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Sigma Xi
 In his latest Sigma Xi Speaks article, Executive Director and CEO John C. Nemeth discusses the new Research Communications Initiative. He also shares science questions that Sigma Xi helped co-develop for U.S. presidential candidates and a new feature: the Kids Science Reading Corner.
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Sigma Xi
Sigma Xi kicked off its second annual public Nobel Prize prediction contest, October Madness, and is calling for nominations through Aug. 28.
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Sigma Xi
 The application for the fall 2016 cycle of Grants-in-Aid of Research is online and will be accepted through Oct. 1. This program awards research grants to undergraduate and graduate students. Approximately 75 percent of the funds are restricted for use by active Sigma Xi members or students whose project advisor is an active member.
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Sigma Xi
If you haven't renewed your membership for Fiscal Year 2017, you can renew online. Additionally, a printed dues notice should have arrived in the mailboxes of members who need to renew. If you prefer to pay by mail, but you didn't receive the printed notice, please email membership@sigmaxi.org. Sigma Xi thanks all members who have renewed their active membership and welcomes new members including Mary Woolley, president and chief executive officer of Research!America.
Click here to renew your membership.
Sigma Xi
 Please help spread the word that Sigma Xi invites those who are interested in science and engineering to join its Affiliate Circle. Affiliates may include students who aspire to careers in research. Benefits include a digital or print subscription to American Scientist.
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American Chemical Society
Member Mainak Dutta of the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur in Kharagpur, India, received funding from Sigma Xi's Grants-in-Aid of Research program in 2015. Dutta is using the grant to collaborate with other scientists and investigate if a blood test can help diagnose endometriosis. An article about their study was published in the American Chemical Society's Journal of Proteome Research.
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Sigma Xi
Gerald F. Dionne has been included in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Dionne is the author of the textbook Magnetic Oxides and holds patents for microwave, superconducting, magnetic, optical, and medical technology.
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Sigma Xi
 As president of the District of Columbia Chapter, Mid-Atlantic Region director, and chair of Sigma Xi's Committee on Qualifications and Membership, Cristina Gouin-Paul does a lot for the Society. She is the 2016 recipient of the Evan Ferguson Award for Service.
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NIST
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Chapter is honoring the life and work of member Katharine Blodgett Gebbie, who died at age 84 on Aug. 17. In recognition of her service as a mentor to the chapter, the NIST Chapter's Sigma Xi Young Investigator Award was changed to the Katharine Gebbie Young Investigator Award.
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Sigma Xi
 The Sigma Xi Annual Meeting and Student Research Conference Nov. 10–13 in Atlanta will be an exciting celebration of research. Participants can look forward to workshops and panels about critical issues in research, poster presentations by professionals, a poster presentation competition for students, keynote lectures from Sigma Xi's award winners, and more. Mark these important dates on your calendar:
- Abstract deadline for the Student Research Conference and Sigma Xi Research Symposium (to be published in the program book): 11:59 p.m. PDT Sept. 15
- Expiration for hotel room discount at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta: Oct. 10
- Registration deadline: 11:59 p.m. PDT Oct. 31
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American Scientist
While the Zika virus has its moment, few people are discussing the problems underlying the worldwide increase in emerging infectious diseases. Robert Dorit explains how international collaboration is necessary to improve monitoring and response to outbreaks.
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American Scientist
 As more trained scientists leave traditional career paths, the distinction between scientist and nonscientist blurs. Brian Kurilla describes his struggle with the use of the term "scientist."
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American Scientist
In the Arctic Circle, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault is not waiting for doomsday, but it is a secure backup for crop diversity. Cary Fowler offers a glimpse inside this mysterious destination.
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AAAS
 AAAS invites all Sigma Xi members to join AAAS, at a special rate.
You'll enjoy:
- staying current with the AAAS journal Science
- exploring career opportunities
- connecting with peers
Plus, Sigma Xi members enjoy 20 percent off the standard dues rates.
Most importantly, you support the advancement of science worldwide. Become a member today.
National Institutes of Health
The National Institutes of Health developed a guide to explain how to address rigor and reproducibility in your NIH applications.
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EPA
Every year in the U.S., approximately 133 billion pounds of food is wasted. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Net Zero Initiative is working with communities in Columbia, South Carolina, including military base Fort Jackson, to evaluate ways to reduce the amount of food waste sent to landfills.
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National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine
While U.S. adults support science in general, individual attitudes toward some specific issues may be shaped by values and beliefs rather than science knowledge alone, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
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National Science Foundation
One of the National Science Foundation's newest initiatives, the Community College Innovative Challenge, encourages teams of students to produce innovative, research-based solutions to real-world issues. Finalists receive tips on translating their project into commercial products and present their projects to members of Congress.
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Department of the Interior
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Director Abigail Ross Hopper recently announced a proposed lease sale for 122,405 acres offshore North Carolina for commercial wind energy leasing.
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Phys.Org
Physicists have proposed a way to braid three beams of light by guiding the beams along swirling, vortex-shaped defects in the optical medium through which the beams travel. The braided light would have an unusual "non-Abelian" nature, meaning that its phase would depend on the exact order in which the defects are wound around each other.
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National Public Radio
A computer may soon be able to offer highly personalized treatment suggestions for cancer patients based on the specifics of their cases and the full sweep of the most relevant scientific research. IBM and the New York Genome Center, a consortium of medical research institutions in New York City, are collaborating on a project to speed up cancer diagnoses and treatment.
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Science Daily
Whether severe trauma occurs on the battlefield or the highway, saving lives often comes down to stopping the bleeding as quickly as possible. Many methods for controlling external bleeding exist, but at this point, only surgery can halt blood loss inside the body from injury to internal organs. Now, researchers have developed nanoparticles that congregate wherever injury occurs in the body to help it form blood clots.
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