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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.

To achieve its purpose and your needs, Sigma Xi needs your attention, ideas, and, most importantly, your active engagement.

Sigma Xi and National Institutes of Health are sharing mutually beneficial information on what the two organizations are doing for science and scientists.

Sigma Xi’s Distinguished Lecturers are sharing their research in public Google Hangouts. Please join us and bring your questions.

In 1972, George Carruthers’ far ultraviolet camera spectrograph was sent to the moon with the Apollo 16 mission. This device allowed us to take readings of, and understand, objects and elements in space that are unrecognizable to the naked eye.

Sigma Xi President Mark Peeples encourages members to initiate conversations with their administrators or supervisors to create partnerships.

Last year’s graduate division and undergraduate division top presenters share their experience and advice.

Peter Harries, chair of the Committee on Grants-in-Aid of Research, discusses efforts to improve and strengthen the program.

Congratulations to 91 Sigma Xi members who have been elected in the 2015 class of Fellows for the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

President Mark Peeples is one of the Sigma Xi members in the 2015 class of Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. A cornerstone of his career has been to investigate a virus that puts more infants in hospitals each year than any other cause.

Starting, as we are, a new year after a pretty tumultuous 2015 that included leadership changes and the relocation of the headquarters offices, I wanted to tell you how proud I have been to represent your interests to the board of directors, the scientific community, and the public.

The wait is over for students hoping to hear if their research project would receive funding from Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society's Grants-in-Aid of Research program.

For the 78th consecutive year, Sigma Xi presents its panel of Distinguished Lecturers.

Sigma Xi President Mark Peeples describes his experience at the Annual Meeting in Kansas City, Missouri.

Sigma Xi members, chapters, and the public are getting together online for Q & A sessions about research.

Sigma Xi member Satoshi Omura was awarded one-fourth of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.