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Robert Vallin, MAA's First-Ever Associate Director for Student Activities

Robert Vallin's goal is simple: to make the MAA the primary organization for students when it comes to all things mathematical. Vallin has just joined the MAA staff in Washington, D.C., becoming the organization's first-ever Associate Director for Student Activities.

Discoveries + Breakthroughs: Doing the Math to Become a Smarter Shopper

Which one of the following two sales pitches is more likely to persuade a shopper to spend money: "Buy one, get one free" or "Buy two, get 50% off"? The two offers are really the same, but most consumers would find the first offer more appealing, so that's the one that most merchandisers use. TV viewers recently obtained a glimpse of the role that mathematics can play in helping people become smarter shoppers.

History of Mathematics: 2007 Student Paper Contest Winners

Aristotle once said, "If you would understand anything, observe its beginning and its development."  With that in mind, the History of Mathematics Special Interest Group of the MAA (HOM SIGMAA) has sponsored an annual student paper contest, calling for undergraduates to submit their best work on some aspect of the history of mathematics.

Mathematician John Todd, the "Savior of Oberwolfach," Dies at 96

John "Jack" Todd, a pioneer in computing and numerical analysis, died in Pasadena on June 21. Todd taught mathematics for decades at the California Institute of Technology, but he may be best known for convincing Allied forces, in April 1945, not to destroy a German mathematical research institute in Oberwolfach.

Discoveries + Breakthroughs: Math in the Movies

Computer technology, computational physics, and approximation theory have played major roles in the evolution of the production of animated movies. TV viewers recently obtained a glimpse of the mathematics that, behind the scenes, makes such films possible.

Math at the Masters: A Mathematician's Foray into Advertising

Is it possible to give a math lesson in 30 seconds? If you were to ask Doug Arnold, director of the Institute for Mathematics and Its Applications, he's now likely to tell you that it is.

In January, Arnold was given the opportunity to collaborate with an advertising agency to create a series of 30-second television commercials for ExxonMobil. The ads, which were broadcast during the Masters golf tournament in April, had a simple message: "Math and science are everywhere."

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November 02, 2009 Scandal Brings Down University of Illinois Mathematician/Chancellor
October 30, 2009 Michael Green Named Next Lucasian Professor of Mathematics
October 29, 2009 Big Project Proves Many Hands Do Not Spoil Math Broth
October 28, 2009 NAEP Math Scores Advance in 8th Grade But Stall in 4th
October 27, 2009 Website Devoted to the "Odds of Everyday Life" Debuts
October 26, 2009 Kathrin Bringmann Chosen as 2009 SASTRA Ramanujan Prize Recipient
October 23, 2009 Prolific and Versatile Mathematician I.M. Gelfand Dies at 96
October 22, 2009 Happy Birthday Wishes to Martin Gardner
October 21, 2009 Applying Math and Science to Fashion
October 20, 2009 Zimbabwe Bank Governor Easily Wins 2009 Ig Nobel in Mathematics
October 19, 2009 Former AWM President Alice T. Schafer Has Died at 94
October 16, 2009 Graphic Novel Explores Mathematical Logic
October 15, 2009 Richard Tapia Honored with 2009 Hispanic Heritage Award
October 14, 2009 Saari's Mathematics Casts Doubt on Instant Runoff
October 12, 2009 Math-Medicine Duo Decry CDC Recommendations on H1N1
October 09, 2009 Einstein Fellowships Lure Math Educators to Government
October 08, 2009 Mathematics Job Opening at NSF
October 07, 2009 Math Model May Speed Healing of Chronic Wounds
October 06, 2009 Hawking Steps Down as Lucasian Professor
October 05, 2009 Human Brain Processes Representations of Quantities Differently Than Numbers

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