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The real reason why the US is falling behind in math

$Tara Holm$

Tara Holm has an opinion piece in The Boston Globe titled “The real reason why the US is falling behind in math”.

The Department honors the life of Eugene Borisovich Dynkin

Professor Eugene Borisovich Dynkin passed away on Friday, November 14th at Cayuga Medical Center at the age of 90.

Professor Stillman named 2015 AMS Fellow

Professor Michael Stillman has been named a 2015 Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (AMS).

“Teaching Math to People Who Think They Hate It”

The Atlantic has written an article profiling Steve Strogatz and MATH 1300 - Mathematical Explorations.

Sharing taxi rides in New York City could reduce the number of trips by 40%

Steve Strogatz is a coauthor of a paper studying the benefits of taxi sharing that was recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences.

Karen Vogtmann receives the Humboldt Research Award

$Karen Vogtmann$

Vogtmann was cited as an internationally renowned leader in geometric group theory who has made important contributions to our understanding of the automorphism groups of free groups.

The National Museum of Mathematics to honor Steve Strogatz

MoMath will celebrate Steve Strogatz at the museum’s annual gala on October 14th.

What’s Next? The mathematical legacy of Bill Thurston

Bill Thurston made fundamental contributions to topology, geometry, and dynamical systems. Mathematicians from a broad spectrum of areas will gather June 23-27 at Cornell to describe recent advances and explore future directions motivated by Thurston’s transformative ideas.

Martin Kassabov and other Cornellians speaking at 2014 International Congress of Mathematicians

Martin Kassabov and Adrian Lewis will speak at the 2014 International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) in Seoul this summer.

Michael Stillman profiled in the Cornell Chronicle

The career of Michael Stillman, recipient of the 2013 Stephen and Margery Russell Distinguished Teaching Award, is profiled in this week’s Cornell Chronicle.

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