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Sigma Xi
 Some people think that key theories of modern science won't survive the test of time because they believe that new scientific theories always overthrow the previous theories. Sigma Xi President Joel Primack challenges that misunderstanding.
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Active members will receive an email on October 29 with instructions on how to cast their votes in the Sigma Xi elections. This year's ballots will include candidates for president-elect, regional and constituency directors, regional and constituency associate directors, and regional and constituency representatives on the Committee on Nominations. Voting begins on October 29 and closes at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on November 27.
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A hollow cylinder is completely filled with frozen water. Will it take longer to roll down an inclined plane while it’s frozen, or after it melts?
Most people think they know the answer, but really don’t.
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There is a critical need to support climate scientists, cooperate and collaborate on a global scale to produce research and education that will reduce carbon emissions, and establish policies and investments that enable technology that can limit climate change, says a new statement from Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society.
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The Sigma Xi Committee on Qualifications and Membership has selected Sigma Xi chapters that will receive the 2017–2018 chapter awards. The committee also recognizes the chapters that initiated the most new members during the last year.
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It's time to renew your membership or affiliate status for fiscal year 2019. You can check if your dues are current and renew online. Thank you to all members and affiliates who already renewed. Members can earn a free year of dues through the Member-Get-A-Member program by nominating five new members.
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Sigma Xi member William D. Nordhaus of Yale University received half of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel on October 8. The prize is given by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
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The Georgia Institute of Technology Sigma Xi Chapter has announced that Carol A. Fierke will receive their 2018 Monie A. Ferst Award. Since 1977, the award has honored science and engineering teachers who have made notable contributions to motivating and encouraging research by educating students. The award consists of a medal, $10,000, and a day-long symposium focusing on the achievements of the winner's former students.
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The Sigma Xi Annual Meeting and Student Research Conference on October 25–28 at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport features sessions on ethical issues surrounding big data in research, tools for communicating science, and topics that will help students and early career researchers develop skills to advance their careers.
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Burroughs Wellcome Fund, Procter & Gamble, the District of Columbia Sigma Xi Chapter, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute have signed up as the latest sponsors to the Sigma Xi Annual Meeting and Student Research Conference. The exhibitors will be GEICO, SAS Institute, the Graduate School of Basic Medical Sciences at New York Medical College, National Postdoctoral Association, SMART Scholarship program, March for Science, and Mentors Advancing STEM Education and Research (MASER). Many of the exhibitors are also sponsors.
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American Scientist
The latest issue of American Scientist features articles on cougars making a comeback, saving Internet infrastructure from rising seas, collecting evolution, representing our oceans in aquariums, particle physics' future, and much more!
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Selective inattention to women's experiences in science, technology, engineering, and math leads to a chilly workplace climate for women, who pick up on even the subtlest cues, writes Kristen Koopman, a PhD candidate at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
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National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine
During its annual meeting on September 30, the National Academy of Engineering presented two awards for extraordinary impact on the engineering profession. The Simon Ramo Founders Award was presented to Sigma Xi member Thomas Kailath for his research contributions and leadership in engineering. He is the Hitachi America Professor of Engineering, Emeritus, at Stanford University. The academy's Arthur M. Bueche Award was given to Sigma Xi member Venkatesh Narayanamurti for his contributions to technology research, policy, and national and international cooperation. Narayanamurti is the Benjamin Peirce Research Professor of Technology and Public Policy at Harvard University.
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National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently launched the NSF 2026 Idea Machine competition. Participants—those who do not work for NSF—can earn prizes and receive public recognition by suggesting the pressing research questions that will require answers in the coming decades. In other words, the public has the opportunity to help set the U.S. agenda for fundamental research in science and engineering. Enter your big idea by October 26.
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R&D Magazine
Changing the way microbes are classified can reveal similarities among mammals' gut microbiomes, according to a new study. The study, published in mBio, proposed an alternative method for classifying microbes that provides insight into human and environmental health.
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Science News
Flying forward is hard enough, but flying nowhere, just hovering, is so much harder. Most bats and birds can manage the feat for only a few frantic seconds. Hovering means losing a useful aerodynamic shortcut, says aerospace engineer and biologist David Lentink of Stanford University. As a bat or bird flies forward, its body movement sends air flowing around the wings and providing some cheap lift.
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