News Archive

In honor of Women’s History Month in March, Sigma Xi asked female members about the challenges they see for women in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) as well as possible solutions for those issues.

Your Sigma Xi membership is a distinction on your curriculum vitae that potential employers will notice. That honor, however, is just the beginning of how the Society can help with your career goals.

President Joel Primack discusses how Sigma Xi researchers can help preserve a livable world for future generations.

Twenty-seven Sigma Xi members have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering.

Chapter President Lance Barton shares what led the group to form a chapter.

John F. Ahearne, who served as Sigma Xi executive director from 1989–1997, died on March 12 at his home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He was 85 years old.

Vint Cerf will share ways that researchers are using the Internet to address global environmental changes. He will also discuss trust between science and the public.

Sigma Xi seeks candidates to run for leadership positions in the 2019 elections.

The National Academy of Sciences will give out awards at its annual meeting in April to honor extraordinary scientific achievements. Four members are among the group of winners.

In letters sent this week, Sigma Xi urged leaders in the United States Congress and President Donald Trump to avoid any actions that would result in future federal funding lapses for scientific research.

Catch up with a Sigma Xi grant recipient whose award helped her get started in the line of the research that she now pursues as an assistant professor.

Sigma Xi President Joel R. Primack urges members to get involved with climate change discussions with their local members of Congress and within their communities.

Undergraduate and graduate students who would like to apply for research grants have through March 20 to be considered in the next application cycle.

The Fiscal Year 2018 Annual Report demonstrates what the Sigma Xi community accomplished from July 1, 2017–June 30, 2018.

Science and engineering students participating in the Student Research Showcase will have the chance to win double the prize money than they could before.

A public effort is underway across the United States to support high school science teachers and students.

Joel R. Primack is halfway through his one-year term as Sigma Xi president. He shares Sigma Xi’s recent accomplishments and new opportunities.

Sigma Xi chapters can apply by March 1 each year for a subsidy to support the cost of hosting a cutting-edge researcher for a lecture.

Biomedical engineer Treena Livingston Arinzeh investigates how artificial materials could improve the quality of life for people with some types of severe injuries.

In the fall 2018 cycle of its Grants-in-Aid of Research program, the Society awarded 97 grants totaling $87,696 to students.