On March 30, ten\u00a0Hampden-Sydney College\u00a0students were inducted into Sigma Xi, the international honorary scientific research society.\u00a0 Founded in 1886 to honor excellence in scientific investigation and to\u00a0encourage collaboration among researchers in all fields of science and engineering, the Society now consists of over 500 chapters at academic, industrial, and government research institutions and has nearly 60,000 members in more than 100 countries around the world.\u00a0 The Longwood University\/Hampden-Sydney College chapter of Sigma Xi was reactivated in 2013, and the two institutions now alternate hosting an annual Sigma Xi Research Symposium that features a keynote speaker and student poster presentations highlighting recent research activities on both campuses. \u00a0Congratulations to the H-SC students inducted in 2016: \u00a0Branch Vincent, Christopher Hawk, J.D. Chaudhry, Jefferson Thompson, Linh Nguyen, Mitchell Thomas, Shaquann Seadrow, Will Echols, Will Fitzgerald, and Zachary Martin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
On March 30, ten\u00a0Hampden-Sydney College\u00a0students were inducted into Sigma Xi, the international honorary scientific research society.\u00a0 Founded in 1886 to honor excellence in scientific investigation and to\u00a0encourage collaboration among researchers in all fields of science and engineering, the Society now … Continue reading