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April 2010
PREP 2010 Workshop Registration: Now is the time to register for the MAAs 2010 Professional Enhancement Programs. Click here for information about this year's workshops.
Register for MathFest 2010: MathFest 2010 will take place in Pittsburgh, PA, from August 5-7 with a great lineup of sessions planned. To learn more and to register for the meeting, be sure to visit MathFest 2010.
MIT Team Takes Top Spot in 2009 Putnam Competition: The 70th William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition, which is organized by the MAA, took place on December 5, 2009. Visit 2009 Putnam Competition for information and results.
AMC Announces 2010 USAMO/USAJMO Qualifiers: About 500 students qualified to take the 2010 USA Mathematical Olympiad and USA Junior Mathematical Olympiad exams on April 27-28, 2010. Visit USAMO to learn more about the competitions and be sure to check out this year's list of Qualifiers.
2010 Career Mentoring Workshop for Women: The fourth annual Career Mentoring Workshop for Women will be held July 18-20 at the United States Military Academy in West Point, NY. Visit Career Mentoring Workshop for more information.
Application Deadline for the MAA Regional Undergraduate Mathematics Conferences Program: Deadline for the MAA RUMC grant program is May 15, 2010. Visit RUMC for more details and application instructions.
Inspirational Math Instructor Jaime Escalante Dies at 79: Famed mathematics instructor Jaime Escalante, who was touted as the finest teacher in America in the 1980s, has died. Read the full story here.
Perelman Awarded $1 Million Prize for Proving Poincaré Conjecture: The Clay Mathematics Institute (CMI) has awarded Grigoriy Perelman of St. Petersburg, Russia, its $1 million Millennium Prize for resolution of the Poincaré conjecture. Read more at here.
Probability Can Bite: Keith Devlin addresses some of the most difficult probability questions in his latest column. Access the full article at Devlin's Angle.
Mathematical Model Reveals Why Coral Dies Under Certain Conditions: Biologists at Cornell University are using a mathematical model to help them better understand coral bleaching and disease. Read the full article in Math in the News.
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