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Three of the four major candidates for United States president have responded to key questions about science, engineering, technology, health, and the environment. Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society is member of the coalition that provided the questions.

Sigma Xi Executive Director and CEO John Nemeth encourages members to partner with leaders in their area to support local research, and to recruit inductees and affiliates.

igma Xi is planning to launch the first high school virtual chapter that would connect high school researchers and their teachers with local Sigma Xi chapters.

Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society is in a group of 56 nonpartisan organizations, led by ScienceDebate.org and representing scientists and engineers worldwide, that is calling on the U.S. presidential candidates to address a set of key science and technology-related questions.

People send out signals constantly through their mood, behavior, physiology, and even their environment. It’s the job of Sigma Xi 2016 Young Investigator Award Winner Tiago Falk and his lab to investigate and enhance how those signals are received and used intelligently by machines for the betterment of humankind.

The lives of those who travel by air are significantly more safe thanks to engineering research by Sigma Xi’s 2016 William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement winner Jan Achenbach of Northwestern University.

Sigma Xi’s 2016 John P. McGovern Award, given in large part to recognize a researcher’s impact on society, will go to an advocate for scientists getting their discoveries into the world.

To celebrate Sigma Xi’s 130-year anniversary in 2016, learn about the first ten chapters and see what many of them are doing today.

Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society has a new section on its website devoted to supporting the careers of members.

Sigma Xi President Tee Guidotti describes how scientific research is morphing from its roots as a vocation to a profession, and raises the question of whether there is a need for a formal code of ethics for research.

Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society launches the Research Communications Initiative to help scientists and engineers enhance the impact of their research by broad dissemination.

Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society is pleased to announce recipients of its 2016 prizes and awards.

Sigma Xi won three awards for its magazine, <em>American Scientist</em> at Association Media & Publishing's 36th Annual EXCEL Awards Gala on June 27 in Washington, D.C.

It is the greatest of honors and such a pleasure for me to announce the inaugural Sigma Xi Gold Key Award, Sigma Xi's highest accolade.

Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society congratulates 124 undergraduate and graduate students who were selected to receive research funding from the spring 2016 cycle of its Grants-in-Aid of Research Program.

Sigma Xi members and the public are invited to join <em>American Scientist</em> for an online discussion on June 28 with a Sigma Xi Distinguished Lecturer.

Akhlesh Lakhtakia is the 2016 recipient of Sigma Xi’s 2016 Walston Chubb Award for Innovation, due in large part to his leadership role in developing sculptured thin films.

Plant pathologist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture by day and Sigma Xi super volunteer by day and night—Cristina Gouin-Paul does a lot for the Society. To recognize her outstanding volunteer service to Sigma Xi and its mission, the Society is honoring her with the 2016 Evan Ferguson Award.

Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society has supported the Conrad Spirit of Innovation Challenge since its beginning 10 years ago. The Challenge is an eight-month contest that asks high school students to design products or services that would benefit humanity.

Tee Guidotti becomes the president of Sigma Xi on July 1, 2016. In his first president's letter, he answers the questions, "What are the most important scientific issues facing the world and the most important issues facing the scientific community." He also explains how Sigma Xi can make progress on these issues.