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Sigma Xi
Three Sigma Xi chapters have been selected to receive grants to carry out Sigma Xi's mission to enhance the health of the research enterprise in their local communities.
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Together, we exceeded our $10,000 fundraising goal to provide the public evidence-based messages about COVID-19!
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Two teams of scientists and artists will receive funding from the inaugural run of Sigma Xi's new collaboration platform, #SciCommMake. Their projects will share science-based messages with the public.
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For the latest in the Sigma Xi interview series that asks scientists questions about COVID-19, science communicator Brian Malow spoke with Sigma Xi Past President Mark Peeples, a molecular virologist, about how viruses get inside a cell and how they obtain energy to infect a cell.
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Would you like to bring about changes that affect science, research, education, knowledge, and communication? Are you seeking leadership opportunities? You can help guide the future of the Society by nominating yourself, or another member, for a position in Sigma Xi leadership that will be open in the 2020 elections.
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You represent Sigma Xi's principles of excellence and integrity in your community, and that is critical during this time of a public health crisis. Members, affiliates, and explorers can be ambassadors for science and research in their communities by sharing evidence-based resources, such as those from the Sigma Xi COVID-19 Preparedness Kit. Stay connected to Sigma Xi by renewing your dues. Thank you to those who already renewed.
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| MEMBERS AND CHAPTERS NEWS |
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Many Sigma Xi chapters organize or support events where researchers share their work with the public in a casual setting. Two chapters that took these talks virtual are the Research Triangle Park Chapter and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapter. Speaker topics included the genetic underpinnings of anorexia, the health effects of e-cigarettes and vaping, and living well during pandemic times. The Research Triangle Park Chapter's next virtual talk is open to the public on May 19 at 12:30 p.m. ET, when Anna Whitefield, professor of entomology and plant pathology at North Carolina State University, will discuss how researchers are working to protect the food supply from viral threats.
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The Virginia Tech Chapter hosted a virtual table at the university's Spring Undergraduate Research Conference to promote the chapter's presence on campus and recognized qualified students by nominating them for membership. The chapter nominated 19 students for associate membership from the event. They invited six high school students to join the Sigma Xi Explorers program for K–12 students. The chapter also supports Science on Tap-New River Valley, which has continued organizing public science talks virtually.
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You're invited to the Sigma Xi Annual Meeting and Student Research Conference this November in Alexandria, Virginia, to explore the benefits of interdisciplinary research collaborations, learn best practices for carrying them out, and explore the opportunities they present for you. How do interdisciplinary teams work? Sigma Xi was recently part of As Above As Below, a collection of multimedia exhibits created by teams of astrophysicists, neuroscientists, and artists. At the exhibit opening, they shared what it was like to work together.
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Because of canceled campus events and conferences, students have fewer opportunities to present their research this spring. In response, the Society will host a new event, the Virtual Student Scholars Symposium (VS³), on May 14 to allow STEM students to virtually present their research in poster or oral format. Members served on the organizing committee, and Sigma Xi president and National Medal of Science recipient Geraldine Richmond will be the keynote speaker.
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American Scientist
The coronavirus pandemic has stopped this summer field research season—a disaster for some students. Here are some solutions to this growing problem in academia.
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American Scientist
A thesis defense usually includes a now-banned large public gathering on a university campus. Here's how students are adapting.
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DukeSciPol.org
Congress has passed its fourth spending bill in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This latest bill provides additional funds to support small businesses and healthcare efforts.
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DukeSciPol.org
As clinical trials continue to search for potential treatments for COVID-19, the FDA authorized the use remdesivir, an antiviral drug, to treat hospitalized patients.
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DukeSciPol.org
The Scientific Integrity Act strengthens existing statutory language to promote and protect scientific integrity in governmental research, research communication, and employee training. The bill still needs to pass the Senate.
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Science News
A drug that boosts the immune system may help some people with COVID-19 fight off infections quickly, at least when taken in the early stages of the illness, a new study suggests.
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Columbia University via Science Daily
The brain has a powerful ability to remember and connect events separated in time. And now, in a new study in mice, scientists have shed light on how the brain can form such enduring links.
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