Author Archives: Frank Morgan

Weeks Torus Games

Posted on April 10, 2010 by Frank Morgan

by Nicholas Cain Have you ever played tic-tac-toe?  If so, what is the move that Player 1 should make first?  If you answered “Go in the middle!”, your’re WRONG.  Oh wait, I forgot to tell you, you’re playing this game … Continue reading →

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Chronicle Reporter Seeks Your Phone Interview Story

Posted on April 9, 2010 by Frank Morgan

The Chronicle of Higher Education reporter Robin Wilson would like to hear from grad students and post docs who may have done job interviews this year over video, phone, or Skype.

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Graduate Student Webpages

Posted on April 8, 2010 by Frank Morgan

by Brian Simanek I was recently encouraged to make a professional webpage.  A webpage allows people to learn about me and my work before meeting me.  This led me to consider what information should be on a professional webpage —and how it should … Continue reading →

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AMS Graduate Student Blog Named in Top 50

Posted on February 3, 2010 by Frank Morgan

Date: Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:16:34 -0600 From: “James J Atkinson” <jamesj.atkinson@yahoo.com> Subject: AMS Graduate Student Blog named a top 50 graduate student blog X-Originating-IP: [137.165.4.207] To: <Frank.Morgan@williams.edu> Thread-index: AcqlNDMgmbZT8AYeSTiOdEsAUGvPlg== X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AsIEANuuaUuJpQTa/2dsb2JhbACBbI1pgVyLCK0LhmiIcAQEAYRBBI1/ X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i=”4.49,401,1262581200″;   d=”scan’208,217″;a=”23134044″ X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true … Continue reading →

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A Korean High School Student on Graduate School

Posted on January 10, 2010 by Frank Morgan

I never pondered whether or not I wanted to go to graduate school. I was too busy keeping my grades up so that I could even set foot in the college of my choice. After I found out about the … Continue reading →

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