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State and local legislators across the United States are threatening science education and alarming teachers by pursuing legislation that challenges fundamental scientific concepts, such as evolution and climate science. Sigma Xi Executive Director and CEO Jamie Vernon explains how you can join Sigma Xi's effort to support science teachers and students.
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Professionals and students are invited to present a research poster at the Sigma Xi Annual Meeting and Student Research Conference this November in Madison, Wisconsin. The deadline to submit a poster abstract has been extended to October 18. Abstracts may be submitted during registration or sent to meetings@sigmaxi.org.
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Recordings of two webinars about how to craft better science talks are available for active Sigma Xi members, affiliates, and explorers. Science communicator Darcy J. Gentleman of DJG Communications explains how to create captivating research stories that your audience finds memorable and how to make easier-to-follow visuals for your presentations. Gentleman will continue his science communication coaching at the Sigma Xi Annual Meeting and Student Research Conference.
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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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| MEMBERS AND CHAPTERS NEWS |
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Goodenough receives the prize jointly with M. Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino for the development of lithium-ion batteries.
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See which chapters are up for awards, and which chapters elected the most new members over the last year. Chapter award winners will be announced at the 120th Assembly of Delegates on November 14 in Madison, Wisconsin.
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Save 10 percent on registration to the Sigma Xi Annual Meeting and Student Research Conference on November 14–17 in Madison, Wisconsin. This year’s meeting will bring together professional researchers, students, and science supporters to share emerging research on our changing global environment, science communication, research ethics, professional development. The meeting ends with a STEM Art and Film Festival.
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A Graduate School and Career Fair will be held as part of the Sigma Xi Student Research Conference on November 16 in Madison, Wisconsin. Participating graduate programs are coming from University of Wisconsin–Madison, Iowa State University, Temple University, and more.
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Sigma Xi thanks Burroughs Wellcome Fund for sponsoring the Annual Meeting and Student Research Conference. Burroughs Wellcome Fund advances biomedical science by supporting research and education.
Burroughs Wellcome Fund's financial support is channeled primarily through competitive peer-reviewed award programs.
The following two American Scientist articles from the September-October issue on The Future of Water relate to this year's theme for the Sigma Xi Annual Meeting: Our Changing Global Environment: Scientists and Engineers Designing Solutions for the Future.
American Scientist
In Unruly Waters: How Rains, Rivers, Coasts, and Seas Have Shaped Asia's History, author Sunil Amrith contends that understanding Asia's contemporary vulnerabilities to climate change requires a focus on the different histories of "water control" that have been crucial in shaping the continent.
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American Scientist
An artist ponders climate crisis and solastalgia through multiple landscapes.
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| RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND GOVERNMENT NEWS |
Science
The NOSTER Science Microbiome Prize is an international prize that rewards innovative research by investigators, under the age of 35, who are working on the functional attributes of the microbiota. The research can include any organism that has potential to contribute to our understanding of human or veterinary health and disease, or to guide therapeutic interventions. The winner and finalists will be chosen by a committee of independent scientists, chaired by a senior editor at Science. The top prize includes a complimentary membership to the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), an online subscription to Science, and $25,000 (USD). Apply by January 24, 2020.
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Science News
An elusive hypothetical particle comes in imitation form.
Lurking within a solid crystal is a phenomenon that is mathematically similar to proposed subatomic particles called axions, physicist Johannes Gooth and colleagues report online in Nature.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology via ScienceDaily
More than 200 square meters of our bodies — including the digestive tract, lungs, and urinary tract — are lined with mucus. In recent years, scientists have found some evidence that mucus is not just a physical barrier that traps bacteria and viruses, but it can also disarm pathogens and prevent them from causing infections.
A new study from MIT reveals that glycans — branched sugar molecules found in mucus — are responsible for most of this microbe-taming.
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