Sigma Xi Today

Sigma Xi Today is a newsletter published in the Society's magazine, American Scientist.

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2024

May–June 2024

March–April 2024

January–February 2024

2023

November–December 2023

September–October 2023


July–August 2023


May–June 2023

March–April 2023

January–February 2023

2022

November–December 2022

September–October 2022

July–August 2022

From the President: A Whole New World of Opportunities
Sigma Xi Celebrates Earth Day with One Tree Planted
Re-envisioning STEM Education and Workforce Development for the 21st Century
Sigma Xi Establishes Linda H. Mantel Women's Leadership Award
Pariser Global Lectureship Honors Innovation in Physical Sciences
Faces of GIAR: Anabel Ford
Faces of GIAR: Jeffrey H. Toney

May–June 2022
From the President: Of Honor and Honoring
Call for Leadership Nominations
IFoRE '22 Set for November
World Class Keynote Speakers on Tap for IFoRE '22
Faces of GIAR: Peteneinuo Rulu
Faced of GIAR: Deborah Neher
#WomeninSTEM 2022 Showcase

March–April 2022
Call for Leadership Nominations
From the President: Of Codes and Conduct
Sigma Xi Election Results
Faces of GIAR: Markes Johnson
Students Awarded, Inducted at Sigma Xi Annual Meeting
STEM Art and Film Festival Awards
#SciCommMake: Funding Awarded for Climate Solutions Projects

January–February 2022
Special Issue: Celebrating 100 Years of GIAR
From the President: Of Seeds and Support
Faces of GIAR: Effua Sosoo
Faces of GIAR: Anthony Oppong-Gyebi
Milestones and Impact of Grants in Aid of Research
GIAR Generations: Paying it Forward

2021

November–December 2021
From the President: Of Community and Conversation
Grants in Aid of Research Recipient Profile: Anika Wohlleben

Sigma Xi Elections begin November 8, 2021
Shirley M. Malcom Wins 2021 Gold Key Award
Announcing the 2021 Cohort of Sigma Xi Fellows
Congratulations to the 2021 Sigma Xi Award Winners

September–October 2021

From the President: Of Roots and Fruits
New Term Begins for Distinguished Lecturers
Sigma Xi Installs New Chapters at Whitworth University and Midwestern University
Grants in Aid of Research Recipient Profile: Nirmalya Thakur
2021 Student Research Showcase Award Winners
Ethics, Integrity, and Pressing Global Issues to Highlight Virtual Annual Meeting and Student Research Conference

July–August 2021
From the President: Of Masks and Mistrust
Sigma Xi Presents Fiscal Year 2020 Annual Report
Grants in Aid of Research Recipient Profile: Christine Hamadani
Sigma Xi Offers Mental Health Support Through Happy Partnership
Remembering Marye Anne Fox
Take Part in the STEM Art and Film Festival
Call for Submissions for Student Research Conference

May–June 2021
From the President: We Can Do Hard Things
Sigma Xi Launches Online Student Networking Platform Through Tallo Partnership
Give Feedback to Participants in the Student Research Showcase
Grants in Aid of Research Recipient Profile: Atbin Doroodchi
Chapter Spotlight: Millicent E. Goldschmidt Seminar Series at Rice University–Texas Medical Center
Registration Now Open for 2021 Annual Meeting and Student Research Conference
Breaking Barriers: Women in STEM

March-April 2021
Important Dates
From the President: Wonder Women
Chapter Awards 
Sigma Xi Election Results
Grants in Aid of Research Recipient Profile: Deidra Jordan
Be a Judge for the Sigma Xi Student Research Showcase
Virtual STEM Art and Film Festival Showcased Science–Art Collaborations 


January- February 2021 
Call for Nominations: Sigma Xi Elections
From the President: A Historic Occasion
Grants in Aid of Research Recipient Profile: Dominic Mier
Call for Abstracts: 2021 Student Research Showcase
Virtual Annual Meeting and Student Research Conference Discussed Science–Art Collaborations

