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Joel Primack's one-year term as Sigma Xi's president ends on June 30, 2019. He describes the highlights from his year at the helm of the Society.
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The data science program at Saint Mary’s College gives graduate students like Masa Gumiro the opportunity to directly experience the work of a data scientist through the practicum project. Before he graduated, Masa’s practicum project won a national competition, earned him financial awards, and secured new professional opportunities.
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Congratulations to the members who were elected to leadership positions within the Society. Many of them are starting their new terms on July 1.
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The Sigma Xi Expeditions program offers members unique vacations led by naturalists, archaeologists, anthropologists, social scientists or local residents. Upcoming destinations include Morocco, Japan, and the Galápagos Islands.
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It's time to renew dues for membership, the Affiliate Circle, or Sigma Xi Explorers for fiscal year 2020 (July 1, 2019–June 30, 2020). Renewing online is easy. Continue the honor, renew today! Thank you to those who already renewed.
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The first of two grants that Sigma Xi awarded to Haylee Archer helped to spark her interest in observational astronomy.
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Members from the Columbia–Willamette Chapter and the Boise State University Chapter received awards for their research presentations at the AAAS–Pacific Division Annual Meeting in Ashland, Oregon.
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Only three weeks are left until prices go up for the Annual Meeting and Student Research Conference. Don't miss the early bird discount! This year’s meeting will feature sessions about how scientists and engineers are responding to environmental changes and their influence on water, energy, and life. Other sessions will focus on science communication, STEM professional development, research ethics, and student research presentations.
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Three weeks remain for artists and filmmakers to submit their work to the first Sigma Xi STEM Art and Film Festival. The festival will feature all forms of visual arts that communicate STEM topics. A special exhibit dedicated to the theme of the Sigma Xi Annual Meeting, Our Changing Global Environment, will feature artwork and films that provide insights into environmental changes and challenges facing the planet.
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Sigma Xi's magazine American Scientist has once again ranked among the top publications from nonprofit associations, and it's gained recognition for the first time for its blog.
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American Scientist
A reflection's reversal is a product of optics, but our interpretation of the type of directional switching we see comes from neuroscience.
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| RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND GOVERNMENT NEWS |
American Scientist
Research shows that small acts could change public views on science. A recent survey conducted by Sigma Xi and Research!America investigated whether Sigma Xi members had changed their opinions about public outreach since a similar member survey was conducted in 2003.
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Science Friday
You can help tell the behind-the-scenes stories about science! Science Friday’s podcast Undiscovered is looking for an intern to help develop story ideas for upcoming episodes. The deadline to apply is June 28.
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Science News
Traveling the solar system could one day be as easy as taking a bus to work. Scientists envision self-driving spaceships ferrying astronauts through deep space, and GPS-like systems guiding visitors across the terrains of other planets and moons. But for those futuristic navigation schemes, spacecraft and satellites would need to be equipped with clocks that keep time with extreme precision—more precise than any timepiece ever sent to space. A prototype of that clock was launched on June 24 for a test flight.
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R&D Magazine
It's a feat three decades in the making: Harvard University chemists have achieved what a new paper calls a "landmark in drug discovery" with the total synthesis of halichondrin. Known to be a potent anticancer agent in mouse studies, and found naturally in sea sponges—though only ever in minuscule quantities—the halichondrin class of molecule is so fiendishly complex that it had never been synthesized on a meaningful scale in the lab.
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