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Author Archives: Beth Malmskog
Math-tivism
Mathematicians have a super power: problem-solving. This power must be good for more than wowing our students with trig substitution. Lately I have run into some inspiring examples of mathematicians working to help address some bigger problems in the larger … Continue reading
Posted in joint math meetings, outreach, service, women in math
Tagged activism, climate change, conference travel, girls' angle, social justice and mathematics
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DC or Bust: AWM and Villanova Visit Capitol Hill
On December 1, nine sleepy but nervous students and my sleepy but nervous colleague and I drove to Washington DC to meet with US Senators and Representatives about issues that matter to women in mathematics and other STEM fields. As … Continue reading
Posted in AWM, service, women in math
Tagged AWM Student Chapter, Capitol Hill, Field Trips, Women in STEM
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Join My GA Math Book Club
Reading is a vice for me—I can lose hours, nights of sleep, whole weekends in novels. Often I read non-fiction to keep from getting so sucked in, and mostly that means general audience (GA) math. Everyone who has read many … Continue reading