2020

November-December 2020
Sigma Xi Elections begin November 9
From the President : Rarefied Air
Grants in Aid of Research Recipient Profile: Meng Jia
Explore Interdisciplinary Collaborations at the Annual Meeting and Student Research Conference
Walter E. Massey to Receive the Gold Key Award
2020 Sigma Xi Prizes and Awards Recipients
The Inaugural Cohort of Sigma Xi Fellows


September–October 2020
Voting Begins November 9: Meet the President-Elect Candidates
President's Letter: Join Us in Finding Solutions through Research
Using How We See, Hear, and Move for Research
Grants in Aid of Research Recipient Profile: Anne Xuan-Lan Nguyen
How Academic Communities Can Address Inequitable Student Outcomes
Advice for Virtual Research Presentations
 

July–August 2020
Stay in Touch with Sigma Xi
President's Letter: Art and Science, Achieving More Together
The Sigma Xi Community Responds to COVID-19
Sigma Xi Chapters Awarded Grants to Develop Diversity and Educational Programs
Grants in Aid of Research Recipient Profile: Dawn Crawford

May–June 2020
Sigma Xi Reflects on the Past and Plans Ahead
Keeping the Public Trust
Sigma Xi Will Showcase Art and Science Collaborations at Its Annual Meeting
Grants in Aid of Research Recipient Profile: Ciara Crochet
Sending American Scientist  to High Schools
Resources that Helped Women in STEM

March–April 2020
Important Upcoming Dates for Sigma Xi
Measuring Research Impact
Sigma Xi Chapter Helps Students Become Researchers
Call for Nominations: Elections
Grants in Aid of Research Recipient: Surbhi Sharma
STEM Art and Film Festival Brings Science to the Public
Annual Meeting and Student Research Conference Addressed Our Changing Global Environment

January–February 2020
Important Upcoming Dates for Sigma Xi 
Mentoring for Success
Grants in Aid of Research Recipient Update: Matt Napolitano
Call for Abstracts: 2020 Student Research Showcase
Sigma Xi Installs New Chapter at Nova Southeastern University
Chapter Honors 2019 Ferst Award Recipient 

2019

November–December 2019
Upcoming Key Dates for Sigma Xi 
The Power of Diversity
Grants in Aid of Research Recipient Profile: Sydney Hope
New Ethics Committee Established
Vote in Sigma Xi's Elections
Gordon Moore Receives Sigma Xi's Highest Honor
Six Ways to Improve Your Leadership Skills for Research
Donate to Support STEM Education

September–October 2019
Sigma Xi 2019 Fall Timeline
From the President: A Call to Action
Seven Tracks to Explore at the Annual Meeting
Grants in Aid of Research Recipient Profile: Michael Donovan
Chesapeake Chapter Tradition Supports High School Students
Advice for Poster Presentations

July-August 2019
Stay in Touch with Sigma Xi
The Road Ahead
Grants Help Chapters with Educational Projects
Find Your Next Adventure
New Sigma Xi Leaders Elected
Grant Recipient Profile: Haylee Archer
STEM Art and Film Festival Coming to Wisconsin

May–June 2019
Sigma Xi Members to Elect Leaders
Creating a Favorable Future
Sigma Xi to Government Leaders: Avoid Disruptions to Science
Four Ways Sigma Xi Can Help with Your Job Search
Supporting Women in STEM
Grants in Aid of Research Recipient Profile: Jason Strickland
Annual Meeting to Focus on Changing Global Environment and Research Enterprise

March–April 2019
Students Are Invited to Apply for Research Grants
From the President: Sigma Xi Members Can Fight Climate Change
Grants in Aid of Research Recipient Profile: Roha Kaipa
Chapter Awards
Sigma Xi Members Elected as AAAS Fellows
How Sigma Xi Chapters Can Find Great Speakers

January–February 2019
Abstracts Accepted for the Student Research Showcase
From the President: Developing Scientific Intuition
GIAR Award Recipient Profile: Brendan Talwar
Sigma Xi Members Win Nobel and Riksbank Prizes
Big Data and the Future of Research, Ethics, and Science Communication Highlighted at the Annual Meeting
Teaching Award Honors Texas A&M Provost
To Reduce Climate Change, Sigma Xi Calls for Support of Climate Scientists, Global Cooperation, and Investments in Research

