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President Elect Tee Guidotti calls for members’ ideas and active engagement to make Sigma Xi indispensable to scientists and engineers of the future.
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Executive Director John Nemeth reports on his visit to NIH and how members can access grant information directly from the federal agency.
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Next Monday is the deadline to send in nominations to Sigma Xi’s Distinguished Lectureship program. Distinguished Lecturers share their research at chapter visits and in Google Hangouts over a two-year period. Self-nominations are accepted.
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There is still time to submit a nomination for Sigma Xi awards. The deadline for nominations has been extended to Feb. 29. Sigma Xi awards recognize achievements in science or engineering relating to research or communication.
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Graduate and undergraduate students from all areas of science and engineering may apply for grants of up to $1,000 from Sigma Xi’s Grants-in-Aid of Research program. Grants of up to $2,500 are available for vision-related research or $5,000 for astronomy research. The deadline to apply is 11:59 p.m. on March 15.
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The Student Research Showcase is coming up in March! Two of last year's top presenters, Luka Negoita and Weelic Chong, shared their advice for this year’s participants. The deadline to register and submit a presentation for this online science communication competition is March 21.
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Areas of consensus and debate results from last year's Communicating Science for Policy conference have been published. Institute on Science for Global Policy and Sigma Xi coordinated this event, which focused on linking scientifically credible information to the formulation and implementation of sound, effective policies.
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Sigma Xi members in the U.S. can save up to 80 percent off preferred products when they shop online or in stores at Office Depot. Now through Feb. 29, spend more than $75 on your first online order and receive $15 off. To shop online or to print your in-store savings card, see the Office Depot-Sigma Xi web page.
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The Chronicle of Higher Education
Member Christine Ortiz is taking a leave from her post as a professor and dean at Massachusetts Institute of Technology to start a new type of university.
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The Franklin Institute
The Franklin Institute’s Benjamin Franklin Medals recognize excellence in science, technology, and industry. Congratulations to Nadrian C. Seeman from New York University for the medal in chemistry, Solomon W. Golomb from University of Southern California for the medal in electrical engineering, and Robert S. Langer from Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the medal in life science.
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Member Erin O’Shea will become the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s sixth president on Sept. 1, 2016. She will be the institute’s first female president. Currently, she is HHMI’s vice president and chief scientific officer.
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The University of Alabama at Birmingham
The University of Alabama-Birmingham Chapter is co-sponsoring the Research Poster Session at the university’s Darwin Day event. It features National Center for Science Education’s Josh Rosenau, who spoke at Sigma Xi’s 2015 Annual Meeting in Kansas City. The event will be held Feb. 11–12.
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Augustana College
Eighteen new associate members of the Sigma Xi John Deere Chapter presented their research results at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois, on Jan. 19 by giving a talk or presenting a poster.
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Wichita State University
A high school teacher, Crystal Kerr, was recognized as the recipient of the Wichita State University Chapter’s first Outstanding Science Educator Award.
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Sigma Xi will host a public Google Hangout Feb. 22 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. EST on how to engage more African Americans in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Panelists are Ashanti Johnson and Melanie Harrison Okoro, who co-wrote an article in American Scientist about recruiting and retaining underrepresented minorities for ocean science. Danielle Lee, a 2015 TED fellow, blogger, and White House Champion of Change, will also join the panel. RSVP to watch the hangout live.
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American Scientist
Understanding how people use the space around them could help solve archaeological questions. In a Google Hangout hosted by American Scientist, Sigma Xi Distinguished Lecturer Todd Surovell shared tales of observing Mongolian nomads. He also explained how the theories he is developing from their behavior could improve his work as an archaeologist. Thanks to the Research Triangle Park Chapter for sponsoring this hangout.
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Save the date! Sigma Xi’s Annual Meeting and Student Research Conference will be held Nov. 10–13 in Atlanta.
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American Scientist
We’re in the business of communicating science. Therefore we rely on a steady supply of new and exciting breakthroughs to share with you. Needless to say, I was delighted when Congress passed the 2016 omnibus spending bill with billions going to new scientific research.
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American Scientist
Evidence of meat-eating among our distant human ancestors is hard to find and even harder to interpret, but researchers are beginning to piece together a coherent picture.
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American Scientist
From kindergarten through full-time positions, what works to engage aspiring minority researchers in studying ocean science?
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American Scientist
Members can donate a subscription to Sigma Xi’s magazine, American Scientist, to their local high school and community libraries at a reduced rate.
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The Washington Academy of Sciences Junior Academy is seeking judges for upcoming science fairs in the Washington, D.C., area. Dates include Feb. 18 at the Washington Mathematics Science Technology Public Charter High School and March 3 at Montgomery Blair High School. Sigma Xi member Vijay Kowtha is the new coordinator of WAS science fair judging. For more information, contact him at vskowtha@gmail.com.
SciStarter.com
SciStarter presents six citizen science genetics projects in need of your help to explore life all around us.
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Science Alert
Astronomers investigating how the Moon formed have found evidence that it was produced after a small planet smashed headfirst into Earth around 4.5 billion years ago. And research suggests that this collision was so violent that the 'planetary embryo' that hit us, called Theia, ended up fusing with both Earth and the Moon as a result.
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BBC News
The assumption that planting new forests helps limit climate change has been challenged by a new study.
Researchers found that in Europe, trees grown since 1750 have actually increased global warming.
The scientists believe that replacing broadleaved species with conifers is a key reason for the negative climate impact.
Conifers like pines and spruce are generally darker and absorb more heat than species such as oak and birch.
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Penn State News
The U.S. could soon decrease its dependence on importing valuable rare-earth elements that are widely used in many industries, according to a team of Penn State and U.S. Department of Energy researchers who found a cost-effective and environmentally friendly way to extract these metals from coal byproducts.
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Science News
Plants protect themselves from bacterial assault with mystery compounds that interrupt the bacteria’s best laid plans. Now, researchers have finally identified one of those protective compounds.
Rosmarinic acid is a plant’s secret weapon for disarming bacteria, researchers report in the Science Signaling.
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The Washington Post
Most folks have heard of bisphenol A, or BPA, a chemical found in many plastics and in the epoxy resins used to coat metal cans. Some research has linked the chemical compound to cancer, infertility, asthma, heart disease, developmental disorders and other health problems. As a result, many manufacturers have removed it from their products. But a new study adds to a growing body of evidence that one common alternative could be just as problematic.
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