Author Archives: Adriana Salerno

A mathematician reads the newspaper

For this edition of the blog, I just wanted to share some of the news stories and blogs that have caught my attention in the past few months, making this more of a meta-blog post. I borrowed the title of … Continue reading

Posted in minorities in mathematics, public awareness of mathematics, research, teaching, women in math | 2 Comments

To Ph.D. or not to Ph.D.

The Fall semester, as many of us know, is a popular semester for writing letters of recommendation and advising seniors on their future. As a math professor in a small liberal arts school, I am aware that many (most?) of … Continue reading

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Performance math

Mathematicians are sometimes serious and stressed out creatures (as you may have seen at least in some of my previous posts). But we also like to share how much fun we have with mathematics. In particular, we enjoy being creative … Continue reading

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