42 at Williams College named to Sigma Xi scientific research society

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Williamstown – Forty-two Williams College students from the class of 2005 have been named associate members of Sigma Xi, the international scientific research society. Students were chosen based on having exhibited talent for scientific research. Through their work at Williams College, particularly in senior thesis studies, the students chosen demonstrated the scientific initiative that the society seeks to promote. Sigma Xi was founded in 1886 as an honor society for science and engineering. Its contemporary goals are to improve the interaction between science, technology and society and to celebrate scientific research among the various disciplines. This year's Sigma Xi inductees and their majors, hometowns, and senior honors thesis advisors are: Astrophysics Kamen A. Kozarev, astrophysics, Plovdiv, Bulgaria – Jay Pasachoff Biology Anna C. Brosius, biology, Ann Arbor, Mich. – Wendy Raymond Jeffrey T. Dougherty, biology, Oakdale, Conn. – Dan Lynch Christopher D. Eaton, biology, Bedminster, N.J. – Joan Edwards Meghan E. Giuliano, biology, Barrington, R.I. – Lois Banta Elizabeth A. Hambleton, biology, Dallas, Texas – Claire Ting Bryce G. Inman, biology, La Jolla, Calif. – Claire Ting Cameron M. Marshall, chemistry and biology, Crawfordville, Fla. – Lara Hutson Daniel E. Runcie, biology, Starksboro, Vt. – David Smith Molly R. Sharlach, biology and Russian, Redding, Conn. – Lois Banta Jasmine S. Smith, biology, Lee, N.H. – Henry Art Chemistry Noah S. Bell, chemistry, Oak Ridge, Tenn. – Lee Park James A. Enterkin, chemistry, Southborough, Mass. – Mark Schofield Renee Kontnik, chemistry, Garfield, N.J. – Amy Gehring Elizabeth C. Landis, chemistry and math, Providence, R.I. – Lee Park Edward A. McGehee, chemistry and math, Atlanta, Ga. – Enrique Peacock-Lopez Brian G. Saar, chemistry, Irvington, N.Y. – Jay Thoman Geosciences Alicia L. Arevalos, geosciences, Wellington, Colo. – Heather Stoll Jennifer E. Campbell, geosciences, Easthampton, Mass. – David Dethier Ryan P. Gordon, geosciences, Orono, Maine – Paul Karabinos Robert S. Hahn, geosciences, Belmont, Mass. – David Dethier Paul A. Skudder, III, geosciences, Niskayuna, N.Y. – Markes Johnson Susanna M. Theroux, biology and geosciences, Floral Park, N.Y. – Heather Stoll Mathematics Stephen S. Moseley, mathematics, Aptos, Calif. – Stewart Johnson John C. Mugno, physics and mathematics, Houston, Texas – Satyan Devadoss Ashok M. Pillai, computer science and mathematics, Finspang, Sweden – Ed Burger Jordan S. Rodu, mathematics, Birmingham, Ala. – Stewart Johnson Matthew P. Spencer, mathematics, Weston, Mass. – Allison Pacelli Physics John A. BackusMayes, physics, El Cerrito, Calif. – David Tucker-Smith Justin M. Brown, physics, Chelmsford, Mass. – Dwight Whitaker Colin D. Bruzewicz, history and physics, Lebanon, N.H. – Protik Majumder Joshua H. Cooperman, physics, Wynnewood, Pa. – Bill Wootters Joseph A. Kerkhoff, English and physics, Palo Alto, Calif. – Protik Majumder Aubryn Murray, history and physics, West Lafayette, Ind. – Jefferson Strait Sean P. O’Brien, physics, Newton, N.J. – David Tucker-Smith Jennifer E. Simmons, history and physics, Atlanta, Ga. – Sarah Bolton Psychology Rebecca M. Allen, psychology, Arlington, Va. – Kenneth Savitsky Matthew B. Kugler, political science and psychology, Bellmore, N.Y. – Al Goethals Rui Nie, psychology, Waban, Mass. – Laurie Heatherington Lydia J. Romano, psychology, Swarthmore, Pa. – Marlene Sandstrom John D. Rudoy, psychology, Pleasant Valley, N.Y. – Noah Sandstrom Amy D. Shelton, psychology, Sugar Land, Texas – Kenneth Savitsky Sigma Xi was founded in 1886 as an honor society for science and engineering. There are nearly 75,000 Sigma Xi members in over 500 chapters at colleges, universities, industrial research centers, and government laboratories.
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Lanesborough Fifth-Graders Win Snowplow Name Contest

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — One of the snowplows for Highway District 1 has a new name: "The Blizzard Boss."
 
The name comes from teacher Gina Wagner's fifth-grade class at Lanesborough Elementary School. 
 
The state Department of Transportation announced the winners of the fourth annual "Name A Snowplow" contest on Monday. 
 
The department received entries from public elementary and middle school classrooms across the commonwealth to name the 12 MassDOT snowplows that will be in service during the 2025/2026 winter season. 
 
The purpose of the contest is to celebrate the snow and ice season and to recognize the hard work and dedication shown by public works employees and contractors during winter operations. 
 
"Thank you to all of the students who participated. Your creativity allows us to highlight to all, the importance of the work performed by our workforce," said  interim MassDOT Secretary Phil Eng.  
 
"Our workforce takes pride as they clear snow and ice, keeping our roads safe during adverse weather events for all that need to travel. ?To our contest winners and participants, know that you have added some fun to the serious take of operating plows. ?I'm proud of the skill and dedication from our crews and thank the public of the shared responsibility to slow down, give plows space and put safety first every time there is a winter weather event."
 
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