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Monthly Archives: July 2017
Recess in Washington; Congress winding down pre-recess budget negotiations
I’m headed off to the MAA’s MathFest and thought it a good time to give you an update on budget proceedings in Washington. The month of August is traditionally a congressional recess, meaning that Representatives and Senators are in their … Continue reading
Over the weekend we lost a major force in mathematics. Maryam Mirzakhani died far too soon, at the age of 40. You no doubt know that she is the first and only woman ever to have been honored with a Fields … Continue reading
Making the Pool Bigger: Advocating for NSF and AMS
Editor’s Note: Lea Jenkins is in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at Clemson University. She represented the AMS at the 23rd Annual Capitol Hill Exhibition of the Coalition for National Science Funding. Key to the mission of the AMS Washington Office are telling compelling … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Applied Math, Congress, NSF
Tagged Applied math, Congress, Hill Visits
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