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Sigma Xi Publications and Merchandise Descriptions
Orders for the following publications will be filled until the supply has been depleted, and all orders will be filled on a first come, first served basis. We do not plan to order reprints of these publications. Therefore, please send your order as soon as possible to increase your chances that the publication will be in stock.
Special Offers
- American Scientist Gift Subscription « Back to Publications
Respected and enjoyed for more than 85 years, American Scientist is written for those curious about new developments in all fields of science and engineering. It has been honored with many awards for editorial, design and illustration quality. Active, dues-paying Sigma Xi members can purchase gift subscriptions for $25 each, a savings of more than 10% off the regular subscription price of $28.
- Seven Volume Set of Forum Proceedings « Back to Publications
The proceedings from all seven Sigma Xi Forums can be purchased as a package for only $49.99, a savings of nearly 30%.
 American Scientist Poster
A spectactular 11x17 poster printed on heavy glossy paper. It features the cover of the November-December 2002 issue of American Scientist.
Price: $10.00 and $3.00 for each additional poster shipped to the same address.
Ethics
Sigma Xi Forum Proceedings Ethics, Values, and the Promise of Science « Back to Publications
Together, over 450 participants in this forum developed more than 20 conclusions and recommendations for the scientific community on ethical issues, many of which placed the responsibility for improving the public image of science on scientists themselves. The proceedings volume includes papers by: George Bugliarello, Polytechnic University; Rita R. Colwell, Maryland Biotechnology Institute; J. Michael Bishop, Nobel Laureate; David Goodstein, Caltech; Carl Djerassi, Stanford University; Rosalyn S. Yalow, Bronx Veterans Administration Medical Center, and many others. 255 pages. Price: $10.00
Honor in Science « Back to Publications
First published in 1984, and now in its sixth printing with more than 50,000 copies in circulation, Honor in Science is required reading in many graduate programs as a guide to ethics and values in research. 41 pages. Price: $3.00
The Responsible Researcher: Paths and Pitfalls « Back to Publications
The 64-page booklet covers a number of ethical issues that have arisen since Honor in Science was first published in 1984. Among the issues discussed are grant pressures on professors and their effects on the mentoring process, academic/industrial conflicts of interest and undergraduates’ early exposure to research and associated ethical issues. While Honor in Science was aimed primarily at graduate students, this new booklet is intended for a broader audience, including undergraduates, postdocs, junior faculty, senior faculty, deans and department chairs, government and industry managers, as well as researchers in government, industry and non-governmental organizations. Price: $3.00
Global Change
Sigma Xi Forum Proceedings Global Change and The Human Prospect: Issues in Population, Science, Technology and Equity « Back to Publications
This forum concluded that global trends in population growth and environmental degradation are on an unsustainable course, but it’s not too late to change direction. The proceedings volume includes talks by Peter H. Raven, National Academy of Sciences; Congressman George E. Brown, Jr.; John H. Gibbons, U.S. Congressional Office of Technology Assessment; Lourdes Arizpe, Institute of Anthropological Research at the National University of Mexico; Thomas Odhiambo, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology in Kenya; Mayumi Moriyama, Special Committee on Environment for the Japanese House of Councillors, and many others. 294 pages. Price: $10.00
The Summary, Conclusions, and Recommendations from the 1991 forum is free with the purchase of the 1991 forum proceedings volume, until the supply is depleted. 36 pages.
