# April 2021 News of the Galaxy

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Hello all,

The [April newsletter](https://galaxyproject.org/news/2021-04-galaxy-update/) coincides with the [anniversary of James Taylor’s death](https://galaxyproject.org/news/2021-04-galaxy-update/#featured-news) on April 2, 2020. James was a Galaxy Project founder and PI, and losing him at the same time as the global COVID-19 shutdown made for a tough month, and then a tough year for the Galaxy Community. To mark this, there are two items about James below. First, _a call to share your favorite story about James_ via a 30 second video (by April 30). Second, there is a link to _a note to James_ written by project leadership (mainly Anton).

The other big news is that [registration, abstract submission, and fellowship applications for the 2021 Galaxy Community Conference are now open](https://galaxyproject.org/news/2021-04-galaxy-update/#community-news). Abstracts and fellowship applications are due by May 7.

And as always there are sections on

- **[upcoming events](https://galaxyproject.org/news/2021-04-galaxy-update/#event-news)**,
- news about **[public Galaxy platforms](https://galaxyproject.org/news/2021-04-galaxy-update/#galaxy-platforms-news)**,
- recent **[blog posts](https://galaxyproject.org/news/2021-04-galaxy-update/#galactic-blog-activity)**,
- **[training and doc updates](https://galaxyproject.org/news/2021-04-galaxy-update/#doc-hub-and-training-updates)**,
- recent **[open-access Galaxy-related publications](https://galaxyproject.org/news/2021-04-galaxy-update/#publications)**, and
- **[new releases](https://galaxyproject.org/news/2021-04-galaxy-update/#releases).**

It’s been a memorable twelve months. It would have been easy to curl up and hide, but we kept going, addressed gaps, and helped address the global pandemic as well.

Thanks for supporting each other,

Dave Clements and Beatriz Serrano-Solano, Editors

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