astronomy Education," which was just published in the Bulletin of the AAS. I'm thankful to my wonderful coauthors...
baas.aas.org/pub/2024n9i0...
baas.aas.org/pub/2024n9i0...
Exciting update! check out our article on Universal Design in Astronomy, now published at the Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society (BAAS): baas.aas.org/pub/2025i013... #astrosci #astroedu #accessibility
June 17, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Exciting update! check out our article on Universal Design in Astronomy, now published at the Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society (BAAS): baas.aas.org/pub/2025i013... #astrosci #astroedu #accessibility
New paper! Amanda Quirk and I just released this article: "Applying the Principles of Universal Design to Make Astronomy More Accessible" on arXiv: arxiv.org/abs/2505.23498
Applying the Principles of Universal Design to Make Astronomy More Accessible
Universal Design (UD), an approach to accessibility that was first conceptualized in architecture to make buildings physically accessible, has since been applied to curriculum design to make classroom...
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May 30, 2025 at 6:54 PM
New paper! Amanda Quirk and I just released this article: "Applying the Principles of Universal Design to Make Astronomy More Accessible" on arXiv: arxiv.org/abs/2505.23498
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Check out the new ✨Blog Post✨ highlighting our AAS Education Committee resource guides!
Read this post and more at aas.org/education/blog
Featured here are the Undergraduate and Graduate Resource Guides!
Read this post and more at aas.org/education/blog
Featured here are the Undergraduate and Graduate Resource Guides!
May 2, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Check out the new ✨Blog Post✨ highlighting our AAS Education Committee resource guides!
Read this post and more at aas.org/education/blog
Featured here are the Undergraduate and Graduate Resource Guides!
Read this post and more at aas.org/education/blog
Featured here are the Undergraduate and Graduate Resource Guides!
Reposted by Tom Rice
Hey 🔭 astronomers, our AAS committee SGMA is taking applications for new members! We advise the AAS on the needs of LGBT+ astronomers. All career stages and identities welcome (yes, including allies!).
Deadline is April 15 (1 week from yesterday). Application: forms.gle/VR9hafCMoKEu...
Deadline is April 15 (1 week from yesterday). Application: forms.gle/VR9hafCMoKEu...
April 9, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Hey 🔭 astronomers, our AAS committee SGMA is taking applications for new members! We advise the AAS on the needs of LGBT+ astronomers. All career stages and identities welcome (yes, including allies!).
Deadline is April 15 (1 week from yesterday). Application: forms.gle/VR9hafCMoKEu...
Deadline is April 15 (1 week from yesterday). Application: forms.gle/VR9hafCMoKEu...
Reposted by Tom Rice
Join the IAU Office for Astronomy Outreach tomorrow, 8 March, for #InternationalWomensDay. Dr. Rebecca Robinson will share her research on untangling magnetic field loops to solve one of the Sun’s biggest mysteries: Why is the corona hotter than its surface? ☀️✨ www.tickettailor.com/events/iauof...
March 7, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Join the IAU Office for Astronomy Outreach tomorrow, 8 March, for #InternationalWomensDay. Dr. Rebecca Robinson will share her research on untangling magnetic field loops to solve one of the Sun’s biggest mysteries: Why is the corona hotter than its surface? ☀️✨ www.tickettailor.com/events/iauof...
For those who are not yet subscribed: please join the AAS Education biweekly email newsletter here: lists.aas.org/AASEducation...
So many of you have amazing astronomy education, outreach, communication, and mentoring projects. I'd love to feature your work in the newsletter!
#astronomy #astroedu
So many of you have amazing astronomy education, outreach, communication, and mentoring projects. I'd love to feature your work in the newsletter!
#astronomy #astroedu
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February 26, 2025 at 12:35 PM
For those who are not yet subscribed: please join the AAS Education biweekly email newsletter here: lists.aas.org/AASEducation...
So many of you have amazing astronomy education, outreach, communication, and mentoring projects. I'd love to feature your work in the newsletter!
#astronomy #astroedu
So many of you have amazing astronomy education, outreach, communication, and mentoring projects. I'd love to feature your work in the newsletter!
#astronomy #astroedu
Hello astronomers! I'm thrilled to share my newest article, "Including Deaf and Signing Audiences in Solar Eclipse Outreach and Astronomy Education," which was just published in the Bulletin of the AAS. I'm thankful to my wonderful coauthors...
baas.aas.org/pub/2024n9i0...
baas.aas.org/pub/2024n9i0...
Including Deaf and Signing Audiences in Solar Eclipse Outreach and Astronomy Education
A contribution to Celebrating the Wonder of Science in the Shadow II
baas.aas.org
December 30, 2024 at 8:21 PM
Hello astronomers! I'm thrilled to share my newest article, "Including Deaf and Signing Audiences in Solar Eclipse Outreach and Astronomy Education," which was just published in the Bulletin of the AAS. I'm thankful to my wonderful coauthors...
baas.aas.org/pub/2024n9i0...
baas.aas.org/pub/2024n9i0...