John von Neumann is a towering figure in 20th century mathematics and science. Freeman Dyson, von Neumann's colleague at the Institute for Advanced Study, has written an article about von Neumann's mathematics, "A Walk through Johnny von Neumann's Garden", which will appear in the February 2013 issue of the Notices of the American Mathematical Society.
The Mathematical Sciences Research Institute is receiving the 2012 "Mathematics Programs that Make a Difference" award for its "high level of commitment and successful efforts to improve diversity in the profession of mathematics in the United States."
The Department of Mathematics at Bryn Mawr College is the 2012 recipient of the AMS Award for an Exemplary Program or Achievement in a Mathematics Department.
Gennadi Henkin of the University of Paris VI has been awarded the 2011 Stefan Bergman Prize.
A major new study appearing in the January 2012 issue of the AMS Notices provides evidence that many of the hypotheses put forth to account for the so-called "gender gap" in mathematics performance fail to hold up.
In an article to appear in the December 2011 issue of the Notices of the AMS, Sam Nelson describes a novel approach to knot theory and the mysterious new knot-like objects discovered in the process.
In their article "Exploratory Experimentation and Computation", to appear in the November 2011 issue of the Notices of the American Mathematical Society, David H. Bailey and Jonathan M. Borwein describe how modern computer technology has vastly expanded our ability to discover new mathematical results.
Toms of Purdue University receives the fellowship for the 2011-2012 academic year.
In an article to appear in the April 2011 issue of the Notices of the American Mathematical Society, John W. Cain, a mathematician at Virginia Commonwealth University, presents a survey of six ongoing Challenge Problems in mathematical cardiology.
The American Mathematical Society will award several major prizes on Friday, January 7, 2011, at the Joint Mathematics Meetings in New Orleans.
Three articles in the November 2010 issue of the Notices of the American Mathematical Society examine ways in which mathematics can contribute to understanding environmental and ecological issues.
The use of mathematics in cinematic special effects is described in the article "Crashing Waves, Awesome Explosions, Turbulent Smoke, and Beyond: Applied Mathematics and Scientific Computing in the Visual Effects Industry", which will appear in the May 2010 issue of the NOTICES OF THE AMS.
The AMS honors the Department of Computational and Applied Mathematics, Rice University, and the Summer Program in Quantitative Sciences, Harvard School of Public Health, for their outstanding job of bringing more individuals from underrepresented minority groups into the mathematical sciences.
The Mathematics Department at North Carolina State University has received the 2010 AMS Award for an Exemplary Program or Achievement in a Mathematics Department. The award recognizes a college or university mathematics department that has distinguished itself by undertaking an unusual or particularly effective program of value to the mathematics community, internally or in relation to the rest of society.
The American Mathematical Society will award several major prizes on Thursday, January 14, 2010, at the Joint Mathematics Meetings in San Francisco. The AMS prizes are among the world's most important honors given for outstanding contributions to mathematics.
Providence, RI: Approximately 6000 mathematicians will attend the annual meetings of the American Mathematical Society (AMS) and Mathematical Association of America (MAA) at the Moscone West Center in San Francisco, CA, January 13-16. Researchers will present over 2000 papers from all specialties of mathematics.
Approximately 6000 mathematicians will attend the annual meetings of the American Mathematical Society (AMS) and Mathematical Association of America (MAA) at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, CA, January 13-16.
A collection of four articles in the Notices of the American Mathematical Society explore some of the various ways in which art and beauty appear in mathematics.
The Department of Statistics at North Carolina State University and the Department of Mathematics at the University of Mississippi are recognized by the American Mathematical Society for their programs that successfully address the issue of underrepresented groups in mathematics.
The Mathematics Department at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has been given the 2009 AMS Award for an Exemplary Program or Achievement in a Mathematics Department.
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