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1	From beer to beanstalks-it's all rocket science; UNI hosts a presentation of the history of the U. S. space program Public Relations News Release 2009:353, p.1	03/23/2010	The presentation will examine the state of space at the dawn of the 21st century and speculate on what the future holds. Sigma Xi Honor Society is sponsoring the event.
2	Sigma Xi to host African astronomy knowledge lecture Public Relations News Release 2008:204, p.1	11/07/2008	Guest lecturer, Jarita Holbrook, of the Bureau of Applied Research in Anthropology at the University of Arizona, will speak on African astronomy. The lecture will present an overview of 500 years of collected information on the topic.
3	News Brief/Calendar of Events Public Relations News Release 2006:0, p.1	04/16/2007	The 14th annual Sigma Xi Research Conference will be taking place Wednesday, April 18.
4	UNI to host student research conference Public Relations News Release 2006:0, p.1	04/11/2007	The 14th annual Sigma Xi Student Research Conference will be held Wednesday, April 18.
5	Lecture on undergraduate science education reform at UNI Public Relations News Release 2006:0, p.1	04/04/2007	"Reformed undergraduate science teaching-how do we know whether it works?" will be discussed Wednesday, April 11.
6	Lecture on undergraduate science education reform at UNI Public Relations News Release 2006:0, p.1	02/02/2007	Sigma Xi will be presenting "How to Reform Undergraduate Science Teaching" Tuesday, February 6.
7	News Brief/Calendar of Events Public Relations News Release 2006:0, p.1	12/04/2006	Thomas Greenbowe will present "Why Reform Undergraduate Science Teaching?" Tuesday, December 5.
8	Reforming undergraduate science teaching topic of UNI talk Public Relations News Release 2006:0, p.1	11/30/2006	A presentation titled "Why Reform Undergraduate Science Teaching?" will be given by Thomas Greenbowe, Tuesday, December 5.
9	News Brief/Calendar of Events Public Relations News Release 2006:0, p.1	09/11/2006	The Sigma Xi Seminar will be presented by David Soll Tuesday, September 12.
10	Three UNI students present winning papers at Sigma Xi research conference Public Relations News Release 2005:0, p.1	04/21/2006	UNI students presented research papers at the 13th annual Sigma Xi Student Research Conference.
11	Wednesday, April 12 Public Relations News Release 2005:0, p.3	04/10/2006	NISG Student Bash will take place; Sigma Xi Student Research Conference will occur; Career workshop on resumes will be held; "Hydrogen and Fuel Cells" will be the topic for a lecture by Romesh Kumar; Walt Whitman live will be performed by Bill Koch.
12	Argonne scientist coming to UNI to address hydrogen as alternative fuel Public Relations News Release 2005:0, p.1	04/06/2006	Sigma XI will present lecture on "Hydrogen and Fuel Cells for Transportation" given by Romesh Kumar of the Argonne National Laboratory.
13	Wednesday, March 29 Public Relations News Release 2005:0, p.2	03/27/2006	Presentation on how women can overcome feelings of doubt on the job; Sigma Xi Seminar will host Robert Koob.
14	'Rethinking Science Education' topic for UNI's President Koob at Sigma Xi lecture Public Relations News Release 2005:0, p.1	03/22/2006	President Koob will present a UNI Sigma Xi lecture in the McCollum Science Hall, dealing with science education.
15	Monday, Feb. 20 Public Relations News Release 2005:0, p.1	02/20/2006	Sigma Xi lecture by Diandra L. Leslie-Pelecky will discuss Nanomaterials; panel discussion will take place as part of Black History Month.
16	How nonomaterials can change your life, topic at Sigma Xi seminar, Feb. 20 Public Relations News Release 2005:0, p.1	02/14/2006	Diandra L. Leslie-Pelecky will give a seminar on nanomaterials.
17	Monday, Feb. 20 Public Relations News Release 2005:0, p.2	02/13/2006	Sigma Xi lecture will take place with a discussion of nanomaterials by Diandra L. Leslie-Pelecky.
