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The NSF Gets Serious And #MeToo

Posted on February 13, 2018 by annahaensch

It looks like the NSF is finally getting serious about its stance on researching funding and harassment in the sciences. Two years ago in January 2016, in an official statement, the NSF threatened to pull funding from Universities that didn’t … Continue reading →

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Best and Worst of 2017

Posted on December 25, 2017 by annahaensch

As this year comes careening to a screeching halt, it’s time once again for that annual tradition of the best and worst of the year…in math. And what a year it’s been! Where to begin? Let’s start with the good … Continue reading →

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Why Should We Fund Math Research?

Posted on February 19, 2014 by evelynjlamb

As my co-blogger Brie Finegold mentioned last month, Cathy O’Neil of mathbabe.org has been writing about how MOOCs might change the face of math departments and, ultimately, how math research gets funded. O’Neil is concerned that without calculus classes to … Continue reading →

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