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Sigma Xi
 Sigma Xi Executive Director and CEO John Nemeth addresses members via a two-minute video in which he touts the organization's historical science advocacy and lauds their continuous efforts to advance science and promote benefits of scientific research.
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 "Today, thousands of Americans are walking in the streets of more than 600 cities around the world to show their support for science. Our 'March for Science' will draw attention to the important role that science plays in our lives. The truth is that science has been quietly marching ahead for hundreds of years by creating technologies, enhancing our food supply, protecting our environment, and eradicating diseases."
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Are you a postdoc looking to further your research abroad? The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation's Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme supports you on a stipend of EUR 2,650/month to conduct long-term research in Germany! Read more
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 A day prior to boarding the bus to Washington DC, American Scientist Editor-in-Chief Jamie Vernon appeared on local public radio station WUNC's noon show "The State of Things" to discuss the March for Science and Sigma Xi's role in it.
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Mother's Day is Sunday, May 14. Sigma Xi invites its members to shop for mom at smile.amazon.com. Amazon will donate to Sigma Xi the Scientific Research Society Inc. Amazon has a large variety of gifts that are perfect for Mother's Day including electronics, jewelry, clothing, and more.
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Nicholas DiStefano, a sophomore at American Heritage High School in Plantation, Florida, won the 2017 People's Choice Award. His presentation, The Effects of Dietary Supplements on SKN-1 Activation in C. elegans, received the most out of 3,250 votes. People's Choice Award is selected by a public vote based solely on the merit of a presentation's video and abstract. The award consists of a certificate and a $250 cash prize.
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Talented, focused and research-oriented, 11th-grader Emily Cross has already made her mark in some of the most pre-eminent science competitions for young students. Her latest achievement was being selected as a winning presenter at Sigma Xi's prestigious annual Student Research Conference last year where she received the 2016 Sigma Xi High School Geoscience Medal for her research — titled "Geochemical Extraction of Ceratopsian Remains and Opal from Ironstone" — which examined the viability of softening ironstone for use in paleontological research and geological mining endeavors.
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 Rain or shine, Earth Day celebrations across the world welcomed throngs of scientists, science enthusiasts and concerned citizens to advance science and promote benefits of scientific research. The commemoration's signature event, the March for Science in Washington DC and worldwide, demonstrated respect for science and its role in our lives. Sigma Xi proved its commitment to the cause by being the first science organization to partner with the global event and serving as a fiscal sponsor for several of the more than 600 satellite marches across the nation.
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Easton Courier
Milton Cooper, 91, doctor of internal medicine in Fairfield, died April 29. Dr. Cooper served as the Chief of the Department of Hematology and subsequently as the Chief of the Division of Internal Medicine at St. Vincent's Medical Center. He was also an Associate Clinical Professor at Yale University.
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National Science Foundation
Rita Rossi Colwell, environmental microbiologist and professor at the University of Maryland at College Park and Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health and former Sigma Xi president, received the 2017 Vannevar Bush Award for her contributions in the areas of global infectious disease, water, and health.
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Public Now
Robert M. Nerem, bioengineering professor emeritus, received the Faculty Award for Academic Outreach by the Georgia Institute of Technology at its 2017 awards luncheon.
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Public Now
Rebecca Homan, associate professor of biology at Ohio-Denison University, was honored with the 2017 Brickman award, which is given to members of the faculty who are master craftsmen in the profession and models of dedication to students and to student learning.
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Albany Herald
Former Sigma Xi Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director Jerry Baker was named provost and vice president for Academic Affairs at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College.
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Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society invites you to join professional researchers and students in Raleigh for the Sigma Xi Symposium on Nov. 10 and Student Research Conference on Nov. 11 at the Raleigh Convention Center. The public is invited to attend these events. Membership in Sigma Xi is not required to participate. Register today to save 20 percent.
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 Join American Scientist for a Q&A on May 9, 3:30–4:30 p.m. EDT to learn more about making a quantum leap for computers. The featured guest will be Susan N. Coppersmith, Robert E. Fassnacht Professor and Vilas Professor at University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is also a Sigma Xi Distinguished Lecturer.
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American Scientist
Analysis and simulation of online discussion sections show circumstances that can cause civil commentators to engage in aggressive behavior.
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American Scientist
A radial layout continues to dominate visual expressions of information and data.
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American Scientist
A book about a disaster necessarily belongs to the genre of tragedy. You read the story already knowing that it will end with loss and carnage. But in a technological disaster, unlike in a Greek play, the actors are not mere helpless playthings of the gods. They make their own fate, and the forces driving them onward to ruin are very human foibles: haste, inattention, overconfidence, wishful thinking.
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The annual Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology is an international award which honors young scientists for their outstanding contributions to neurobiological research based on methods of molecular and cell biology. The winner and finalists are selected by a committee of independent scientists, chaired by Science's Senior Editor, Dr. Peter Stern. Researchers who are not older than 35 years are invited to apply. Application deadline: June 15, 2017.
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AAAS
The Director leads this AAAS Center in supporting the AAAS mission, with an emphasis on advocating for and contributing to higher quality comprehensive science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education to achieve a scientifically literate public and a diverse STEM work force. Interested candidates should submit a resume, cover letter, and a four-page statement illustrating the relevance of their background to the mission and goals of the AAAS Center for Education and Workforce Programs by June 5, 2017.
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Council of Graduate Schools
Over the last decade, a number of global trends affecting the definition and delivery of doctoral education have emerged. Seeking to standardize and clarify various degree types, many countries, regions, and organizations have advanced degree outcomes frameworks that more clearly articulate the desired outcomes of doctoral degrees.
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National Science Foundation
Your digestive system plays a key role in your overall health and well-being. You can make choices to help your body stay on tract.
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Citizen Science GIS
We are very proud of 2017 REU Scholar Ashley Little, now a graduate student in the M.S. in Geosciences program at Georgia State University (GSU).
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Phys.Org
Vaccines and antibodies could be transported and stored without refrigeration by capturing them in tiny silica "cages", a discovery which could make getting vital medicines to remote or dangerous places much easier, cheaper and safer. Vaccines and many other medicines contain proteins which break down and become unusable at room temperatures.
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R&D Magazine
NASA scientists have found a new planet that may add to the understanding of the types of planetary systems that exist beyond the solar system. The planet — OGLE-2016-BLG-1195lb — has roughly the same mass as Earth and is orbiting a star at the same distance that the Earth orbits the sun. However, because the star is so faint, NASA has concluded that the "iceball" planet is likely too cold to be habitable for life.
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Ars Technica
Humans, modern and otherwise, have lived in Denisova Cave in Siberia for tens of thousands of years, where they left behind a treasury of archaeological artifacts. The cave is famous for giving its name to Denisovans, a species of human closely related to Neanderthals. But Neanderthals have lived there, too.
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