Bird Mimics Other Species in the Sri Lankan Rainforest Sigma Xi grant recipient Eben Goodale has been on the trail of bird mimics in the Sri Lankan rainforest. An animal behaviorist who just finished his Ph.D. at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Goodale says the two Sigma Xi Grants-in-Aid of Research he received have been invaluable to his work.
	Grants-in-Aid of Research Application Deadline March 15 The program awards grants of up to $1,000 to students from all areas of the sciences and engineering. Designated funds from the National Academy of Sciences allow for grants of up to $5,000 for astronomy research and $2,500 for vision related research.
	Top Scientists and Journalists Win 2006 Sigma Xi Awards Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) biologist Susan L. Lindquist, MIT physicist and novelist Alan Lightman, Oak Ridge National Laboratory astrophysicist W. Raphael Hix and science journalists Claudia Dreifus and Richard L. Hill have been selected to receive Sigma Xi's top annual awards.
	Chapter Program Support Deadlines Approach March 1 is the deadline for the new Multi-Chapter Granting Program, which provides up to $1,000 annually for two-year chapter collaborations. It's also the deadline for chapters to apply for subsidies to host the visit of a Sigma Xi Distinguished Lecturer.

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