April 17, 2019
A free, public screening and discussion of the Netflix documentary film Chasing Coral will come to Madison, Wisconsin, as part of the Sigma Xi STEM Art and Film Festival.
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Monona-Terrace-Convention-Center, climate-change, Netflix-documentary, Chasing-Coral, Annual-Meeting, art-and-film-festival
April 15, 2019
You can encourage future scientists and engineers in their research pursuits from your own computer.
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Science-communication, students, Student-Research-Showcase
April 11, 2019
Join us at Sigma Xi’s Annual Meeting and Student Research Conference, November 14–17, in Madison, Wisconsin.
KEYWORDS
Our-Changing-Global-Environment, Wisconsin, Madison, Student-Research-Conference, Annual-Meeting
April 9, 2019
We catch up with grant recipient Jason Strickland and his project that investigated venom variation in Mojave rattlesnakes.
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research-grants, student-research-grants, grant-recipient-stories, conservation-biology, Grants-in-Aid
April 4, 2019
In honor of Women’s History Month in March, Sigma Xi asked female members about the challenges they see for women in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) as well as possible solutions for those issues.
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Women-in-STEM, inclusion, diversity, Womens-History-Month
April 4, 2019
Your Sigma Xi membership is a distinction on your curriculum vitae that potential employers will notice. That honor, however, is just the beginning of how the Society can help with your career goals.
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Chronicle-of-The-New-Researcher, volunteer, judge, chapters, Sigma-Xi-Career-Center, member-directory, member-benefits, networking, career-advice
April 1, 2019
President Joel Primack discusses how Sigma Xi researchers can help preserve a livable world for future generations.
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Science-communication, future, Annual-Meeting, climate-change, president's-letter, president, Joel-Primack
March 22, 2019
Twenty-seven Sigma Xi members have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering.
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engineering, engineers, National-Academy-of-Engineering
March 20, 2019
Chapter President Lance Barton shares what led the group to form a chapter.
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Chapter-Installation, Undergraduate-research, Texas, New-Chapter, Austin-College
March 20, 2019
John F. Ahearne, who served as Sigma Xi executive director from 1989–1997, died on March 12 at his home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He was 85 years old.
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executive-director, In-Memory, John-F.-Ahearne
March 12, 2019
Sigma Xi seeks candidates to run for leadership positions in the 2019 elections.
March 5, 2019
The National Academy of Sciences will give out awards at its annual meeting in April to honor extraordinary scientific achievements. Four members are among the group of winners.
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National-Academy-of-Sciences, award-winners
March 5, 2019
In letters sent this week, Sigma Xi urged leaders in the United States Congress and President Donald Trump to avoid any actions that would result in future federal funding lapses for scientific research.
KEYWORDS
federal-research-funding, letter-to-the-White-House, letter-to-Congress, shutdown-stories, government-shutdown
February 14, 2019
Catch up with a Sigma Xi grant recipient whose award helped her get started in the line of the research that she now pursues as an assistant professor.
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Grants-in-Aid-of-Research, research-grants, student-grants, grants-for-students, student-research-grants, Roha-Kaipa, grants
February 14, 2019
Sigma Xi President Joel R. Primack urges members to get involved with climate change discussions with their local members of Congress and within their communities.
KEYWORDS
science-policy, Congress, Joel-R.-Primack, From-the-President, climate-change
February 14, 2019
Undergraduate and graduate students who would like to apply for research grants have through March 20 to be considered in the next application cycle.
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student-research, student-grants, research-grants, grants
February 12, 2019
The Fiscal Year 2018 Annual Report demonstrates what the Sigma Xi community accomplished from July 1, 2017–June 30, 2018.
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publications, donors, members, chapters, Programs, Annual-Report
February 12, 2019
Science and engineering students participating in the Student Research Showcase will have the chance to win double the prize money than they could before.
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technology, math, engineering, science, prize-money, graduate-students, undergraduate-students, high-school, Awards, research-competition, Student-Research-Showcase
January 25, 2019
A public effort is underway across the United States to support high school science teachers and students.
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science-education, donations, American-Scientist, Giving-Tuesday
January 23, 2019
Joel R. Primack is halfway through his one-year term as Sigma Xi president. He shares Sigma Xi’s recent accomplishments and new opportunities.
KEYWORDS
president, Joel-Primack, State-of-the-Society
January 23, 2019
Sigma Xi chapters can apply by March 1 each year for a subsidy to support the cost of hosting a cutting-edge researcher for a lecture.
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lectures, chapter-events, chapter-support, subsidy, Distinguished-Lecturer, Distinguished-Lectureships