This message was sent to ##Email## August 7, 2019             Home  |   About  |   Membership  |   Meetings  |   Programs  |   Communities Subscribe  |   Archive  |   Advertise   ID: ##userid##  IN THIS ISSUE From the Leadership Sigma Xi News Members and Chapters News Meetings and Events Sigma Xi Publications Research, Education, and Government News Science News Renew Membership/ Affiliate Status Make a Gift to Sigma Xi Gift Subscription to American Scientist  FROM THE LEADERSHIP From the President: A Call to Action Sigma Xi Sigma Xi President Geraldine Richmond invites all who share concerns about our changing global environment to attend the Annual Meeting and Student Research Conference this November in Madison, Wisconsin.  READ MORE .  SPONSORED VIDEO Student's Practicum Project Opens Doors Promoted by Saint Mary's College 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.  SIGMA XI NEWS Research Grant Applications Due on October 1 Sigma Xi Undergraduate and graduate students may apply for research funding from the Grants in Aid of Research program through October 1. In the spring 2019 application cycle, 143 students collectively received $137,984. They represent 13 percent of applicants and the average grant was worth $964.  READ MORE Members Earn Recognition from the White House Sigma Xi President Donald Trump announced 311 recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) in July, and 35 of them are Sigma Xi members. Congratulations to the recipients!  READ MORE Have You Renewed Your Membership Dues? Sigma Xi 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.  RENEW NOW  MEMBERS AND CHAPTERS NEWS Members and an Explorer Earn Awards at Intel ISEF Sigma Xi Eight ninth through twelfth grade students who are Sigma Xi members, or part of the K–12 Sigma Xi Explorers program, won awards at the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF). In total, they received $221,000.  READ MORE Chesapeake Chapter Tradition Supports High School Students Sigma Xi The Sigma Xi Chesapeake Chapter has a tradition of inviting all high schools in Harford County, Maryland, to pick a student for recognition as an outstanding science student during their junior year, which provides time for the students to list the honor on their college applications. We checked in with one of this year's honorees.  READ MORE  MEETINGS AND EVENTS Student Research Conference Adds a Graduate School and Career Fair Sigma Xi A new event of this year's Student Research Conference will be a Graduate School and Career Fair on November 16 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. in Madison, Wisconsin. High school, undergraduate, and graduate students can find their graduate school or next job opportunity in science, engineering, technology, mathematics, and social sciences. Exhibitor opportunities are available. A special exhibitor discount is available for institutions that have a Sigma Xi chapter.  READ MORE One Week Left to Submit Art to the Sigma Xi STEM Art and Film Festival Sigma Xi Sigma Xi will accept submissions of artwork through August 15 for its STEM Art and Film Festival. A total of $1,000 will be awarded to the top artwork and film submissions.  READ MORE  SIGMA XI PUBLICATIONS Visual Answers to Scientific Questions American Scientist Graphics that convey process, structure, and instruction can act as intermediaries between information and understanding.  READ MORE On the Scent Trail of Parkinson's Disease American Scientist A woman reported that she could smell neurodegenerative disease. That ability led researchers to potential biomarkers for early screening.  READ MORE  RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND GOVERNMENT NEWS Deadline Approaches: Travel Grants to Research Conferences Association for Computing Machinery The ACM Council on Women in Computing provides support for women who are undergraduate or graduate students in computer science and related programs to attend research conferences. Applications are due by August 15 to attend conferences between October 1 and November 30.  READ MORE Sigma Xi Chapters Are Eligible to Apply for Microgrants Research!America Research!America has launched their 2019 microgrant program, which offers funding for any graduate- and postdoc-led science policy groups to develop and host activities with elected and non-elected public officials at all levels of government. Sigma Xi chapters are eligible to submit a proposal for funding. Proposals are due by September 20.  READ MORE  SCIENCE NEWS Antineutrino Detection Could Help Remotely Monitor Nuclear Reactors Georgia Institute of Technology via Phys.org Technology to measure the flow of subatomic particles known as antineutrinos from nuclear reactors could allow continuous remote monitoring designed to detect fueling changes that might indicate the diversion of nuclear materials. The monitoring could be done from outside the reactor vessel, and the technology may be sensitive enough to detect substitution of a single fuel assembly.  READ MORE Scientists Seek Materials That Defy Friction at the Atomic Level Science News Friction is everywhere—from a violinist bowing a string to children skidding down a slide. In the right situation, the ubiquitous force can have big effects: Interleave the pages of two phone books, and the friction between the pages will hold the books together so tightly that they become strong enough to suspend a car above the ground. But scientists can't fully explain, at the scale of atoms and molecules, why one pair of materials sticks while another moves with ease.  READ MORE Sigma Xi Newsletter Connect with Sigma Xi Recent Issues | Subscribe | Unsubscribe | Advertise | Web Version  Colby Horton, Vice President of Publishing, 469-420-2601 | Download media kit Damon Sayles, Senior Content Editor, 469-420-2662 | Contribute news Sigma Xi 3200 East NC Highway 54, Suite 300 | Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 | 800-243-6534 | Contact Us  Learn how to add us to your safe sender list so our emails get to your inbox. 7701 Las Colinas Ridge, Ste. 800, Irving, TX 75063