2018

November–December 2018
Award Nominations Deadline
Defending the Scientific Process
Members to Elect Sigma Xi's Future President
Grants-in-Aid of Research Recipient Profile: Simona Augyte
STEM Education and Human Rights
New Format for Sigma Xi's Annual Meeting and Student Research Conference

September-October 2018
Vote in the Sigma Xi Elections
From the President: You're Invited to the Annual Meeting's Big Data Symposia
Annual Meeting to Feature Symposium on Big Data in Physics and Astronomy
Procter Prize Winner Unlocked Viruses' Secrets
Young Investigator is Enhancing Materials Science
Innovation Award Winner Wrote Popular Research Algorithms
Student Research Grant Applications Due October 1
Citizen Science Champion to Receive McGovern Award

July–August 2018
Barry University Chapter Celebrates 20th Anniversary
From the President: Joel Primack
Asking, Receiving, and Giving Back: One member's full-circle journey in grant-writing
Annual Meeting to Address Big Data and the Future of Research
Sigma Xi Awards Grants for Chapter Programs
Chapter Achievements
Student Research Showcase Results
Honoring Nobel Prize Laureates

May–June 2018
Judges Needed in Pittsburgh
From the President: Sigma Xi's Lifeline
Supporting Women in STEM
Annual Meeting to Focus on Big Data
Connecting Research and the Public
Researching the Lives of Slaves
Sigma Xi's Pathway to the Future
Chapter Spotlight: Prairie View A&M University

March–April 2018
Support a Student: Be a Judge for the Student Research Showcase
From the President: Soft Skills
Bring a Distinguished Lecturer to Your Chapter
Top Research Associations Form Alliance
Stay in Touch with the Society
Sigma Xi Members Elected as 2017 AAAS Fellows
Sigma Xi Awards Its First Climate Science Grant

January–February 2018
Chapter Award Winners Announced
From the President: Politicization of Science
Chapter Grant Applications Are Due March 1
Student Research Grant Applications Are Due March 15
Sigma Xi Hosts Symposium on Climate and Student Research Conference
Students Hone Science Communications Skills in Online Competition
Sigma Xi Members Win Nobel Prizes

2017

January-February 2017
Announcing the Chapter Award Winners
How Science Should Affect Public Policy
Professional and Student Researchers Gather in Atlanta
Registration Now Open for the 2017 Student Research Showcase
Watch Live Science Talks
Sigma Xi Welcomes Returning Chapters
Call for Grant Applications

March-April 2017
Judges Sought for Student Research Showcase
The Core Value of Science
Small Grants Make Big Difference
Sigma Xi Awards Research Grants to Students
Learn from Sigma Xi Distinguished Lecturers
Sigma Xi Members Become AAAS Fellows

May-June 2017
Knowing When to Speak Out
K–12 Students Can Become Sigma Xi Explorers
Save the Date: Sigma Xi Symposium and Student Research Conference
March to Support and Celebrate Science
Meet the First Sigma Xi Explorer

July-August 2017
Join us in Raleigh
Interesting Times
New Executive Director and CEO Named
New Leadership Elected
Results of the 2017 Student Research Showcase
San Diego March for Science Celebrates Outreach
American Scientist Launches Website Redesign
Fund Your Research

September-October 2017
Stay in Touch with the Society 
From the President: We'll Always Have Paris
Chapter Grant Award Recipients Announced
Partnership Will Help Students Publish Research Faster
Students Can Earn Nominations to Sigma Xi
Sigma Xi Offers Research Grants to Students

November–December 2017
Q & A with Fenella Saunders
From the President: Who is Responsible?
Symposium Will Address Climate and Health
Members Share Solar Eclipse Stories
Hiding Where There Is No Place to Hide
New Partnership Will Support STEM Professionals and Students
New Quarterly Conversations
Vote in the Sigma Xi 2017 Elections

2016

January-February 2016
Congratulations to Our Chapter Award Winners
From the President: Sigma Xi Annual Meeting Delivers a Punch
A Celebration of Research Accomplishments
Sigma Xi Hosts Online Q & A Sessions
Sigma Xi Member Wins Nobel Prize
Meet Your Fellow Companion: Dhruvajyoti Roy

