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Sigma Xi
Sigma Xi President Mark Peeples encourages members to initiate conversations with their administrators or supervisors to create partnerships.
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Sigma Xi
The Society is seeking nominations for its William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement, the John P. McGovern Science and Society Award, the Walston Chubb Innovation Award, the Young Investigator Award, and the Evan Ferguson Award for service to the Society. Nominations are also needed for honorary members. Please send in your nominations by February 29.
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Sigma Xi
 Approximately three weeks remain for undergraduate and graduate students in science or engineering to apply for funding from Sigma Xi’s Grants-in-Aid of Research program. The grants may be used for travel to a research site or to purchase non-standard laboratory equipment.
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High school, undergraduate, and graduate students are encouraged to submit a presentation to Sigma Xi’s online science communication competition. The deadline to submit a presentation, or to sign up as a judge, is March 21.
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Smartbrief
Members who don’t already receive Sigma Xi SmartBrief will be sent emails over the next two weeks with offers to subscribe. Many members enjoy this free, daily email of science news. You may unsubscribe from the emails and SmartBrief at any time.
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Sigma Xi
Member John F. Mateja has been selected as the next president of The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation. The selection is pending formal approval by the Executive Office of the President of the United States. The Goldwater Scholarship offers up to $7,500 to sophomore and junior undergraduates who intend to pursue research careers in the natural sciences, mathematics, and engineering.
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| Remembering Pete Journeay
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Sigma Xi
Sigma Xi member Glen “Pete” Eugene Journeay, M.D., Ph.D., died on December 17, 2015. Pete was a Sigma Xi member for 65 years. He held a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Texas and a M.D. from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. He served as a Monsanto researcher, physician, teacher, medical consultant, and medical director. He practiced medicine in Austin for 30 years and was recruited by Dean John McKetta to teach the first biomedical engineering course offered at The University of Texas. He enjoyed volunteering as a scoutmaster for the Boy Scouts. Pete is survived by his wife, their five children, 12 grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren.
American Chemical Society
The American Chemical Society has named the recipients of its 2016 National Awards and ten are Sigma Xi members. Congratulations to William R. Heineman, Mercouri Kanatzidis, H. N. Cheng, Edward I. Solomon, François P. Gabbaï , Annie B. Kersting, Peter Atkins, Eric J. Schelter, Ronald T. Raines, and Douglas A. Mitchell.
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The University of New Mexico
On February 18, the University of New Mexico Chapter co-sponsored a presentation by Sigma Xi Distinguished Lecturer Mark Serreze. Serreze is the director of the University of Colorado National Snow and Ice Data Center. His work has increasingly looked at the rapid environmental changes being observed in the Arctic, what they mean for the rest of the world, and communicating the science of climate change to the public. If you missed his talk, you can watch a recording of a Google Hangout with Serreze, hosted by Sigma Xi’s magazine American Scientist.
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Twitter
If you’re going to be around Meadville, Pennsylvania, on March 10 stop by Voodoo Brewery for a presentation sponsored by the Northwestern Pennsylvania Chapter. It’s titled “Robots as Monitoring Assistants in Home Care.” The featured speaker is Janyl Jumadinova of the Department of Computer Science at Allegheny College.
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Sigma Xi
Sigma Xi will hold its 2016 Annual Meeting and Student Research Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. The meeting will be held November 10–13, with student events November 11–12. You can save 20 percent off the registration fee if you sign up by May 27! New this year is the Sigma Xi Research Symposium, which includes professional research presentations as well as career development workshops and panels. Registration opens soon.
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Google
High school, undergraduate, and graduate students are preparing websites about their research for Sigma Xi's Student Research Showcase. From March 28–April 3, judges will evaluate their presentations and award the top students with prizes. But, what exactly are the judges looking for and what are students expected to do during the judging period? In a Google Hangout on March 3 from 3:30–4:30 p.m. EST, Sigma Xi members who have judged the Student Research Showcase will discuss how to have a successful presentation. Janelle Simmons, Sigma Xi’s manager of programs, will also be on the hangout to answer questions. This hangout is an opportunity for students and first-time judges to prepare for a great showcase. Questions from the audience are welcome.