New Perspectives on Environmental Education and Research « Back to Publications
The University Colloquium on Environmental Research and Education at North Carolina State University in September 1992 brought together a diversity of points of view on the role of universities in helping society to face the environmental challenges that lie ahead. This report contains a summary of the colloquium keynote talks, panel discussions, and breakout session deliberations. Participants included Theodore L. Hullar, University of California at Davis; Robert A. Frosch, General Motors; Kenneth Olden, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; Mary Sue Coleman, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; and Shelby G. Tilford, Earth, Science and Applications Division, NASA. 58 pages. Price: $3.00
International Networks for Addressing Issues of Global Change « Back to Publications
This document summarizes the results of a work-shop on international networks that was held in August 1993, under the auspices of the Sigma Xi Center and funded by the National Science Foundation and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Individuals from several disciplines, sectors of society, and geographic regions gathered to explore a number of proposals for international institutional development that came into sharp focus at the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. 44 pages. Price: $3.00
Humor from Sidney Harris
- All Ends Up 1980
At Home with the Einsteins 1996 « Back to Publications
Beneath the effervescence of a Sidney Harris cartoon lies a profound insight into the complex world of science and scientists. These collections of Harris’ inimitable amalgam of humor, scientific substance and wisdom cover a fascinating array of topics – the tortuous history of science, its philosophy and methods, education in science, the meaning of life, the future of man, and many more. Many find these books to be useful teaching tools. Price: $14.45 each
Science Education
Sigma Xi Forum Proceedings Reshaping Undergraduate Science and Engineering Education: Tools for Better Learning « Back to Publications
The proceedings volume for the 1999 Sigma Xi Forum includes many of the plenary addresses, as well as some 80 abstracts on innovative teaching tools and methods being used around the country. Speakers included Bruce Alberts, president of the National Academy of Sciences; U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (D-New Jersey); Shirley Strum Kenny, president, State University of New York at Stony Brook, and Boyer Commission chair; Jeanne Narum, executive director, Project Kaleidoscope; and Jim Lightbourne, science advisor, Undergraduate Education Division, National Science Foundation. The 1999 Forum was the beginning of a multi-phase Sigma Xi program to foster dissemination of effective practices in education. 228 pages. Price: $10:00
1994 Sigma Xi Forum Proceedings Scientists, Educators, and National Standards: Action at the Local Level « Back to Publications
Fundamental change in K-12 science education in the United States, an increasingly technological world, and the need for only the sustained, cooperative efforts of people in their own communities–scientists, teachers and concerned citizens& #150; were among the themes of this forum. The proceedings volume includes 23 papers, with presentations by the following: Bruce Alberts, National Academy of Sciences; Philip Morrison, MIT; Luther Williams, National Science Foundation; Irene D. Hays, Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratories; Marshall Smith, Under Secretary of Education; and many others. 245 pages. Price: $10.00
Two booklets now in their second printing, Partners in K-12 Science Education Reform and Systemic Reform in K-12 Science Education, are free with the purchase of the 1994 forum proceedings volume. This offer is available until the supply is depleted.
An Exploration of the Nature and Quality of Undergraduate Education in Science, Mathematics and Engineering « Back to Publications
This report summarizes the results of a 1989 conference that was held to identify fundamental topics and issues that should be addressed in charting policy for undergraduate education in science, mathematics and engineering. Participants included: Robert F. Watson, National Science Foundation; Sylvia T. Bozeman, Spelman College; Mary M. Nijhout, Duke University; Henry Mintzberg, McGill University; and F. Karl Willenbrock, American Society for Engineering Education. 45 pages. Price: $2.00
Careers in Science and Engineering: A Student Planning Guide to Grad School and Beyond « Back to Publications
Published by the National Academy Press. This guide is intended to help upper-division under-graduate and graduate students in science, engineering, and mathematics to make career and educational choices. 134 pages. Price: $3.00
Science Policy
Sigma Xi Forum Proceedings Vannevar Bush II: Science for the 21st Century « Back to Publications
Scientific progress is still essential for the nation’s security, health and prosperity, as presidential science advisor Vannevar Bush maintained in his famous report Science – The Endless Frontier. This was the theme of Sigma Xi’s forum on federal support of scientific research. The proceedings volume includes speeches given by: Neal Lane, National Science Foundation; Kenneth I. Shine, National Academy of Sciences; Lewis M. Branscomb, Harvard University; Katherine Gillman, Office of Science and Technology Policy; Frank Press, National Academy of Sciences, and many others. 270 pages. Price: $10.00
The summary, based on presentations and comments at the 1995 forum, is free with the purchase of the 1995 forum proceedings volume, until the supply is depleted. 48 pages.
