Our '23 Gold Key Award winner, and renowned biochemist Bruce Alberts will hold an #NAAS fireside chat focused on trust in science. Follow link below to register for the virtual event. NAAS Fireside Chat: Bruce M. Alberts on “Why Trust Science” Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025 | 3–4 pm ET ow.ly/4Ly550X0lKK

🏅 Sigma Xi is proud to announce our 2025 Gold Key Award winners! Harvard's Jennifer Lewis and Princeton's Simon Levin are the recipients of the Society's highest honor. Their contributions to the research enterprise embody the very best of science and society. READ MORE: ow.ly/sBiq50WZzNn

Your brain is wired for a lot of things: curiosity, honesty, distraction… And now? It’s wired for this 🎧 "Wired for This," the new limited podcast from American Scientist and hosted by journalist and neuroscientist Celia Ford 🎙️, is NOW LIVE. Listen now: ow.ly/kLsQ50WYnIQ

Take a #FirstLook at some of the confirmed sessions you'll find on the IFoRE '25 agenda! REGISTER TODAY for the all-virtual annual conference for research professionals and students: experienceIFoRE.org 🔬 Science 💡 Innovation 🎨 Creativity ⚡ Impact

Join us TODAY on Zoom or Facebook Live. If you are local to RTP or the Triangle region of NC, join us in person at our Frontier RTP headquarters. Details and free registration here: sconc.wildapricot.org/event-6323808

What drives us forward? What holds us back? How do we navigate a world full of contradiction + complexity? Check out "Wired for This"—a new podcast from @americanscientist.org exploring the psychology and neuroscience that shape our choices & behavior 🎙️ americanscientist.org/article/wired-for-this

Graduate, undergraduate, and high school students—TODAY is the last day to submit abstracts to be included in the IFoRE '25 Student Research Competition. The submission portal will close at midnight tonight. The virtual event begins October 18. Learn more and register at experienceIFoRE.org/students

#SciencebytheSlice returns next week! Join us Sep. 11 at our Frontier RTP headquarters for a lunch lecture with NC State's Rohan Shirwaiker — "Beyond the Burger: The Future of Protein in an Evolving Food System." Learn more and register: ow.ly/jqEL50WQLRk

From the Lab to Lindau... Meg Shieh talks about her experience representing Sigma Xi as a student fellow at the 2025 Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings. Hear what the Brown University PhD candidate had to say about rubbing elbows with Nobel Laureates in Lindau, Germany. READ MORE: ow.ly/eYVH50WQFrR

#STEMstudents — Do you need funding for special equipment, supplies, or travel for your upcoming research? Submit a grant application to our acclaimed Grants in Aid of Research (GIAR) program. Increased grant amounts for members (up to $5K!), application tips, testimonials, more at sigmaxi.org/GIAR.

Sigma Xi congratulates Freeman Hrabowski, who will receive the 2025 John P. McGovern Science & Society Award! Dr. Hrabowski, President Emeritus of UMBC, is a nationally recognized leader in advancing diversity and excellence in STEM. He will be honored at IFoRE '25. #IFoRE25 #STEMLeadership

STEM students: 🚀 The virtual IFoRE '25 conference is your chance to… 🔬 Present your research 🌎 Network globally 💡 Build career skills 🤝 Meet mentors & peers All online, no travel needed. 👉 Register today! experienceIFoRE.org #IFoRE2025 #STEM #FutureOfResearch

#SigmaXiAwards @lji.org Congratulations to our 2025 Procter Prize recipient, La Jolla Institute for Immunology's Alessandro Sette. Read More: ow.ly/qFn350WHSR7 Awards: ow.ly/pTxi50WHSR6 IFoRE: ow.ly/jubN50WHSR8

Join us Oct. 30–Nov. 1 for in-depth panel discussions and compelling research presentations on topics such as sustainability, AI, science policy, research funding, and more. All virtual format for 2025 provides easy attendance for scientists across the globe. Register today at experienceIFoRE.org.

