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Sigma Xi
 Joel R. Primack is halfway through his one-year term as Sigma Xi president. He shares Sigma Xi's recent accomplishments and new opportunities.
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Sigma Xi would like to send a message from members, affiliates, and explorers to the U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, and the White House that urges elected officials to reopen federal research agencies by ending the partial government shutdown. To contribute, send your comments by Monday, January 28, to Heather Thorstensen, manager of communications, at hthorstensen@sigmaxi.org. Comments must remain nonpartisan to align with Sigma Xi's role as a nonprofit organization and will be summarized as one message. The comments may be edited for length and style and will only be sent if the shutdown continues past Monday. Submissions will also be considered for a public post on Sigma Xi's blog, Keyed In. Please indicate with your submission if you would like to remain anonymous on the letter and blog post.
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Professional researchers may submit proposals by January 28 to lead symposia or sessions, such as oral or poster research presentations, panel discussions, and workshops at the 2019 Sigma Xi Annual Meeting and Student Research Conference. Proposals should align with the meeting theme of Our Changing Global Environment, or with tracks about science communication, research ethics, and professional development for scientists and engineers.
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Take a moment to check if your dues are current for fiscal year 2019 and renew online if your dues have expired. Thank you to members, affiliates, and explorers who already renewed.
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Sigma Xi member Jason Strickland, a postdoctoral researcher at Clemson University, and his collaborators published a paper in Scientific Reports that explains how and why Mojave rattlesnake venom varies in different areas. The project involved the work of citizen scientists as well as students in five laboratories across the U.S. and Mexico. The research was funded in part by Sigma Xi's Grants-in-Aid of Research program.
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A key deadline is coming up on March 1 for Sigma Xi chapters who wish to apply for grants and subsidies to support their programs. Chapter officers can learn more about these opportunities by clicking on the Chapter Grants link in the Officer Resource Center. One such subsidy can help cover the cost of hosting cutting-edge researchers for a lecture. The Columbia–Willamette Chapter in the Portland, Oregon, area used this subsidy last year to host physicist Sally Seidel for a lecture, student and faculty meetings, and a visit with a local grade school.
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Students are invited to submit an abstract that is up to 250 words long by February 22 to be approved to compete in the 2019 Student Research Showcase, Sigma Xi's online science communication competition. The seventh annual competition will challenge high school through graduate school students to create a website containing a slideshow, video, and abstract about their research. Students whose abstracts are accepted must submit presentation websites and register by March 22. Judging takes place April 15–29.
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Join Sigma Xi's corporate sponsors for the 2019 Annual Meeting and Student Research Conference to promote your organization while you show support for scientific research. A list of sponsorship packages is available. READ MORE
American Scientist
Common claims that management of animal populations in the United States and Canada is "the best in the world" and "science-based" are often unfounded. Kyle A. Artelle, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Victoria and a biologist with the Raincoast Conservation Foundation, argues that substantial improvements are possible.
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American Scientist
Actress Hedy Lamarr famously co-patented a widely used secure communication technology, but popular accounts overlook many predecessors. Tony Rothman, who teaches in the applied physics department at New York University, gives a look back at this piece of history in science.
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R&D Magazine
The hassle of taking medication every day could someday be eliminated, thanks to an ingestible electronic pill that lasts in the stomach for close to a month and releases medication only when necessary. A research team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has developed the capsule, which could be designed to treat a variety of diseases and disorders.
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Science News
A new look at the moon’s craters suggests the Earth and moon both suffered a sharp increase in impacts around 290 million years ago, and Earth has kept its biggest scars. Geologists long assumed that erosion and tectonic activity had erased Earth's craters so thoroughly that "you couldn't say anything about the craters on Earth at all," says planetary scientist Rebecca Ghent.
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