Improving Government Decision-Making in Science and Technology « Back to Publications
At the request of the Carnegie Commission on Science, Technology, and Government, Sigma Xi convened a meeting of representatives of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and government to review the Commission’s report entitled Facing Toward Governments: Nongovernmental Organizations and Scientific and Technical Advice, and to explore what steps might be taken to improve scientific and technical advice to governments. This report provides a framework for action by NGOs. Price: $2.00
Trends in Science and Technology
Sigma Xi Forum Proceedings Science, Technology and the Global Society « Back to Publications
As the research community comes to grips with a rapidly changing world and shifting political priorities, it will take more than innovation in the laboratory to foster scientific advances and solve pressing problems. This proceedings volume includes speeches given by the following participants: David Packard, Hewlett-Packard Company; David Goldston, Office of Congressman Boehlert; Patricia Buffler, University of California, Berkeley; Richard Thornburgh, former governor of Pennsylvania; Jane Goodall, Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research, Education, and Conservation, and many others. 164 pages. Price: $10.00
1997 Sigma Xi Forum Proceedings Trends in Industrial Innovation: Industry Perspectives and Policy Implications « Back to Publications
Nearly half of the 60 speakers and panelists at this forum were current or former high-level industry officials who were joined on the program by leaders in academia and government. They addressed current global trends and what they mean for the future of research in biotechnology, telecommunications, energy, health and transportation, among other areas. The proceedings volume includes presentations by: Congressman Vernon J. Ehlers, Michigan; Selby Wellman, Cisco Systems Inc.; Claire Sink, U. S. Department of Energy; Claudine Simson, Nortel; Robert P. Morgan, National Academy of Engineering; Charles Larson, Industrial Research Institute, and many others. 267 pages. Price: $10.00
1998 Sigma Xi Forum Proceedings International Cooperation in Science and Technology « Back to Publications
In recent years, technological developments and declining government sponsorship have encouraged the science and technology community to consider the economic advantages of international collaboration. This forum chronicled cooperative experiences in areas such as high energy physics, space, global environment, health sciences and global security. The proceedings volume includes papers by: Michael Smith, Nobel Laureate; Kathryn I. Clark, International Space Station; Verena Tunnicliffe, University of Victoria; Constantin Rudya, Ministry for Environmental Protection and Nuclear Safety of Ukraine; Charles A. Doswell, National Severe Storms Laboratory; Alexandra Levitt, Centers for Disease Control, and many others. (Publication date: May 1, 1999) Price: $10.00
Videotapes
to Meet Societal Needs in the 21st Century « Back to Publications
May 8, 1997
This teleconference was illustrated with selected examples of active National Science Foundation (NSF)-sponsored projects at research universities, comprehensive universities, and community colleges. Projects discussed included experiments with institutional and curriculum structure, new teaching/learning models, faculty development, and student-centered activities. Studio panelists for the teleconference included Robert Watson, NSF Division of Undergraduate Education; Melvin George, NSF Advisory Committee to Review Undergraduate Education; Carolyn Meyers, North Carolina A&T State University; and Congressman David Price, North Carolina. Janet Poley, A*DEC, and Peter Blair, Sigma Xi, served as moderators.
Edited version 29:25 min. Price: $10.00
Allocating Federal Funds for Science and Technology « Back to Publications
April 15, 1996
This teleconference focused on the recent National Academy of Science report, Allocating Federal Funds for Science and Technology. The author of the report, Frank Press, former president, National Academy of Sciences, and a distinguished panel exchanged views on the issues raised by the report. Panelists included Marye Anne Fox, University of Texas at Austin; Congressman Vernon Ehlers, Michigan (via satellite); and Ernest Moniz, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Thomas Malone, Sigma Xi, and Janet Poley, A*DEC, served as moderators.
Edited version 28:48 min. Price: $10.00
Unedited version 90 min. Price: $10.00
Current Issues in Scientific Research « Back to Publications
November 1, 1995
Neal Lane, director of the National Science Foundation, encouraged the audience to speak out in defense of a scientific enterprise that has flourished over the past 50 years and is now threatened with massive budget cuts from the new Congress. He was joined by panelists Mildred Dresselhaus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Richard Thornburgh, the State-Federal Technology Partnership Task Force; Thomas Meyer, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; David Goodstein, California Institute of Technology (via satellite); and Daniel Greenberg, Science and Government Report. Thomas Malone, Sigma Xi, and Janet Poley, A*DEC, served as moderators. Edited version 34:33 min. Price: $10.00
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