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October 23, 2006
Richard Anderson is the Newest Member of the Icosahedron Society
Richard Anderson is the Newest Member of the Icosahedron Society Richard D. Anderson, 39th president and a 66 year...
October 23, 2006
Removal From Office: A Proposed Addition to the MAA Bylaws
Removal From Office: A Proposed Addition to the MAA Bylaws In November 2005, the MAA Board of Governors, in...
October 03, 2006
AAAS Seeks Nominees for its latest edition of "Resource Directory of Scientists with Disabilities
AAAS Seeks Nominees for its latest edition of "Resource Directory of Scientists with Disabilities" The American...
October 03, 2006
Paul Halmos: A Life in Mathematics
Paul R. Halmos (1916-2006), a major figure in twentieth century mathematics, died on October 2 in Los Gatos, California...
October 02, 2006
William F. Lucas Fund Presents a Short Course at MathFest
The MathFest Short Course this August in Knoxville was the first short course presented in the honor of William F....
September 05, 2006
New Position at the MAA - Membership Manager
Marketing Coordinator The Mathematical Association of America seeks a Marketing Coordinator to work on: Member...
September 05, 2006
New Position at the MAA - Membership Manager
Marketing Coordinator The Mathematical Association of America seeks a Marketing Coordinator to work on: Member...
August 22, 2006
Fields Medals Awarded at the 2006 ICM
Fields Medals and Other Awards at the 2006 International Congress of Mathematicians...
August 18, 2006
U.S. Education Commission Stresses Need-Based College Assistance
U.S. Education Commission Stresses Need-Based College Assistance By Harry Waldman The U.S. commission charged with...
August 11, 2006
MAA Prizes and Awards Announced at MathFest 2006
MAA Prizes and Awards Announced at MathFest 2006 The awarding of prizes for expository writing has long been one of...

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An Interview with Robert Lang

Robert J. Lang was born in Ohio and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. He received his degrees from the California Institute of Technology and Stanford University. Along the way to his current career as a full-time origami artist and consultant, he worked as a physicist, engineer, and R&D manager. During that time, he authored or co-authored more than 80 technical publications and 50 patents (awarded and pending) on semiconductor lasers, optics, and integrated optoelectronics.

Keith Devlin Offers Math Insights into Dimpled Golf Balls, Honeycombs, and More

U.S. International Mathematical Olympiad Team Announced

2009 U.S. International Mathematical Olympiad Team Announced

June 26, 2009

U.S. team leaders announced the six students from across the country who will represent the United States at the 50th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) in Bremen, Germany.

The 2009 U.S. IMO team is:

An Interview with James Stewart

An Interview with James Stewart

July 6, 2009

2009 MAA Officer Election Results

2009 MAA Officer Election Results

June 8, 2009

Closing the Gender Gap in Mathematics

An analysis of contemporary data has provided new evidence discrediting the notion that females are innately less capable than males at doing mathematics, especially at the highest level.

Researchers Janet E. Mertz and Janet S. Hyde of the University of Wisconsin-Madison report that girls in the United States can match boys in mathematical performance and ability. Moreover, U.S. girls have caught up to their peers abroad.

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