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Author Archives: Beth Malmskog
National Service through Math
Math-ional Service? Two thoughts lead to one blog today. First: the recent political conventions (and non-stop political coverage for the last year before the conventions) have got me thinking about government and public service. The ideal of government is to … Continue reading
Posted in government opportunities, opportunities for faculty, Uncategorized
Tagged AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellowhsips, AWM, Center for Communications Research, Defense Science Study Group, fellowships, government service
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The Grant Cycle Diaries: Grantastination and Broader Impacts
Dear Diary, July 22 is the due date for this cycle’s NSF CAREER grant. This is nine days away, and I have nine full days of stuff that I still need to do. This is stressful. I take partial blame … Continue reading
Posted in grant proposals, research
Tagged broader impacts, NSF CAREER grant, procrastination
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Writer’s Blargh (prompts for student writing, prompted by my own writer’s block)
Sometimes I love writing. Sometimes I hate everything I write: mathematical, recreational, shopping lists—sometimes all the words I produce just seem icky. Writer’s block is not something that should matter in math life, right? It’s not adder-and-subtractor block! Alas, I … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, teaching
Tagged writing in math class, writing prompts
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