Monthly Archives: July 2017

Bridges

Posted on July 31, 2017 by Beth Malmskog

One of my friends recently suggested that I write a blog about how to deal with the stress of going to conferences when you are an introvert. This is a great topic, and I am not the most outgoing person … Continue reading →

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When early-career meets early-family

Posted on July 27, 2017 by smalec

When my husband was first starting out in grad school, he took a crosslisted graduate/undergraduate physics class. One day the professor looked away from the board for a moment, gazed out at the class, and said, seemingly apropos of nothing, “Academia … Continue reading →

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New Installment of Math Book Club.  Also, Talking Math Life at BIRS with Richard Guy

Posted on July 10, 2017 by Beth Malmskog

GA Math Book Club Continues My spring and summer reading has been dominated by Swedish noir and giant historical novels, most recently the incredible A Place of Greater Safety by Hilary Mantel. The French Revolution—Aaaaaaaaaaah! So brutal!  However, I needed … Continue reading →

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