18	This week at UNI Northern Iowan 102:17, p.4	10/25/2005	Calendar of upcoming events at UNI.
19	The other side of 'Intelligent Design' debate topic for UNI Sigma Xi lecture Thursday, Oct. 27 Public Relations News Release 2005:0, p.1	10/24/2005	Lecture topic will be "Intelligent Design vs. Evolution".
20	Thursday, Oct. 27 Public Relations News Release 2005:0, p.2	10/24/2005	Sigma Xi will present lecture on Intelligent Design; Scandinavian chamber orchestra, Camerata Nordica, will conduct a free open rehearsal.
21	Wednesday, Sept. 28 Public Relations News Release 2005:0, p.1	09/26/2005	Student Organization Fair to be held; Sigma Xi lecture on Intelligent Design with Guillermo Gonzalez speaking.
22	This week at UNI Northern Iowan 102:8, p.6	09/23/2005	Calendar of upcoming events at UNI.
23	'Intelligent Design' topic for UNI Sigma Xi Lecture Public Relations News Release 2005:0, p.1	09/22/2005	Guillermo Gonzalez, Iowa State University professor of astronomy, will speak at Sigma Xi lecture on September 27, with a discussion afterwards.
24	Panther Recognition Northern Iowan 101:57, p.2	06/17/2005	Recognizes recent achievements of UNI staff and students.
25	UNI Sigma Xi Student Research Conference winners announced Public Relations News Release 2004:0, p.1	06/09/2005	Graduate and undergraduate student winners honored for their research in physics, chemistry, biology, and environmental studies.
26	UNI to host student research conference Public Relations News Release 2004:0, p.1	03/28/2005	Sigma Xi Student Research Conference will be held April 5.
27	'Medicine Man' to speak at UNI Nov. 29 Public Relations News Release 2004:0, p.1	11/22/2004	Walter Lewis, internationally known ethnobotanist, will speak about "The Search for New Therapeutics among the Amazonian Jivaro of Peru".
28	UNI to host grant-writing workshop Public Relations News Release 2004:0, p.1	10/11/2004	Workshop will be geared toward science and engineering researchers.
29	UNI Sigma Xi student research conference honors student work Public Relations News Release 2003:0, p.1	04/29/2004	The works of Colleen K. Chisman and Michael Philipp were chosen as the two best research papers presented at the conference.
30	UNI honor society to host speaker on computer and ethics Public Relations News Release 2003:0, p.1	11/13/2003	Keith Miller to speak on computers, technology, and the search for knowledge.
31	Mayo Clinic researcher visits UNI to discuss research on the human eye Public Relations News Release 2003:0, p.1	10/16/2003	Dr. Jay W. McLaren to speak in Seerley 115 on October 22.
32	UNI hosts electrical power lecture, Wednesday, April 16 Public Relations News Release 2002:449, p.1	04/09/2003	Thomas J. Overbye will speak on "The Electric Power Grid in Iowa and the Midwest: Will Deregulation Ultimately Lower Electricity Prices?"
33	'El Nino' to be topic of professor's talk at the University of Northern Iowa Public Relations News Release 2002:372, p.1	03/06/2003	Paul Loubere will talk about "El Nino in a Changing Global Climate."
34	State's epidemiologist to discuss 'Everything You Want to Know About Smallpox' at UNI Public Relations News Release 2002:294, p.1	01/29/2003	Patricia Quinlisk, state of Iowa epidemiologist, will present the topic of smallpox.
35	'The Search for Water on Mars' topic for scientific society Tuesday, Nov. 19, at UNI Public Relations News Release 2002:202, p.1	11/15/2002	Donald A. Gurnett, from the University of Iowa, will speak.
36	New York professor at UNI to discuss 'The Mathematics of Voting' Public Relations News Release 2001:366, p.1	03/19/2002	Alan Taylor will speak as a part of "The Mathematics of Voting," which will be sponsored by Sigma Xi and the College of Natural Sciences.
37	UNI speaker discusses conservation in Asia Public Relations News Release 2001:200, p.1	11/08/2001	Liette Vasseur will speak on "Community-based Conservation in Asia."
38	'What we know about how the universe began and what we are trying to fine out,' to be presented at UNI Sigma Xi lecture Monday, April 9 Public Relations News Release 2000:349, p.1	04/04/2001	Michael S. Turner will lecture in the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center as the UNI Sigma Xi lecturer.
