On March 9, 2026, Michalis Kourniotis from ASU gave a dissemination talk at the Department of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics of the Masaryk University, in Brno. His talk, titled as "Variability in massive stars as a diagnostic of their evolutionary stage", described the challenges in refining the physics of massive stars beyond the main sequence, and highlighted the potential of variability studies in constraining parameters from the stellar interior, atmosphere and wind for assessing the evolutionary status of these objects. Michalis further discussed his current project in collaboration with colleagues from the OCEANS consortium on applying machine-learning methods over extended star samples, as a means of revealing variability patterns that are associated with the different evolutionary scenarios.

Team members from the IAC are involved in the organization and implementation of the XXXVII Canary Islands Winter School of Astrophysics that will take place 16-27 November 2026 in San Cristóbal de La Laguna (Tenerife, Spain). For more information visit the school webpage.