Math Dept 2014-2015 Newsletter 13
Monday, 26 January 2015
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MEETINGS AND SEMINARS IN THE DEPARTMENT
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Mondays
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Geometry & Topology Seminar
Starting Monday, Jan 26
Speaker: Joseph Yeager
Topic: Torus Actions on Manifolds of Positive Curvature, Exotic
Spheres
Place: Mathematics Department Room: ASB-B 213.
Time: 3.10PM -4.00PM.
Coordinator: Stanley M. Einstein-Matthews
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Tuesdays
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Topological Semigroups and Ramsey Theory
Seminar
12:10-1:00 in Annex III room 231.
Neil Hindman will be speaking on "Some Ramsey
type theorems for k-term sums in R".
Coordinator: Neil Hindman
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Wednesdays
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Combinatorics Seminar
Details TBA
Coordinator: Lou Shapiro
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Differential Equations & Dynamical Systems seminar
Topics: Evolution Equations, Difference Equations,
Dynamical Systems, Stochastic Differential Equations, Fractional Differential Equations,
Integrodifferential Equations, Partial Differential
Equations.
More details TBA
Organizer: Toka Diagana
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Fridays
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Mathematics Department Colloquium
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Friday, Jan 30, 2015 4.10 to 5 pm, ASB-B 213 Robert Simon, London School of Economics Title TBA
Fluid dynamics seminar Seminar will take place after colloquium, and at 4.30 if there
is no colloquium. Abstract: (Neil Hindman) The "Fluid" refers to soda and beer. The
"Dynamics" refers to the topics of conversation, which is as
likely as anything to deal with RGIII and the Washington Football
Club. Pizza, including a vegetarian option, and wings are provided. ————————————————————————————— TALKS AND WORKSHOPS OUTSIDE DEPARTMENT
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1. Metro Area Differential Geometry
Seminar (MadGuys)
The
Baltimore-Washington Metro Area Differential Geometry Seminar (MADGuyS for short) is a new joint seminar between
the math departments of University of Maryland - College Park
, Howard University and of Johns Hopkins University.
We
meet twice a year, alternating between locations, for a day of talks on various
topics in geometry. The next meeting will be held at JHU in Spring
of 2015.
For
further information, please contact Roberto De Leo or Stanley Einstein-Matthews.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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SCHOLARSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES (from various sources)
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1. (via Aziz Yakubu) Program Associate position at Mathematica Policy Research (MPR), a social
policy and research firm headquartered in Princeton, NJ, is interested in
recruiting undergraduates from Howard for our Program Associate- entry level
position. This position is available in our 4 office locations (Ann Arbor, MI;
Princeton, NJ; Cambridge, MA; Washington, DC). For application and more
details go to https://careers.peopleclick.com/careerscp/client_mathematica/external/gateway.do?functionName=viewFromLink&jobPostId=795&localeCode=en-us
2. (via Aziz Yakubu)
Mathematica Summer Research Programmer
internship.
Summer tasks
will include working on health and human service projects, opportunities to
program in SAS, presenting summer research project completed by intern during
the duration of the internship, and the opportunity to work with other
programmers in a corporate environment.
Please see the following details:
á Who:
Students enrolled in a MasterŐs Degree program in in a Statistical Science or other
computational program. Minority students are strongly
encouraged to apply. What:
8-10 week Research Programmer internship, 20-40 hours per week
á When:
June 1st through August 7th
á Why: To
exercise and learn research programming skills in a policy research
environment, working with health care data
á Where: MathematicaŐs Washington, DC
office
á How to apply: Please
submit a cover letter and resume to Christina Alva at CAlva@MAthematica-mpr.com or Afia Owusu-Forfie at AOwusu-Forfie@mathematica-mpr.com
by February 28, 2014
3. Congresswoman
NortonŐs Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Scholarships
Details and Applications here
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CBCF General Mills Health Scholarship: This scholarship
program focusing on health was established in 1998 as the CBC partnered with
the naming sponsor, General Mills, to increase the number of minority
students pursuing degrees in the fields of medicine, engineering, technology,
nutrition and other health-related professions. Deadline: February 28, 2015 CBC Spouses Visual Arts Scholarship: The CBC
Spouses Visual Arts Scholarship was established in 2006 for students who are
pursuing a career in the visual arts. Deadline:
May 1, 2015 CBC Spouses Heineken USA Performing Arts
Scholarship: Established in the year 2000, the CBC Spouses Heineken USA Performing
Arts scholarship program was developed in honor of the late Curtis Mayfield
to ensure that students pursuing a career in the performing arts receive the
financial assistance to achieve their goals. Deadline: May 1 2015 CBC Spouses Education Scholarship: The CBC
Spouses Education scholarship is a national program that awards scholarships
to academically talented and highly motivated students who intend to pursue
full-time undergraduate, graduate or doctoral degrees. Deadline: may 22nd 2015 For more information contact Del. NortonŐs
N.E. District Office @ (202) 408-9041 |
4. Opportunities at Oak Ridge Labs, EPA,
DOE and NOAA
A) The Department of Energy (DOE) Scholars Program at the Oak Ridge
Institute
is
now accepting applications from STEM faculty.
Visit http://www.orau.org/ornl/faculty/default.htm#here for
more information or to apply - deadline is February 1, 2015
B) NOAA (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration)
has undergraduate scholarships.
For information on program benefits and how
to apply, visit our web sites:
Educational Partnership Program
Undergraduate Scholarship: http://www.epp.noaa.gov/ssp_undergrad_page.html
Application
Deadline: January 30, 2015
Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate
Scholarship: http://www.oesd.noaa.gov/scholarships/hollings.html
Application Deadline: January
30, 2015
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INTERESTING ARTICLES AND WEBSITES
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1. Transforming
Post-Secondary Education in Math
Phil
Griffiths of IAS, Princeton is heading TPSE =
Transforming Post-Secondary Education in Mathematics"
Their overarching goal is the daunting task of
bringing change in math teaching to community colleges, 4 year colleges and
research universities.
An example of the outstanding work being done in teaching:
https://wiki.cites.illinois.edu/wiki/display/Math221C/Home
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