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Category Archives: women in math
Thoughts on Inclusion and Simons Collaboration Grants
The Simons Foundation recently released new eligibility requirements for their Collaboration Grants for Mathematicians. These grants fund five years of collaboration-related expenses for a total of \$8,400 per year. In previous years, the foundation accepted applications from PhDs in tenure-stream jobs … Continue reading
Posted in collaborations, grant proposals, MoMath, Museum of Mathematics, research collaborations, women in math
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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
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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
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Tagged AWM Student Chapter, Capitol Hill, Field Trips, Women in STEM
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