39	Nobel Prize winner spoke on work with nitric oxide Northern Iowan 97:45, p.12	03/23/2001	Nobel Prize winner Ferid Murad spoke as part of the Sigma Xi lecture series; photo.
40	Nobel Laureate in Medicine to present at UNI Sigma Xi lecture, March 20-21 Public Relations News Release 2000:304, p.1	03/13/2001	Dr. Ferid Murad will speak on March 20 and 21 as the UNI Sigma Xi Lecturer.
41	Leading climatologist debunks global warming hype Public Relations News Release 2000:74, p.1	09/14/2000	Stephen H. Schneider, from Stanford University, will speak on the global warming debate.
42	Global warming Public Relations News Release 1999:84, p.1	10/18/1999	Professor Robert C. Balling of Arizona State University shared his perspective on global warming in a recent talk at UNI.
43	Sigma Xi to sponsor speaker on education Northern Edition 3:12, p.7	04/12/1995	Robert Root-Bernstein will appear.
44	What's up Northern Iowan 91:51, p.6	04/07/1995	Meetings and activities planned.
45	What's up Northern Iowan 91:50, p.5	04/04/1995	Meetings, activities planned; Beta Gamma Sigma to hold annual induction.
46	UNI Sigma Xi to sponsor speaker on cross-disciplinary approaches to general education April 12 Public Relations News Release 1994:363, p.1	04/03/1995	Robert Root-Bernstein will speak at UNI April 12.
47	What's up Northern Iowan 91:46, p.3	03/14/1995	Meetings and activities to be held.
48	Sigma Xi Northern Iowan 91:37, p.4	02/10/1995	Presentation to be given.
49	Sigma Xi Northern Iowan 91:24, p.2	11/15/1994	Will meet.
50	Sigma Xi Northern Iowan 91:16, p.3	10/18/1994	Will meet.
51	Sigma Xi Northern Iowan 91:8, p.4	09/20/1994	Will meet.
52	Four University of Northern Iowa students receive top honors at Sigma Xi Research Conference Public Relations News Release 0:522, p.1	04/26/1994	Sigma Xi Research Conference honors four UNI students.
53	Four University of Northern Iowa students receive top honors at Sigma Xi Research Conference Public Relations News Release 0:522, p.1	04/26/1994	Sigma Xi Research Conference honors four UNI students.
54	Sigma Xi Student Research Conference Northern Edition 2:11, p.6	04/06/1994	Schedule for the conference.
55	Student Research Conference to be held at the University of Northern Iowa Public Relations News Release 0:465, p.1	04/06/1994	Sigma Xi honorary society will host its first Research Conference.
56	UNI hosts research conference Northern Iowan 90:49, p.5	04/05/1994	First Sigma Xi research conference to be held; schedule of events.
57	Assignment UNI Public Relations News Release 1993:203, p.1	11/15/1993	Weekly sampling of activities and events on the UNI campus are listed.
58	Former NASA scientist to speak on Manson Crater at University of Northern Iowa Public Relations News Release 1993:70, p.1	09/24/1993	Nicholas Short spoke on the Manson Iowa Crater at UNI.
59	"Beginning and End of Universe" topic for Yale scientist February 24 at University of Northern Iowa Public Relations News Release 1992:367, p.1	02/18/1993	Lawrence Krause, a Yale physicist, on the "Beginning and End of Universe".
60	"Math and Science Anxiety" among students topic of lecture February 26 at University of Northern Iowa Public Relations News Release 1991:403, p.1	02/18/1992	Sheila Tobias will address the UNI chapter of Sigma Xi, speaking on why gifted students fail to do well in school science.
61	UNI Sigma Xi chapter receives national charter Campus News Network 1:16, p.1	04/22/1991	Faculty and officials sign charter; photo.
62	Leader from Anarctic ozone hole exploration to be at UNI Wednesday (April 15) Public Relations News Release 1987:319, p.1	04/10/1987	Professor David Hoffman, who lead a three-month expedition to study the Antarctic ozone hole, presented two programs on the topic in the Physics Building and the Sigma Xi banquet.