Don't miss your chance to present at IFoRE '25! Only FIVE days remain to submit your session proposal. IFoRE celebrates research excellence and session proposals are welcome from all scientific disciplines. experienceIFoRE.org/submissions

The 2025 International Forum on Research Excellence will be a virtual event, allowing easy attendance for scientists and engineers across the globe. Join us for in-depth panel discussions on topics such as sustainability, AI, science policy and research funding. Register today at experienceIFoRE.org

We are proud to congratulate the inaugural recipients of our three new Sigma Xi Awards for 2025! Meghan Barrett — Moses and Dorothy Passer Award Ryota Tamura — Lawrence M. Kushner Memorial Award Santiago Perez Lloret — Philip Wyatt Technology Transfer Award READ MORE: ow.ly/NazV50WAeFR

We’re proud to congratulate Dr. Amir H. Gandomi of the University of Technology Sydney on being named the 2025 recipient of Sigma Xi's Young Investigator Award for his pioneering contributions to AI, data science, sustainability, and model-driven discovery. www.sigmaxi.org/news/article...

STEM students: IFoRE '25 features a VIRTUAL student research competition—an incredible, low-cost opportunity to present research, connect with peers, meet mentors, and win cash prizes and awards! Student info: experienceifore.org/students General registration: experienceifore.org/register-2025

Sigma Xi's @americanscientist.org publication has won 4 Apex Awards for publication excellence! Congratulations to the writers, editors, and entire publication team. FULL STORY: apexawards.com

The IFoRE '25 virtual conference (experienceifore.org) will feature compelling sessions centering around a theme of "Science and Society: Crafting a Vision for a Sustainable Tomorrow." Want 6 more great reasons to attend?...

Join us July 30 to kick off a new webinar series with National Association of Academies of Science (NAAS). Our Executive Director and CEO, Jamie Vernon will lead a discussion on how to utilize scientific expertise for public policy. Register for the free webinar HERE: ow.ly/N4Jy50WpiSp

Congratulations to the founding members of our newest chapter at Christ University. The July 4th installation ceremony established Sigma Xi's first ever chapter in India! READ MORE: ow.ly/y05g50WosoJ

STEM students: Our VIRTUAL IFoRE '25 conference is an incredible, low-cost opportunity for grad, undergrad, & H.S. students to present research, connect with mentors, and win monetary awards! Student research info: experienceifore.org/students General registration: experienceifore.org/register-2025

Today marks the start of new terms for Sigma Xi leadership, including new fiscal year '26 president Dan Rubenstein. Read his invitation to all STEM professionals and students to submit session proposals for our virtual IFoRE conference this November. www.sigmaxi.org/news/keyed-i...

IFoRE '25 is a virtual annual conference to provide an easy opportunity for ALL members of the research enterprise to come together for discussion, sharing, and celebration of science. General registration: experienceifore.org/register-2025 Student research competition: experienceifore.org/students

Congratulations to our 2024 Gold Key Recipient, Cato T. Laurencin for representing the U.S. at the third annual U.S.-Africa Frontiers of Science, Engineering, and Medicine Symposium, held in Kigali, Rwanda.

Don't miss your chance to present at IFoRE '25! Submissions are still open for select general sessions at our virtual conference this fall. Proposals are welcome from all scientific disciplines as individual speakers, panels, workshops, or research presentations. experienceIFoRE.org/submissions

Register early for IFoRE '25—a world-class, interdisciplinary research conference in an easy-to-access virtual format with zero travel expenses! Compelling sessions will center around a theme of "Science and Society: Crafting a Vision for a Sustainable Tomorrow." Register now at experienceIFoRE.org.

For the third straight year, we are thrilled to provide a unique opportunity for students and postdocs to connect and share research with Nobel Prize Laureates in Lindau, Germany. Apply Today for 2026: ow.ly/Jgrq50W7IjO #STEMstudents #studentresearch #nobelprize #sigmaximembers

Spots are still available for our acclaimed Science Policy Boot Camp, July 22–25. Join #SciPol experts, practitioners, and peers at Sigma Xi's headquarters in Research Triangle Park, NC. Learn more and register today: sigmaxi.org/spbc

Federal funding for scientific research is under unprecedented threat. Sigma Xi encourages graduate, post-doctoral, and faculty-level researchers to join The McClintock Letters Initiative to publish 1,000+ op-eds on the importance of research across the country. LEARN MORE: ow.ly/tHWT50W58vE

