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Sigma Xi
You are invited to Sigma Xi’s unique, multidisciplinary celebration of research. Join your fellow scientists and engineers November 10–13 in Atlanta, Georgia! You can save 20 percent if you register by May 27.
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Southeast Regional Director Richard Watkins describes the state of diversity in science and his efforts to support positive change at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Undergraduate and graduate students can apply through March 15 for funding from the Grants-in-Aid of Research program. Students from any area of science and engineering may apply to get support for their research projects.
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The Student Research Showcase helps students improve their science communication skills by challenging them to present their research to different audiences. The competition is held online so no travel is required. Register as a presenter, or as a judge, by March 21. Judging kicks off March 28.
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Ten Sigma Xi members will receive President Barack Obama’s Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers. This is the highest honor bestowed by the United Stated government on science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers.
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SXSWedu
Sigma Xi member Christine Ortiz, who is taking a leave from her job as dean for graduate education at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, gave a presentation at the SXSWedu Conference and Festival about her vision for the “Research University in the New Millennium.”
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Some of Society’s newest members were recently inducted by the University of Massachusetts–Dartmouth Chapter! The chapter celebrated the new members with an impressive cake.
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The Kansas State University Chapter hosted a Science Café on March 8 that featured John Harrington, Jr., a KSU professor of geography. He spoke about anthropogenic climate change.
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Donald Collins, professor emeritus of physics for Warren Wilson College, was the speaker at the University of North Carolina–Asheville Chapter’s March Meeting. He presented an overview of the processes that cause stars to vary their luminosity.
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Google
Sigma Xi will host a public Google Hangout on March 10 from 3–4 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss what is working to engage girls in science, technology, engineering, and math. 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. Science Cheerleaders are professional cheerleaders pursuing science careers who challenge stereotypes, encourage citizen science activities, and inspire young women to consider careers in STEM. Please join us and bring your success stories!
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If you are a student who is thinking about participating in the Student Research Showcase, or if you are a first-time judge wondering what you will be doing, check out the recording of last week’s Google Hangout. Past judges and the competition’s program manager explained how the showcase works. They also shared advice about how to give a successful presentation.
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American Scientist
Discovering what babies can see has been a formidable challenge, but research methods now provide an objective picture of their surprising visual abilities.
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American Scientist
Manipulating digital photos to fill in their missing parts could be useful in everything from furniture design to accident scene reconstruction.
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American Scientist
In honor of World Book Day, which was observed March 3, see what books about science, technology, engineering, and math caught the eye of American Scientist’s staff.
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You can help students develop their science communication skills by judging the Student Research Showcase. Judges evaluate up to 10 presentation websites March 28–April 3, as their schedule permits. No travel is required because the competition is held online. They also ask presenters questions and provide feedback. If you would like to volunteer, sign up by completing the volunteer form by March 21.
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Sigma Xi members will be part of the judging team May 10–11 at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair 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 completing the volunteer form.
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The Washington Post
Do you sometimes find yourself losing focus on the job? Is your thinking a little fuzzy? It could be something in the air — and you and your co-workers may be the source.
We all know that excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is bad. It’s a greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming, though it has no immediate harmful effects on people in concentrations that occur outdoors.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The process of developing and using occupational exposure limits is a cornerstone of industrial hygiene practice, with a history dating back to the 1880s. Occupational exposure limits, known as OELs, have not — until recently — evolved enough to reflect the advances in related sciences of toxicology, risk assessment, and exposure assessment.
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The Christian Science Monitor
After the U.S. Supreme Court froze the Obama-backed Clean Energy Act earlier this month, its ruling on EPA mercury and toxin regulations could either open or block more environmental rules from decision from the high court.
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