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Registration for Sigma Xi’s 2016 Annual Meeting and Student Research Conference is open through August 1. This year’s events will be held November 10–13 at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Can math help predict crime? Dr. Andrea Bertozzi of UCLA, a Sigma Xi Distinguished Lecturer, will be the guest for <em>American Scientist's</em> Google Hangout, "The Mathematics of Crime." Watch the live broadcast on June 14 at 3:30 p.m. EDT.

Mark Peeples looks back on his year as Sigma Xi president and reflects on the value he sees now in the Society as well as the improvements he has seen in recent years. His presidency ends on June 30, 2016.

San Diego Chapter President George Seymour encourages members and the public to attend the AAAS–Pacific Division Annual Meeting June 14–17, 2016.

Four Sigma Xi members received the National Medal of Science and three members received the National Medal of Technology and Innovation during a White House ceremony on May 19.

Please join Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society for a public discussion about the mental health of graduate students and postdoctoral researchers.

In 2016, 23 Sigma Xi members were elected as members or foreign associates to the National Academy of Sciences.

It is time to prepare for the Annual Meeting of Sigma Xi and the Student Research Conference! The Annual Meeting will be held at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia, November 10–13, 2016. Student events will be held November 11–13.

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

Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society brought together students and professional researchers online last month for its 4th annual Student Research Showcase. In 2016, approximately 40 high school, undergraduate, and graduate students entered this science communication competition

On the evening of April 12, Eman Ghanem our new director of membership, chapters and programs, and I had the wonderful opportunity to participate and personally welcome our newest Sigma Xi chapter, West Chester University

Sigma Xi has been invited to join the 2016 ScienceDebate.org coalition to develop the top science, technology, health, and environmental questions that the candidates for president of the United States should be discussing. Please submit your question to the 2016 Presidential Science Forum.

Five Sigma Xi members have been named 2016 Goldwater Scholars. They will receive undergraduate scholarships that will cover the cost of tuition, fees, books, and room and board up to a maximum of $7,500 per year for one or two years.

Pamela Kerrigan, the director of Sigma Xi's Northeast Region, encourages members to explore the presentations by students who are participating April 11–18 in the Student Research Showcase, and to leave comments on their websites.

Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society hosted a Google Hangout on March 29, 2016, to discuss two recently published scientific papers about studies that found gender bias against women in educational settings.

Fifteen Sigma Xi members have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, including NOAA administrator Kathryn D. Sullivan.

Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society is delighted to announce that the deadline for the 2016 Student Research Showcase has been extended to 11:59 PM EDT on Monday, April 4, 2016.

The 2016 Annual Meeting and Student Research Conference will be held November 10–13 in Atlanta, Georgia. You’re invited to Sigma Xi’s unique, multidisciplinary celebration of research.

Ten Sigma Xi members will receive President Barack Obama's Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers.

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