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Member Madhusudan Katti was a PhD student in 1993, when he asked Sigma Xi's Grants-in-Aid of Research program for help with funding his research. Now, he volunteers for the program by reviewing student grant proposals.

The Society is pleased to announce the 2018 award winners. All of them will be featured speakers at the Annual Meeting and Student Research Conference.

Joel Primack, who became Sigma Xi president on July 1, plans to spend his one-year term pursuing two new initiatives. Primack calls for members and chapters to help with both ideas.

Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society’s magazine <em>American Scientist</em> has once again ranked among the top publications from nonprofit associations.

Stuart L. Cooper will complete his one-year term as Sigma Xi president on June 30. In a farewell message, he reflects on the highlights of his year at the Society's helm and the work that remains.

In the spring 2018 cycle of its Grants-in-Aid of Research program, the Society awarded 197 grants totaling $191,082 to students.

Zhen Ye, a PhD student at University of Nebraska Medical Center, won the People’s Choice Award in Sigma Xi's 2018 Student Research Showcase.

Sigma Xi members selected outstanding teams at the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair to receive $6,000 from the Society's Special Awards.

Winners are announced from Sigma Xi's sixth Student Research Showcase, an online science communication competition. Vote today for the People's Choice Award winner!

Three Sigma Xi chapters have been selected to receive grants to improve their programming.

On April 20, 2018, Sigma Xi unveiled six new names to its Hall of Honor, adding members who won the Nobel Prize since 2014. The highlight of the event was a live teleconference with one of the Nobel laureates.

Yolander Youngblood, president of the recently revitalized Prairie View A&M University Sigma Xi Chapter, shares news about the chapter’s research symposium, how the chapter helps to improve diversity in research, and how Sigma Xi can improve diversity within its membership.

Member and Howard University doctoral candidate Carter Clinton received a grant from Sigma Xi to investigate the African Burial Ground in New York City.

The Sigma Xi Affiliate Circle is open to all individuals who value scientific research. Affiliate Todd Boyette shares how he was invited to join.

The Sigma Xi 2018 Annual Meeting and Student Research Conference will explore big data—the concept of too much data to handle in a traditional way—and how it will affect the future of research. Register today and save 20 percent with early-bird rates.

For Women’s History Month in March, Sigma Xi spotlighted its support for women in science, technology, engineering, and math. Three members shared the advice, lessons, and people that helped them build their careers.

Sigma Xi President Stuart Cooper encourages members to extend the honor of nomination to others, to support the Society's future of having a robust and active membership.

On April 14, 2018, Sigma Xi members and chapters took to the streets for the second March for Science to demonstrate their support of using scientific research to guide public policy.

At the March for Science in Raleigh, North Carolina, Sigma Xi Executive Director and CEO Jamie L. Vernon shared how investing in education of science, technology, engineering, and math for students from all backgrounds will support the nation's economy and future success.

The world’s largest international precollege science competition is coming to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Sigma Xi is looking for nonstudent members in the area to volunteer as judges.