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National Medal of Science Recipient and Sigma Xi President Geraldine Richmond shares five lessons she has learned about life and having a research career.
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Students had fewer opportunities to present their research this spring because of cancelled campus events and conferences. Sigma Xi responded by creating a new event, the Virtual Student Scholars Symposium, and inviting 132 high school, undergraduate, and graduate students to present their research over Zoom. Top presenters were announced on May 15. Sigma Xi thanks the students for sharing their excellent research, the speakers that led career preparation sessions, and the members who volunteered as judges or served on the organizing committee.
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Sigma Xi member Ann Skalka, a virologist and professor emerita at the Fox Chase Cancer Center, is the latest scientist to be featured in Sigma Xi's interview series about COVID-19. She explains why viruses affect people differently and how some approaches to developing a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine involve using other viruses as vectors.
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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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FarmLink is a grassroots movement striving to prevent food waste during the COVID-19 pandemic. While food banks are facing an unprecedented increase in demand, millions of pounds of produce are being dumped or wasted as commercial farms around the country struggle to adapt to canceled orders. The project connects these farms with under-stocked food banks. One hundred percent of donations towards FarmLink are used to pay the wages of farmworkers and truckers, thereby keeping employees staffed, preventing fresh produce from ending up in dumps, and putting food onto the tables of those who need it most. William Renken, a Sigma Xi member, is working with a group of current students and recent graduates to get this project scaled up quickly so they can have an immediate impact on reshaping the food insecurity landscape across the country. So far FarmLink has delivered more than 600,000 pounds of food to food banks in need and paid more than $35,000 in wages to farmworkers and truckers out of work. This week, they have another 500,000 pounds of food deliveries scheduled. Reach out to William directly at william_renken@alumni.brown.edu if you want to get involved!
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The Fordham University Sigma Xi Chapter held a virtual induction ceremony recently to welcome approximately 70 new members!
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Rachael Cusick, an associate producer at Radiolab and a keynote speaker at the upcoming Sigma Xi Annual Meeting and Student Research Conference, spent a year searching for genius. The result is RadioLab Presents: G, a documentary series on the concept of intelligence. On Sigma Xi's blog, Cusick shares how her team used art and sounds to draw the audience in to their scientific topic, which could inspire you to take your presentations to the next level.
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Sigma Xi invites submissions to its STEM Art and Film Festival, featuring performing and visual arts that portray the beauty of science; communicate abstract principles; promote science, technology, engineering, and math education; exemplify the integration of arts in STEM; feature creative art therapies; and depict scientific discoveries and phenomena. Submissions are due July 31.
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American Scientist
The scale of societal cooperation, compliance, and inequality during the pandemic holds lessons for those seeking meaningful climate action.
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American Scientist
Advancements are sparked from new collaborations in science and business during the pandemic.
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After Facebook disclosed its plans for a new global stablecoin called Libra, lawmakers and regulatory agencies have been pushing for more clarity in crypto-currency regulation. The Crypto-Currency Act of 2020 is the latest of many bills that attempt to enact regulations on the crypto-currency industry.
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Issues in Science and Technology
As COVID-19 persists, many states and localities are planning to implement vote-by-mail for the November 2020 election to supplement or even replace in-person voting. But switching to an entirely new system requires careful consideration of and planning for cybersecurity threats and accessibility measures.
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Duke Science & Society
The Duke University Initiative for Science & Society continues its series of free webinars that bring together experts to discuss issues stemming from COVID-19 and potential policy solutions. Upcoming topics include public messaging about the disease, changes in environmental regulation due to COVID, and responding to other natural disasters that may arise.
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U.S. Department of Education
The U.S. Department of Education has posted information about the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund under the CARES Act, including how to apply for student aid.
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Science News
Scientists can't yet rebuild someone with bionic body parts. They don't have the technology. But a new artificial eye brings cyborgs one step closer to reality.
This device, which mimics the human eye's structure, is about as sensitive to light and has a faster reaction time than a real eyeball.
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Duke University via ScienceDaily
A research team has found a small area of the brain in mice that can profoundly control the animals' sense of pain. Somewhat unexpectedly, this brain center turns pain off, not on. It's located in an area where few people would have thought to look for an anti-pain center, the amygdala, which is often considered the home of negative emotions and responses, like the fight or flight response and general anxiety.
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