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Google
Sigma Xi will host a Google Hangout on March 10 from 3–4 p.m. EST, to discuss what’s working to engage girls in STEM. Sigma Xi Alfred University Chapter President Heather Zimbler-DeLorenzo will discuss how the chapter helps Girl Scouts earn STEM-related badges, and scientists Alexa Nieves and Hilary Nicholson will discuss their work as Science Cheerleaders. The Science Cheerleaders are professional cheerleaders pursuing science careers who playfully challenge stereotypes, encourage citizen science activities, and inspire young women to consider careers in STEM. Watch this broadcast live and share your success stories of getting more girls in STEM.
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American Scientist
A recording is available of Sigma Xi’s Google Hangout about solutions to get more African Americans into science, technology, engineering, and math fields. The hangout was held on February 22 and featured Ashanti Johnson of the University of Texas at Arlington and Melanie Harrison Okoro of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, who co-wrote the article "How to Recruit and Retain Underrepresented Minorities" that was published in the March–April issue of American Scientist. The panel also included Danielle N. Lee of Cornell University, a TED fellow and White House Champion of Change, who writes the blog The Urban Scientist for the Scientific American Blog Network.
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American Scientist
Can a form of treatment that promotes the growth of new capillaries, improving blood flow in the brain and elsewhere, ease old age and Alzheimer’s disease?
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American Scientist
Henry David Thoreau’s 160-year-old field notes document the changing life in the woods, as a warming climate jumbles the timing of annual springtime schedules.
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American Scientist
The present fiery debate about the relative contributions of different researchers to the development of CRISPR-Cas9, the genome editing system that has been heralded with excitement among molecular biologists, is neither surprising nor new.
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Sigma Xi
Members are encouraged to sign up as a judge for Sigma Xi’s Student Research Showcase, an online science communication competition. Judges evaluate up to 10 presentation websites, interact with presenters by leaving comments, and provide feedback. Judging takes place March 28–April 3 so you can fit the evaluations in as your schedule permits.
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Sigma Xi
Sigma Xi will send a group of judges May 10–11 to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. Intel ISEF is the world’s largest international pre-college science competition. Approximately 1,700 high school students from more than 75 countries, regions and territories compete for approximately $4 million in prizes. This year, the fair will be held in Phoenix, Arizona. Sigma Xi sponsors the Special Awards for Team Science. If you’re going to be in the area and would like to be a judge, please sign up by using the volunteer form.
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Do you have discussion ideas for Sigma Xi’s online community, The Lab: Members to Members? Or, do you have an idea for a post on Sigma Xi’s blog, Keyed In? If so, please contact Heather Thorstensen, Sigma Xi’s manager of communications, at
hthorstensen@sigmaxi.org.
Chemistry World
As the U.S. Congress stands poised to modernize the now 40-year-old Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), experts recently gathered on Capitol Hill to discuss how new tools to assess toxicity, bioactivity and chemical exposure can support the law and instill confidence in the safety of chemicals currently on the U.S. market.
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Manufacturing.net
A recent study found that although fish populations in the world's oceans showed evidence of industrial and agricultural pollutants, concentrations of those chemicals in fish declined in recent decades.
The analysis, published in the journal PeerJ by researchers at San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography, reviewed hundreds of scientific studies of seafood published between 1969 and 2012.
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DW
E-cigarettes have a reputation of being harmless compared to 'real' cigarettes. But scientists have presented new data that suggests these products might be dangerous—perhaps just as dangerous as tobacco itself. The market for alternative tobacco products such as e-cigarettes and e-hookahs is expanding rapidly. But the science and regulations around the safety of these products is struggling to keep up. The more scientists look into the effects of "vaping", the more worried they are.
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Inverse
Not everyone was fortunate enough to have been raised bilingual. There’s something supremely awesome about being able to articulate your feelings and complicated thoughts in more than one language. You have access to a much larger audience, and who doesn’t want that?
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