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Sigma Xi Today

机译：今日西格玛

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Sigma Xi's Distinguished Lectureships Program, begun in 1937, continues to gain support and to branch out in new directions after more than 70 years. Each year, the program offers Sigma Xi chapters a chance to host visits by researchers who are at the forefront of science and technology. Recent developments include a bequest from Calvin A. Lang (SX 1952) and a new affiliation with public television station WGBH in support of the Science Cafe movement. A biochemistry professor at the University of Louisville, Lang developed the mosquito as a unique laboratory organism for biochemical studies of growth and aging. A longtime Sigma Xi supporter, he was president of the Louisville Chapter in 1975 and twice served as a Distinguished Lecturer. He and his wife, Helen, established a named Sigma Xi Grant-in-Aid of Research. Recently, the Society learned of his bequest of about $50,000 for the Lectureships Program. The Lectureships Program is funded by membership dues, with additional sponsorship from the American Meteorological Society, the National Academy of Engineering and the Society for Risk Analysis. WGBH in Boston recently joined the list of sponsors. The first WGBH-Sigma Xi Distinguished Lecturer will be neurobiologist Matthew A. Wilson at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Thanks to support from WGBH, Sigma Xi will offer a limited number of grants to Sigma Xi chapters to assist in holding a Science Cafe with Wilson as the featured speaker. Since 2002, Sigma Xi and WGBH have been partners in promoting these informal gatherings at restaurants, pubs and coffee shops, where scientists and engineers share their research with members of the public. Last year, the WGBH Educational Foundation, in association with Sigma Xi, launched sciencecafes.org as a comprehensive resource for cafe organizers and participants.
机译：Sigma Xi的杰出演讲计划始于1937年，经过70多年的发展，继续获得支持，并向新的方向发展。每年，该计划都会为Sigma Xi的分会提供机会接待处于科学和技术前沿的研究人员。最近的发展包括Calvin A. Lang的遗赠（SX 1952）和公共电视台WGBH的新隶属关系，以支持Science Cafe运动。郎（Lang）是路易斯维尔大学（University of Louisville）的生物化学教授，他将蚊子发展成为一种独特的实验室生物，用于生长和衰老的生化研究。作为Sigma Xi的长期支持者，他于1975年担任路易斯维尔分会主席，并两次担任杰出讲师。他和他的妻子海伦（Helen）建立了一个名为Sigma Xi Grant的研究资助计划。最近，该协会获悉，他为演讲计划捐赠了约50,000美元。演讲计划由会员会费提供资金，另外还得到美国气象学会，美国国家工程院和风险分析学会的赞助。波士顿的WGBH最近加入了赞助商名单。 WGBH-Sigma Xi的首位讲师将是麻省理工学院的神经生物学家Matthew A. Wilson。在WGBH的支持下，Sigma Xi将为Sigma Xi的章节提供有限的赠款，以协助举办由Wilson担任主讲人的Science Cafe。自2002年以来，Sigma Xi和WGBH一直是在餐馆，酒吧和咖啡店中促进这些非正式聚会的合作伙伴，科学家和工程师在这里与公众分享他们的研究成果。去年，WGBH教育基金会与Sigma Xi联合推出了sciencecafes.org，作为咖啡馆组织者和参与者的综合资源。

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