COM Outlook Winter 2020

52 | DR. KIRAN C. PATEL COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE First-year student Avidor Gerstenfeld was elected vice president of NSU’s new Sigma Xi Scientific Research Honor Society chapter, while second-year student Allan Barraza was elected student representative. The NSU Sigma Xi chapter, which was installed on September 19, has a three- year plan that includes developing skills students can use to obtain research opportunities and funding, as well as facilitating opportunities for professional development. Sigma Xi is the world’s largest multidisciplinary honor society for scientists and engineers. Its mission is to enhance the health of the research enterprise, foster integrity in science and engineering, and promote the public understanding of science for the purpose of improving the human condition. Sigma Xi chapters can be found at colleges and universities, government laboratories, and industry research centers around the world. More than 200 Nobel Prize winners have been members. o COM munications Briefs COM MUNICATIONS BRIEFS KPCOM Students Named as Officers of NSU Sigma Xi Chapter The new Sigma Xi chapter at Nova Southeastern University will connect faculty members and students with research opportunities. Lindsay M. Kightlinger , who had recently completed her first-year as a KPCOM student, passed away on August 22 at the age of 25. According to her obituary, “Lindsay was a free spirit who lived life to the fullest. She always thought of others before herself and had a smile that lit up a room.” In Memoriam