Early-career physicists and astronomers who stay active in a professional society are more likely to report collaboration, mentorship, and faster career progress, an AIP study finds. Association, not proof, but a signal worth weighing. 🔗 bit.ly/4hQk9H7

This Thursday, AIP's Will Thomas, Karina Cooper & Anne Marie Porter present on women in astronomy & astrophysics at UMD's BANG! series. Free & open to all, in person or on Zoom. 📅 Thu, Oct 22 🕒 4–5pm EDT 📍 UMD Physical Sciences Complex 1136 🔗 bit.ly/4i8Ewy9

More than 60% of PhD-granting physics and astronomy programs received fewer international applications for fall 2026 than the year before. The pool is thinning before offers even go out. Hear from the deptment chairs themselves. 🔗 bit.ly/4fLWA0P

What knowledge and skills do new physics PhDs actually use on the job? AIP's latest Physics Trends data graphic lays it out. 🔗 bit.ly/46IJ1Kp

How do new physics PhD students get funded, and what do they earn while they study? This Physics Trends infographic maps the main types of support and median stipends. 🔗 bit.ly/46IJ1Kp

AIP's 2026 Cross-Society Survey polled 2,300+ members across 11 societies. Even amid concerns about funding, public trust, and AI, nearly 4 in 5 would encourage a young person to pursue a career in the physical sciences. Read the highlights. 🔗 bit.ly/460QPa7

After four straight years of decline, US physics bachelor's degrees rose 4% in 2024-25, to 8,108, a new AIP report finds. Women earned 27% of them, the highest share on record. Full report 🔗

More than half the STEM PhDs in the US defense industrial base are foreign-born. But in 2025, physics and astronomy PhDs left the US at the highest rate in 30 years. A new AIP FYI article examines what the data means for US talent pipelines. Read 🔗 bit.ly/3RJJYhO

One physics dept's international applicant pool dropped 30%+ this cycle, and budget cuts meant fewer offers anyway. New AIP Pulse Survey on a cohort shrinking from both ends: bit.ly/4udIEAN #AIPResearch

New astronomy bachelors: private-sector STEM jobs pay a median starting salary of $68,500. College/university jobs pay $41,600. Same degree, two very different outcomes. New data 👇 bit.ly/4ahUsuB

📊 AIP Research tracks the federal physical science & engineering workforce. New data: location redactions in OPM records jumped from ~3% (Sept 2024) to ~65% (Nov 2025). Explore @AIP_Stats full dashboard: bit.ly/48GTxmH

76% of early-career high school physics teachers with physics degrees teach physics as their primary or exclusive subject. Full @AIP_Stats data ▶️ bit.ly/4172vp2 #PhysicsTrends

Physics bachelor's grads are earning starting salaries on par with economics and math/stats majors, Class of 2024. See how physics stacks up 🔽 bit.ly/4172vp2 #PhysicsTrends

13% of physics bachelor's earners start at a 2-year college. New @AIP_Stats data shows how departments can help more of them cross the finish line. 🔗 bit.ly/4bosopm

"You seem like you really care. . . . Would you like to join this committee?" That's how most early-career physics leaders got their first volunteer role, per @AIP_Stats research. One sentence. One career changed. 📊 bit.ly/4psoW2R

"We are conducting research to better understand and gathering firsthand accounts of careers impacted by these funding and policy changes — before details fade and institutional memory is lost." — Trevor Owens, AIP CRO Share your story: aipsurveys.aip.org/cgi-bin/c…