March-April 2016
Students Receive Research Grants
What Can We Do for Our Institutions?
Student Research Showcase Returns in March
George Carruthers Receives Innovation Award
Hang Out with Sigma Xi's Distinguished Lecturers
Sigma Xi Members Become AAAS Fellows

May-June 2016

July-August 2016
Join us in Atlanta
Warning! Dangers Ahead for Science
Results of the 2016 Student Research Showcase
New Leadership Elected
Sigma Xi Supports the Innovative Spirit of Students
Serving Sigma Xi's Mission: 2016 Evan Ferguson Award Winner
Innovation Award Winner Sculpts New Ideas

September-October 2016
Sigma Xi Launches a Career Center
The Professionalization of Scientific Research
More than 100 Students Receive Sigma Xi Grants
Catch Up with Sigma Xi's First Chapters
Procter Prize Winner Pioneers Methods for Safer Air Travel
McGovern Award Winner Supports Scientific Invention
Young Investigator Develops Better Human–Machine Interactions

November–December 2016
Vote in the Sigma Xi 2016 Elections
Civility in Research
District of Columbia Chapter Sponsors Sister Chapter in Nigeria
What to See at the 2016 Annual Meeting and Student Research Conference
Sigma Xi's Initiative to Strengthen Research Outreach
Sigma Xi Invites Rising Researchers to Join Affiliate Circle
Sigma Xi Will Present First Gold Key Award at Annual Meeting



2015

January-February 2015
Recap of 2014 Sigma Xi Annual Meeting
Chapter Award Winners
Affective Computing: An Interview with 2014 Walston Chubb Award Winner Rosalind Picard

March-April 2015 
-Sigma Xi Awards Funding from the Grants-in-Aid of Research Program to 184 Students
-Election Results
-Advice from a Student Research Showcase Winner
-Members Connect in New Online Community
-Chapter Communities Launched
-Meet Your Fellow Companions: Holly Haberstroh Ioset and Magesh Thiyagarajan 

May-June 2015
-From the President: Planning for Sigma Xi's Future
-Delivering Credible Science to Communities: the Sigma Xi-ISGP Partnership
-See You in Kansas City: 2015 Annual Meeting and Student Research Conference announced
-First African American Member Honored by University
-It's Your Community: Tell Us What You Want in The Lab: Members to Members
Meet Your Fellow Companions: I.J. Wilk and Mary Lee Jensvold

July-August 2015
-Kansas City, Here We Come!
-From President-Elect Mark E. Peeples: Sigma Xi on the Rise
-Attaching Credible Science to Policy Making
-Young Investigator Award Goes to Environmental Decision Analyst
-Meet Your Fellow Companion: Robert E. Kahn

September-October 2015
-Sigma Xi Moves to New Headquarters
-From the President: Share Your Chapter's Success Stories
-Join Us in Kansas City!
-American Scientist Earns Awards
-An Award for His Service: Larry Johnson
-Journalist Miles O'Brien to be Inducted into Sigma Xi
-A Better Bug Cleanse (Interview with entomologist May Berenbaum)

November–December 2015
-Get Updates from Kansas City
-From the President: How to Invite Colleagues to Join Sigma Xi
-Seeing Through the Retina: Procter Prize Winner David Williams
-A Career of Forestry Research
-Citizen Science Opportunity
-Ways to Improve Science Communication with the Public
-Vote in Sigma Xi's 2015 Virtual Elections

2014

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March-April
May-June
July-August
September-October
November-December

2013

January-February
March-April
May-June
July-August
September-October
November-December

2012

January-February
March-April
May-June
July-August
September-October
November-December

2011

January-February
March-April
May-June
July-August
September-October
November-December

2010

January-February
March-April
May-June
July-August
September-October
November-December





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Research Technologist II at the Medical College of Wisconsin

imbesalu received his Masters degree from New Mexico Highlands University in 2011. A long devoted biologist and humanitarian, Cameroon native Yimbesalu's current work with mice reproductive systems has him positioned at the forefront of research in the expanding field of human infertility.

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