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Sigma Xi
 Sigma Xi President Tee Guidotti shares the major themes that he took away from the Society's 2016 Annual Meeting and Student Research Conference in Atlanta.
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Are you an experienced researcher looking to further your career abroad? The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation's Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme supports you on a stipend of EUR 3,150/month to conduct long-term research in Germany! Read More
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Sigma Xi
 Active members may vote online until Dec. 13 in the Sigma Xi elections. Positions up for election include president, treasurer, directors, associate directors, and representatives on the Committee on Nominations.
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Sigma Xi
Get a recap of the Annual Meeting and Student Research Conference, held Nov. 10–13 in Atlanta, including how delegates voted to change aspects of the Society's constitution.
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Sigma Xi
Students competed in a poster presentation competition Nov. 12 at the Sigma Xi Student Research Conference. The conference was held in conjunction with the Annual Meeting in Atlanta. Congratulations to the top presenters!
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Sigma Xi
 Our international gathering in Atlanta was a highlight of the Society's year. See pictures from this historic meeting for the Society.
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Thank you to all members who already paid their membership dues and to affiliates who renewed their affiliate status. It’s not too late to pay dues if you haven’t yet. You can check if your dues are current and renew your membership online.
| MEMBERS AND CHAPTERS NEWS |
Sigma Xi
 Sigma Xi congratulates the 15 chapters who inducted the most news members last year, as well as the recipients of the Chapter of Excellence Awards and Chapter Program Awards.
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David Gillette, an associate professor in UNC Asheville's Department of Environmental Studies, will discuss his study on the effects of climate change on the fish in Nepal's Kaligandaki River. The lecture will be held at 7 p.m. Nov. 17 at Warren Wilson College.
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American Scientist via YouTube
 Sigma Xi Distinguished Lecturer Jim O'Connor, a research geologist at the U.S. Geological Survey in Portland, Oregon, will share his research on landscape evolution, mainly involving rivers and floods, during a YouTube Live broadcast. The broadcast be held on November 30 from 3:30–4:15 p.m. EST. He will answer questions from Katie L. Burke, American Scientist's digital features editor, and take questions from the audience. Make sure to tune in!
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Sigma Xi
 It's time for high school, undergraduate, and graduate students to start thinking about the Sigma Xi Student Research Showcase. This online science communication competition challenges students to prepare a website with an abstract, slideshow, and video about their research. Registration will open next month on Sigma Xi's website. The registration deadline is Feb. 22 and the project submission deadline is March 22. The top presentation in each division wins a $500 award.
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American Scientist
 Susan C. Alberts explains how researchers have learned that social relationships can mean life or death for young primates.
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American Scientist
Unequivocally deny scientific results? No, that's saying there is certainty when there must be doubt, argues American Scientist digital managing editor Robert Frederick.
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American Scientist
Daniel S. Silver reviews the book Nathaniel Bowditch and the Power of Numbers: How a Nineteenth-Century Man of Business, Science, and the Sea Changed American Life by Tamara Plakins Thornton.
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| RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND GOVERNMENT NEWS |
Council of Graduate Schools
The Council of Graduate Schools recently held a webinar to provide additional insights into the Graduate Enrollment and Degrees: 2005 to 2015 report. For a more targeted overview of the latest trends in applications for admission to graduate school, first-time and total graduate student enrollment, and graduate degrees and certificates conferred, watch the webinar recording and review the presentation slides.
National Institutes of Health
A new tool supported by National Institutes of Health can help you build mentoring relationships and further the scientific enterprise through these connections. The National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN) is an NIH program developed in response to advisory committee recommendations for developing and supporting a robust and diverse research workforce.
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
A report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine details the Academies' work from 2015.
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National Science Foundation
France A. Cόrdova, a Sigma Xi member and director of the National Science Foundation, shares her experience at events that highlight a vision for the future of innovation and ongoing federal investment.
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Phys.Org
A team of mechanical engineers at the University of California San Diego has successfully used acoustic waves to move fluids through small channels at the nanoscale. The breakthrough is a first step toward the manufacturing of small, portable devices that could be used for drug discovery and microrobotics applications.
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The Christian Science Monitor
Unless a freak cold snap arrives during the final weeks of 2016, this year is set to be the hottest on record. The World Meteorological Organization published the announcement as negotiations at the United Nations Climate Change conference continue in Morocco. This gathering began just three days after the Paris climate deal entered force.
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Psych Central
Pain is not simply a matter of nerves, but one that significantly involves our glial cells, the most common type of cell in the human brain and spinal cord, according to a new study published in the journal Science. When glial cells are activated — by pain processes, for example — they are able to release messenger substances, such as inflammatory cytokines. This results in a strong pain-amplifying effect.
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