63	UNI Sigma Xi club to hold annual meeting, dinner Wednesday (April 16) Public Relations News Release 1986:350, p.1	04/08/1986	The state ecologist will talk about "Hawks and the Hawkeye State;" dinner will be at the Broom Factory Restaurant.
64	Two-electron atoms to be discussed at UNI public seminar Wednesday (Feb. 19) Public Relations News Release 1986:261, p.1	02/14/1986	Rider will speak at the seminar about "Theme and Variations on the Two-Electron System".
65	UNI geology seminar to explore environmental impact of volcanic eruptions Jan. 22 Public Relations News Release 1986:205, p.1	01/16/1986	The seminar entitled "Secrets in Glass Houses" will be conducted by Dr. Lynn Brant.
66	Endangered cranes the topic of Sigma Xi lecture at UNI Nov. 20 Public Relations News Release 1985:147, p.1	11/14/1985	Archibald of the International Crane Foundation will speak on "Helping Endangered Cranes Behind the Iron and Bamboo Curtains; his talk is sponsored by Sigma Xi, the Grad College, CSBS, and the College of Natural Sciences.
67	'Putting the World Inside the Head' Topic of Sigma XI Lecture at UNI Oct. 16 Public Relations News Release 1985:78, p.1	10/11/1985	Dr. Jack B. Yates will lecture at the Sigma Xi seminar in the McCollum Science Hall.
68	Keepers of British Herbarium to Visit UNI Oct. 7-11 Public Relations News Release 1985:62, p.1	09/30/1985	Richard J. Pankhurst will visit UNI and perform three lectures during his stay.
69	UNI's Darrel Hoff to Discuss Research on Star Brightness Sept. 18 Public Relations News Release 1985:30, p.1	09/11/1985	Mr. Hoff will talk about the brightness of stars and how it varies.
70	Burchfield to address earth's age Northern Iowan 80:48, p.6	04/03/1984	Sigma Xi will host address by Joe Burchfield.
71	Students able to 'tune out' Northern Iowan 80:15, p.6	10/21/1983	Jack Yates talks about comprehension; John Downey talks about butterfly scales; photo.
72	Science lectures to be held Northern Iowan 80:8, p.5	09/23/1983	Sigma Xi will sponsor lectures; group founded in Spring 1983.
73	Acid precipitation caused by industrial and natural factors Northern Iowan 79:52, p.4	04/26/1983	Remarks by C. S. Kiang at Sigma Xi installation.
74	Acid rain topic of installation speech Northern Iowan 79:50, p.1	04/19/1983	C. S. Kiang will speak at installation of Sigma Xi chapter at UNI.
75	Former SCI department head to lecture Public Relations News Release 1960:509, p.1	07/13/1961	Professor Henry Van Engen delivers a lecture on arithmetic in the auditorium of Sabin Hall. The lecture is open to the public, free of charge. Van Engen is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi fraternities.
76	Tom Lamke, research specialist, will take a month's leave of absence in October to carry out an assignment from the Office of the Secretary of Defense Public Relations News Release 1951:41, p.1	09/27/1951	As a research consultant for the Defense Office, Lamke will work with the United States Armed Forces institute in a study of civilian correspondence programs.
77	D. N. Marquardt, assistant professor of chemistry at Iowa State Teachers college, was recently installed in the Iowa chapter of Sigma Xi, honorary sci Public Relations News Release 1950:312, p.1	04/14/1951	The chapter is located in Iowa City. Marquardt was engaged in research in an Akron, Ohio, rubber plant before he came to Teachers college in 1949.
78	Earl L. Whitford honored College Eye 14:21, p.2	02/07/1923	Initiated into Sigma Xi at University of Wisconsin.
79	Natural Science College Eye 12:24, p.2	03/02/1921	News notes from the department; Professor Arey is preparing a new display for the Museum.
80	Miss Jennie M. Speer Normal Eyte 20:33, p.556	05/18/1910	Has been elected to Sigma Xi at the University of Chicago.
81	Professor E. K. Chapman Normal Eyte 20:30, p.503	04/27/1910	Has been chosen as a member of Sigma Xi.
82	F. O. Smith Normal Eyte 17:27, p.425	04/10/1907	Elected to Sigma Xi at University of Iowa.