Some news- I’ve been selected to be part of the @sigmaxi.bsky.social distinguished lectureship program starting in January. If your local Sigma Xi chapter wants to bring me to give a talk, let’s chat! 🧪🦑🌎🦈🐠

Congratulations to all of the grant recipients for our spring 2025 cohort of Grants in Aid of Research (GIAR). Sigma Xi awarded a total of 61 research grants to undergraduate and graduate students, totaling over $120,000. Full story and recipient lists: ow.ly/qO1X50W4kz4

Registration now open for the 4th annual IFoRE conference—now VIRTUAL for 2025! Experience cutting-edge research, award-winning scientists, impassioned discussions, student research competition—all in a flexible, virtual setting with zero travel expenses. experienceifore.org/register-2025

Congratulations to the winners in this year's Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF). Sigma Xi continued its support as a special awards organization, judging team projects and awarding 14 winners in life, physical, behavioral and social sciences. READ MORE: ow.ly/kuCs50W1V0y

The NSF GRFP was cut in half #nationwide and cancelled to @harvard.edu students, as the #agency seeks outside #funding and #program rebranding. This will severely harm the #STEM #workforce and their #science careers. www.science.org/content/arti... @researchamerica.bsky.social @fabbs.org

Now Accepting submissions for general sessions for the International Forum on Research Excellence (IFoRE)—a VIRTUAL event in 2025! IFoRE’s mission is to examine the many dimensions of research excellence through diverse scientific perspectives and innovative formats. experienceIFoRE.org/submissions

Submissions for the virtual student research competition at #IFoRE25 are now open! Prizes awarded across all education levels and STEM disciplines . Presentations and judging begin mid-October. No travel required! experienceifore.org/students

Congratulations to our Barry University chapter, which inducted 10 new members this month and recognized the retirement of founding member Dr. Sanjay Sesodia. Environmental justice expert and biologist Dr. Delia Shelton was the keynote speaker for the May 1 event.

Sigma Xi supports the National Science Foundation. #SaveNSF #NSF75 #NSFfunded Read the letter from our Executive Director and CEO Jamie Vernon, in response to the proposed NSF budget cuts: ow.ly/jZIO50VU3EB

Sigma Xi congratulates University of Pittsburgh's Dr. Matthew Tracey and his collaborator Dr. Jill Henning, who were selected to receive the 2025 Rudy Ruggles STEM Interdisciplinary Research Award, sponsored by our Western Connecticut State University chapter.

Congratulations to Sigma Xi's newest chapter at California State University San Marcos (CSUSM). Read more about the new chapter’s officers, members, and commitment to growth and advancement of the university’s research enterprise: ow.ly/WVP050VO0PA

Congratulations to Meg Shieh, our student fellow for the 2025 Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings! The Brown University PhD candidate was chosen to attend the prestigious event this summer as one of the "Young Scientists" in Lindau, Germany. READ MORE: ow.ly/7yEc50VKME4

There is still time to register and join us for today's "Happy" Hour virtual mental health session at 3 pm ET. Register Now: ow.ly/MFN650VHh2C

In this month's letter to members, Sigma Xi President Kathy Lu reflects on the progress of the Society during her term, and discusses the responsibilities of the research community to stand up for science through uncertain times. ow.ly/Ze2n50VCH82

Shoutout to @sigmaxi.bsky.social for demanding a plan from the Trump administration on science funding For comparison the Royal Society still has Musk as a FELLOW despite a big petition and several resignations to remove him #academicsky #science

Congratulations to all of our participants and winners in this year's Student Research Showcase! The 2025 competition was a successful event featuring some of the best young scientists displaying their impressive research and science communication skills. FULL STORY: ow.ly/GkI250VB92O

Join us TODAY at 12:30 ET. Free Registration: sconc.wildapricot.org/event-6134273

Still time to register for tomorrow's kickoff event with Happy: Frictionless Mental Health. The free virtual workshop will introduce members to our renewed emotional wellness program and discuss anxiety related to policy changes and the future of research funding. Register Now: ow.ly/XZxo50Vtv37