News Archive

Sigma Xi is pleased to announce the awarding of 110 student research grants for the Fall 2021 cycle of its Grants in Aid of Research (GIAR) program.

Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society is pleased to announce the launch of a new digital platform for its award-winning magazine, American Scientist.

We catch up with Grants in Aid of Research recipient, Anthony Oppong-Gyebi, whose Fall 2019 grant helped fund his project to investigate the plant-based estrogenic compound genistein as a viable alternative to estrogen therapy.

We catch up with Spring 2018 Grants in Aid of Research recipient, Effua Sosoo.

Winning teams will create and present projects that promote engagement or advancement of equitable and just climate solutions.

Marija Strojnik and David W. Baker will begin terms as president-elect and treasurer, respectively, starting July 1, 2022.

Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society is proud to announce the winners of the 2021 STEM Art and Film Festival.

Sigma Xi awarded 56 students with medals, monetary prizes, and membership to the Society on November 6.

Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society is pleased to announced that Juliet Eilperin and Andrew Revkin are the 2021 recipients of honorary membership to the Society.

Finalists are announced for Chapter of Excellence and Chapter Program of Excellence Awards.

We check in with 2018 GIAR recipient Anika Wohlleben and her research on the independent colonization of freshwater bodies by three-spine stickleback in Southcentral Alaska.

Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society, in partnership with the Rita Allen Foundation, welcomes Andrew George in the new role of Civic Science Fellow.

Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society announces the hiring of Lisa Merritt in the role of Director of Development.

The presentation of this year's awards, which recognize exceptional achievements in science and engineering, will take place at the virtual Annual Meeting and Student Research Conference in November.

We check in with 2020 GIAR recipient Nirmalya Thakur and his new computing methodology—Pervasive Activity Logging (PAL).

The Fellows will be recognized during November's Annual Meeting and Student Research Conference, held virtually November 4–7, 2021.

Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society will transform its 2021 Annual Meeting and Student Research Conference to an all-virtual event.

Shirley M. Malcom, PhD, is the 2021 recipient of the Society’s most prestigious award and will deliver a keynote address in acceptance of the award at the Annual Meeting and Student Research Conference in November.

Sonya Smith discusses the challenges of her term as Sigma Xi's president through the pandemic, and the hope she has for the future of science and the Society.