Category Archives: General

Parting Wisdom

My graduate student career is drawing to a close, and as such this will be my final post to this blog as a graduate student.  In this post, I want to share some brief words of wisdom that have been … Continue reading

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A look at the word “average”

Related to the symptomatic overuse of percentage in modern articles is the somewhat obscure use of the word “average.” This word is used in so many instances that it seems it has blended, in a rather subtle way, into the fabric … Continue reading

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Conference Listings

You may have noticed the new conferences page on the blog. This page allows readers to suggest conferences to be added to the calendar. Furthermore, we have a list of upcoming conferences and a calendar of upcoming conferences. Right now, … Continue reading

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All the Benefits of a Grad Seminar!

You could also call this article “Why I love the Grad Topology Seminar.” At UCSB we have had a Grad Topology Seminar since the 70’s. It’s run by graduate students, and only graduate students and postdocs attend. We spend the fall … Continue reading

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Notices, May 2012

The May 2012 Notices of The American Mathematical Society is now available. Visit http://www.ams.org/notices/201205/ to see the table of contents. Make sure you don’t miss the schedule of upcoming conferences listed at the end of the document!

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