The Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences 2026 Mathematical Sciences Survey will collect enrollment data from US math and statistics departments nationwide, continuing a five-decade tradition of tracking educational trends to help institutions understand student patterns and secure academic resources.
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Buchmann, Ryu, Smit Vega Garcia Receive EDGE Awards
The Mary Beth Ruskai Research Fund for Women helps women advance their research careers through travel, collaboration, or other activities, while the Karen EDGE Fellowship Program supports and enhances the research programs and collaborations of mid-career mathematicians who are members of an underrepresented group.
Apply for the 2020-2021 Science and Technology Policy Fellowship
This fellowship focuses on data science and related expertise such as machine learning, data visualization, and causal inference to meet legislative and policymaking challenges.
Science and Technology Policy Fellows Ready to Effect Change
William Adler, Kyle Novak, and Jiayang Sun were selected as fellows for the inaugural ASA/ACM/AMS/IMS/MAA/SIAM 2019-2020 Science and Technology Policy Fellowship and will begin their appointments this month.
Sloan Foundation Funding to Enhance Data Science Expertise in Federal Government
With support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the ASA and its sister societies will sponsor three AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellows in the federal government in each of the next two years.
ASA, MAA Develop Guidelines for Teaching Introductory Statistics Course
The ASA and Mathematical Association of America have developed recommended qualifications for an instructor teaching a modern introductory statistics course.
Mathematics Awareness Month 2014: Mathematics, Magic, and Mystery
April is Mathematics Awareness Month. This year, the theme is “Mathematics, Magic, and Mystery.”
Professional Development Opportunities at JMM 2014
Registration continues for two pre-conference workshops offered by the Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education on January 14, 2014, the day before the opening of the MAA-AMS Joint Mathematics Meetings.
Response to ‘Statistics à la Mode’
In the November issue of Math Horizon’s Aftermath column, the essay “Statistics à la Mode,” written by Meg Dillon, discussed the difficulty she experienced as a mathematics professor teaching an introductory statistics course. In response to her essay, several members of the Special Interest Group of the Mathematical Association of America on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education explain how teaching statistics is different than teaching mathematics.