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Amia' Butler
| Feb 02, 2021
The Society relies upon its members to nominate individuals who represent diverse backgrounds and experiences from within the membership and serve the Society well.
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Jamie Vernon
| Jan 19, 2021
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Jamie Vernon
| Dec 15, 2020
Sigma Xi Executive Director and CEO, Jamie Vernon, discusses the news of the first non-clinical trial subject in the United States receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 and the years of medical advancements that made it possible.
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Jamie Vernon
| Nov 11, 2020
Jamie Vernon, Sigma Xi CEO, discusses how the system has proven to be imperfectly safeguarded and how protections must be established to preserve scientific integrity.
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Lindsay Holton
| Oct 16, 2020
The winner of a free year of Sigma Xi membership dues or a year in the Sigma Xi Affiliate Circle is announced as the conclusion of the 2020 run of October Madness, the Nobel Prize prediction contest.
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Lindsay Holton
| Oct 01, 2020
The people have spoken about who they predict will win the 2020 Nobel Prizes in chemistry, physics, and physiology or medicine!
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Jamie Vernon
| Sep 29, 2020
Anecdotal evidence suggests that COVID-19 is adding to an already prevalent problem and that students, researchers, and educators are facing a mental health crisis.
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Lindsay Holton
| Sep 25, 2020
We're down to the finals of Sigma Xi's Nobel Prize prediction contest, October Madness! Vote through September 30 to pick our champions.
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Lindsay Holton
| Sep 18, 2020
We're down to the Final 4 of Sigma Xi's Nobel Prize prediction contest, October Madness! Vote to make sure your top picks make it to the finals.
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Lindsay Holton
| Sep 14, 2020
Voting is open for the 2020 Nobel Prize prediction contest, October Madness! Voting for this round is open through September 17.
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Lindsay Holton
| Sep 14, 2020
Sigma Xi's Nobel Prize prediction contest is back and needs your nominations by September 2, 2020!
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Jamie Vernon
| Aug 24, 2020
Studies indicate that the pandemic isn’t affecting all researchers equally.
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Heather Thorstensen
| Aug 20, 2020
Students and Sigma Xi members share their advice for students presenting at the virtual Student Research Conference this November.
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Heather Thorstensen
| Aug 14, 2020
Neuroscientist Larry Sherman will be a keynote speaker at the virtual Sigma Xi Annual Meeting and Student Research Conference to share what neuroscience tell us about what music does to the human brain.
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Heather Thorstensen
| Aug 04, 2020
A new book by Sigma Xi member Hannah Margolis helps children and parents learn the basics of viruses as we all face SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The book is available for free online.
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Jamie Vernon
| Jul 21, 2020
Sigma Xi took multiple actions this month to address issues on behalf of its members and the scientific community. Issues addressed include an Immigration and Customs Enforcement policy that would have affected international students, helping the public understand COVID-19, supporting evidence-based public health guidance, and restricting Facebook advertising.
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Heather Thorstensen
| Jun 11, 2020
Sigma Xi members share what they did on June 10 to address racial inequalities.
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Geraldine Richmond
| May 26, 2020
National Medal of Science Recipient and Sigma Xi President Geraldine Richmond shares five things she has learned about life and having a research career.
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Heather Thorstensen
| May 21, 2020
Rachael Cusick, an associate producer at Radiolab, spent a year searching for genius. The result is RadioLab Presents: G, a documentary series on the concept of intelligence.
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Jamie Vernon
| Apr 21, 2020
Just as the current physical distancing disrupts our natural state of socialized work, higher education has been experiencing a longer period of distancing of its own, one of discipline distancing. As we have each become more specialized, have we moved away from teaching and working in a way that provides the most opportunity for students, scientists, and engineers to advance new knowledge that will improve our world?