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Sigma Xi
Sigma Xi is asking the public for help in identifying approximately 650 high schools to receive a free, one-year subscription to its magazine, American Scientist. The Society raised more than $14,000 on Giving Tuesday, November 27, to send the subscriptions. Schools qualify if they are located in one of the 22 states that have faced so-called academic freedom laws or proposals, which threaten science education. Make your school recommendation by December 14.
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Undergraduate and graduate students wishing to apply for research funding from Sigma Xi’s Grants-in-Aid of Research (GIAR) program can access the application starting on December 15. Applications are due by March 15. Notifications will be sent by mid-May to let applicants know if their proposal was approved and the money is distributed in June.
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Take a moment to check if your dues are current for fiscal year 2019 and renew online if your dues have expired. Thank you to members, affiliates, and explorers who already renewed.
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Sigma Xi
Sigma Xi congratulates the 2018 class of Fellows from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)! In October, the AAAS Council elected 416 AAAS members as Fellows, and 118 of them are also Sigma Xi members. Election as a Fellow honors AAAS members whose efforts on behalf of the advancement of science or its applications in service to society have distinguished them among their peers and colleagues.
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Members of the Ohio State University Sigma Xi Chapter are signing up to mentor high school students as they prepare projects for the 2019 State Science Day science fair competition. Way to go!
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Students can submit an abstract by February 22 for the 2019 Student Research Showcase, Sigma Xi's online science communication competition. The seventh annual competition will challenge high school through graduate school students to create a website containing a slideshow, video, and abstract about their research. Students whose abstracts are accepted must submit presentation websites and register by March 22 in order to participate in judging from April 15–29.
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Sigma Xi
You're invited to Madison, Wisconsin, next November for the 2019 Annual Meeting and Student Research Conference. The theme will be Our Changing Global Environment. A 25 percent registration discount is available through December 31.
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American Scientist
Editors of American Scientist share a list of STEM-related books for this or any season.
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American Scientist
In her book, A Lab of One's Own: Science and Suffrage in the First World War, historian Patricia Fara explores the connections between science and suffrage in the United Kingdom during the early 20th century and tells the stories of women who worked in the fields as diverse as geology and medical research during the war.
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Science Debate
Science Debate requests applications for small, fundable projects from community organizers and science policy advocates across the United States. At least 10 grants will be distributed to groups interested in organizing efforts and coordinating the mobilization of people to promote discussion of science policy by 2020 presidential candidates and participation in science forums organized by Science Debate. Proposals will be reviewed as received through February 28, 2019, or until funding has been fully expended. Grants will be valued at $1,000–$3,000.
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ScienceCounts
Is science communication important? Does public engagement really matter? Should the scientific community do more or less to support these activities? Please give your input in a 15-minute survey. Sigma Xi is one of 30 STEM organizations participating in this landmark survey, administered by ScienceCounts and the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science. The survey end date was extended to December 14.
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R&D Magazine
A new class of metamaterials that change its properties when a magnetic field is applied could yield the next-generation of helmets and wearable armor. Scientists from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have developed metamaterials that respond and stiffen when exposed to a magnetic field.
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Science Daily
Currently, uterus donation is only available for women with family members who are willing to donate. With live donors in short supply, the new technique might help to increase availability and give more women the option of pregnancy. The first baby has been born following a uterus transplantation from a deceased donor, according to a case study from Brazil published in The Lancet.
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