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Sigma Xi
 In his November–December letter, Sigma Xi President Tee Guidotti emphasizes the importance of civil behavior within the research community.
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Are you a cutting edge junior researcher looking to further your career abroad? The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation's Sofia Kovalevskaja Award provides €1.65 million to support you and your team for a 5-year project of choice!
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Washington Informer
An oil painting of Sigma Xi's first African American member, Julian Lewis, is included in the new Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Lewis was inducted into Sigma Xi in 1913.
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Current Biology
A study published online in the journal Current Biology reveals how melatonin, a time-keeping hormone, and daily light cycles keep a type of nocturnal fish singing through the night. The study was funded in part by a Sigma Xi research grant.
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Sigma Xi
While the official Nobel Prize winners are starting to be announced this week, Sigma Xi thanks everyone who participated in the Society's 2nd annual Nobel Prize prediction contest, October Madness. The most popular predictions were announced on Sigma Xi's blog, Keyed In.
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The Huffington Post
Matthew Chapman, president of ScienceDebate.org, urges the presidential debate moderators to ask presidential candidates questions about science and technology, and offers the 20 questions from a coalition of more than 50 science organizations, including Sigma Xi, as a starting point.
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Sigma Xi
Thank you to all members who have already paid their membership dues or affiliates who renewed their affiliate status for fiscal year 2017, which runs July 1, 2016–June 30, 2017. It's not too late to pay dues if you haven't yet, or check if your dues are current. Click here to renew your membership.
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Farm Progress
Ron Yoder is one of four finalists for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's position of Harlan vice chancellor for the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources and vice president for Agriculture and Natural Resources. He is currently the university's interim vice chancellor for the institute.
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University at Buffalo
Paschalis Alexandridis of University at Buffalo in Buffalo, New York, has been elected a fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Fellow is AIChE's highest grade of membership.
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Ocala.com
Jonathan Alfred of Ocala, Florida, a student in the Mercer University School of Engineering, has been selected as one of 210 Tau Beta Pi scholars nationwide. Tau Beta Pi is an engineering honor society. The scholarships are awarded to members who are entering their senior year of study and are based on high scholarship, campus leadership and service, and potential contributions to the engineering profession.
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Providence College
On Sept. 29, students of Providence College in Providence, Rhode Island, presented their research findings and discussed their research experiences with each other and with new science majors on campus. The poster session is organized each year by the Providence College Sigma Xi Chapter.
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Sigma Xi
 You can support a student in STEM by sponsoring one who will attend the Sigma Xi Student Research Conference Nov. 11–13 in Atlanta. Sponsors help reduce the costs students pay to attend. Students leave this event with more confidence about their ability to talk with professional researchers, encouragement about their prospects for careers in STEM, and more contacts with their peers.
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Sigma Xi
The Oct. 31 registration deadline for the Sigma Xi Annual Meeting and Student Research Conference is fast approaching. Book your spot now and reserve your hotel room by Oct. 10 to take advantage of the hotel room group discount.
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American Scientist via YouTube
Join editors from American Scientist and the public as they hear from Sigma Xi Distinguished Lecturer M.V. Ramana from 3:30 to 4:15 p.m. EDT on Oct. 11. Ramana is a research staff member with the Nuclear Futures Laboratory and the Program on Science and Global Security at Princeton University. The meeting will be held online over YouTube Live.
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American Scientist
Easily hidden in imported plants, some land flatworms are conquering the world. Ronald Sluys explains how they are top-level predators of soil organisms and how their presence can change nutrient cycling, endanger native species, and altar an ecosystem's plant community.
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American Scientist
 Robert Frederick writes about the work of biomedical engineer Jonathan Butcher, whose research focus is on the development of heart valves and what causes heart valve abnormalities.
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American Scientist
Once data collection finishes at the Large Hadron Collider in roughly 15 years, what potential facilities will advance particle physics next? Emily Thompson reviews the options.
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Council of Graduate Schools
The Council of Graduate Schools has fact sheets with data that the public can use to talk with policymakers and others about the scope and impact of graduate education in their state.
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National Institutes of Health
Tune in to a new episode of "All About Grants," a National Institutes of Health podcast for investigators, fellows, students, research administrators, and others just curious about grants policy, process, and other topics relevant to NIH's extramural research program.
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine provides a comprehensive assessment of U.S. immigration trends over the past 20 years, immigration's impact on the labor market and wages of native-born workers, and its fiscal impact at the national, state, and local levels.
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Medical News Today
Scientists are surprised to find that ultrasmall, fluorescent nanoparticles — originally developed to light up tumors for surgery — can also kill cancer cells by triggering a type of cell death that is not commonly observed. They report the discovery — and how they tested the nanoparticles in cell cultures and mice — in the journal Nature Nanotechnology.
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National Public Radio
Finally — some good news for the bees of Hawaii. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has given endangered status to seven species of yellow-faced bees native to the islands. These are "the first bees in the country to be protected under the Endangered Species Act," according to the Xerces Society, which advocated for the new designation.
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Phys.Org
A new magnetic cataclysmic variable star has been detected by astronomers in the constellation of Draco. The newly found object, designated DDE 32, exhibits a large amplitude variability with one of the shortest orbital periods — about 100.5 minutes. The findings are reported in a paper published Sept. 27 on the arXiv pre-print server.
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