Cross-Disciplinary Science Institute at Gettysburg College (X-SIG)

The Cross-Disciplinary Science Institute at Gettysburg College (X-SIG) was established to help our community of students be research ready, research active and research connected. The X-SIG oversees a set of initiatives designed to equip our students with the skills necessary for modern research, preparing them to integrate multiple disciplines in order to answer science’s most pressing questions. Specifically, the Cross Disciplinary Science Institute:

Administers the Summer Gettysburg College-HHMI research fellowships;
Manages our summer program that explores the practical and ethical aspects of being a scientist;
Funds student participation in early research, conferences, and visits to nearby research labs;
Hosts the X-SIG interdisciplinary seminar series;
Oversees activities associated with our STEM House;
Helps students find and apply for off-campus research internships

X-SIG was inaugurated in Fall 2012, with support from a grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute through their Precollege and Undergraduate Science Education program.

Current support for the X-SIG program is provided by: