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December 04, 2013
JMM 2014 Awards Recipients Announced
The Mathematical Association of America will be honoring the following award winners at the 2014 Joint Mathematics...
November 25, 2013
Bacterium Brings Researchers Together
Meet Gloeo (pronounced “Glee-o” and also known as Gloeotrichia echinulata), a cyanobacterium found in many...
November 18, 2013
MAA Distinguished Lecture: There Is No Such Thing as Public Opinion
By Jordan Ellenberg Tuesday, December 10, 2013 6:30-7:30 pm MAA Carriage House THIS LECTURE HAS BEEN CANCELLED...
November 11, 2013
Underground Mathematics Engages Students in Real-World Problem Solving
Groundwater contamination may seem to have little in common with “applied” math courses that try but fail...
October 24, 2013
November 8 Event: Mathemagic with a Deck of Cards
The American University Department of Mathematics and Statistics and the Mathematical Association of America are...
October 23, 2013
MAA Distinguished Lecture: Game Theory and the Humanities
By Steven Brams Thursday, November 14, 2013 6:30-7:30 pm MAA Carriage House Register here. Abstract: ...
October 01, 2013
Nominations for Dolciani Award Due November 1
The Mary P. Dolciani Award recognizes a pure or applied mathematician who is making a distinguished contribution to the...
October 01, 2013
Nominations for Gung and Hu Award Due December 1
The Yueh-Gin Gung and Dr. Charles Y. Hu Award for Distinguished Service to Mathematics is the most prestigious award...
September 17, 2013
Selden Prize Nominations Due November 1
The Annie and John Selden Prize for Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education honors a researcher who has...
September 17, 2013
Applications Invited for Dolciani Visiting Mathematician Position
The MAA invites applications to serve as Dolciani Visiting Mathematician in the fall of 2014. Funded by the Mary P....

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“Wanted: Brilliant Young Minds” Campaign Kicks Off

Many Americans first heard about the International Mathematical Olympiad last summer when the U.S. team made national headlines for winning first place in what is known as the world championship mathematics competition for high school students. Six months later, more than 250 math enthusiasts filled a movie theater in Seattle, Washington to watch math competitions come alive on the silver screen.

Screening of <i>A Brilliant Young Mind</i> Kicks Off MAA’s Math Competition Campaign

Washington, DC (January 4, 2016) —The Mathematical Association of America (MAA), with support from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, presents an exclusive screening of A Brilliant Young Mind, to kick off the MAA’s campaign, “Wanted: Brilliant Young Minds,” to promote awareness of MAA-sponsored mathematical competitions for students nationwide. The screening event will take place at the AMC Pacific Place Cinema in Seattle, Washington on January 7, 2016.

Engaging minds: American mathematics 100 years ago

By Peggy A. Kidwell, Curator of Mathematics at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History

Originally posted on Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History's blog "Oh Say Can You See?"

MAA Presents Awards for Outstanding Mathematical Research, Writing, and Teaching

Each year the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) honors outstanding individuals for their contributions to the community in research, writing, and teaching. The MAA will present awards to the following mathematicians for their professional accomplishments next month at the Joint Mathematics Meetings (JMM):

Members of Congress Salute U.S. Mathematical Olympiad Team

For the first time since 1994, the United States won first place at this year’s 56th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO). The team of six high school students and their coaches were featured in all major news outlets across the country, but U.S. congressmen are calling for one more form of recognition.

The Wrong Door, Or Why Math Gets a Bad Rap

Mathematician Adrián Paenza (center) with the ambassador of Argentina, Cecilia Nahón and the executive director of MAA, Dr. Michael Pearson.

Imagine, says Adrián Paenza, someone who has never heard a piece of music. Not Beethoven. Not the Beatles. Not so much as “Happy Birthday.”

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