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The lectureship and its recipients will honor and reflect the legacy of pioneering chemist Dr. Rudolph Pariser and the creativity and research excellence exemplified throughout his life and career.

Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society announces the hiring of Tamara Poles in the role of Director of Programs.

More students from underrepresented groups in science, technology, engineering, and math will have the opportunity to receive research grants from Sigma Xi than in recent years thanks to a new $20,000 gift from the Ruby K. Worner Trust.

Presented to a Sigma Xi member who identifies as a woman, the award will recognize outstanding service and leadership potential of an early career scholar/researcher.

The theme for IFoRE ’22 is “Science Convergence in an Inclusive and Diverse World.” Attendees will take part in a variety of multi-track sessions that explore the strength of scientific research when diverse minds converge as well as ideas that conquer the challenges of increasing equity and inclusion in the research community.

Catching up with Grants in Aid of Research recipient Markes Johnson, whose Spring 1975 grant helped fund a geology/paleontology project that led directly to one of the first publications in his scientific career.

Winners announced for the special donor drawing for signed Sidney Harris science cartoon book series.

Sigma Xi is pleased to announce the awarding of 110 student research grants for the Fall 2021 cycle of its Grants in Aid of Research (GIAR) program.

Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society is pleased to announce the launch of a new digital platform for its award-winning magazine, American Scientist.

We catch up with Grants in Aid of Research recipient, Anthony Oppong-Gyebi, whose Fall 2019 grant helped fund his project to investigate the plant-based estrogenic compound genistein as a viable alternative to estrogen therapy.

We catch up with Spring 2018 Grants in Aid of Research recipient, Effua Sosoo.

Winning teams will create and present projects that promote engagement or advancement of equitable and just climate solutions.

Marija Strojnik and David W. Baker will begin terms as president-elect and treasurer, respectively, starting July 1, 2022.

Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society is proud to announce the winners of the 2021 STEM Art and Film Festival.

Sigma Xi awarded 56 students with medals, monetary prizes, and membership to the Society on November 6.

Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society is pleased to announced that Juliet Eilperin and Andrew Revkin are the 2021 recipients of honorary membership to the Society.

Finalists are announced for Chapter of Excellence and Chapter Program of Excellence Awards.

We check in with 2018 GIAR recipient Anika Wohlleben and her research on the independent colonization of freshwater bodies by three-spine stickleback in Southcentral Alaska.

Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society, in partnership with the Rita Allen Foundation, welcomes Andrew George in the new role of Civic Science Fellow.