News Archive

An uplifting tradition carried on at the Annual Meeting and Student Research Conference hosted by Sigma Xi.

Take a look at what the Science and Human Rights Coalition discussed in 2018.

We catch up with Simona Augyte, who received a research grant from Sigma Xi as a PhD candidate, to learn about the results of her project and see where she is now.

Sigma Xi members, science supporters, and students came together October 25–28 for the 2018 Sigma Xi Annual Meeting and Student Research Conference.

Science and engineering students from across the country gathered in Burlingame, California, for the 18th Annual Student Research Conference.

The Sigma Xi Committee on Qualifications and Membership has selected Sigma Xi chapters that will receive the 2017–2018 chapter awards and recognized the top electing chapters.

Carol A. Fierke will receive the 2018 Sigma Xi Monie A. Ferst Award, sponsored by the Georgia Institute of Technology Chapter.

Some people think the survival of key theories of modern science is impossible because they believe that new scientific theories always overthrow the previous theories. Sigma Xi President Joel Primack challenges that misunderstanding.

Sigma Xi makes its statement on climate change on the day that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a key report.

Member William D. Nordhaus of Yale University received half of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel.

Students can win free registration to the Sigma Xi Student Research Conference taking place October 26–28 at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport in California!

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded half of the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics to Sigma Xi member Arthur Ashkin.

The public may submit nominations by December 1 for Sigma Xi’s 2019–2020 prizes and awards program, which recognizes major achievements in science, engineering, and science communication.

Students and faculty from Hispanic-serving institutions receive a 50 percent registration discount to the Sigma Xi Annual Meeting and Student Research Conference through October 15.

Sigma Xi invites science and engineering students in high school through graduate school from around the world to its annual Student Research Conference.

Participants of the Sigma Xi 2018 Annual Meeting and Student Research Conference will have access to an on-site demonstration from SAS, an analytics software and services company.

The three members who are running for president-elect in the 2018 Sigma Xi elections share their goals for the Society.

Science communication sessions have been added to the program of the 2018 Annual Meeting and Student Research Conference.

Tim Davis will receive Sigma Xi’s 2018 Walston Chubb Award for Innovation for the algorithms he created.

Sigma Xi invites undergraduate and graduate students to apply for a research grant by October 1.