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Join @theedgefoundation.bsky.social on Wednesday, April 22 for Dr. Gerhardt’s webinar on Algebra in Topology & Topology in Algebra.

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Announcement about AWM's Communicating Employment Opportunities Series entitled "Engaging with the Community: Mathematics in the Public Sphere." The graphic is set on a sky blue background and features photos of the speakers: Tina Jackson, Virgil Pierce, Elizabeth Sprangel, and Ismar Volić. A green banner is overlaid with the date and time of the seminar: Friday, April 24, 4:00 - 5:30 pm ET. A link to the seminar is included at the bottom of the graphic:  https://awm-math.org/programs/student-chapters-info/careerseminar/.

Announcement about AWM's Communicating Employment Opportunities Series entitled "Engaging with the Community: Mathematics in the Public Sphere." The graphic is set on a sky blue background and features photos of the speakers: Tina Jackson, Virgil Pierce, Elizabeth Sprangel, and Ismar Volić. A green banner is overlaid with the date and time of the seminar: Friday, April 24, 4:00 - 5:30 pm ET. A link to the seminar is included at the bottom of the graphic: https://awm-math.org/programs/student-chapters-info/careerseminar/.

Mark your calendars for the next installment of AWM's Student Chapter Seminar series!

✅ Engaging with the Community: Mathematics in the Public Sphere
📅 Friday, April 24 | 4:00 to 5:30 pm ET
🔗 More info and to register: awm-math.org/programs/stu...

#AWMMath #WomenInMath #STEM #Webinar

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Graphic announcing the AWM-HERS Leadership Development Program with a photo on the right side of mathematician Dr. Shelby Wilson speaking at a podium, and the logos for HERS (Higher Education Resource Services) and the Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) on the left side with the following description of the program: "A Leadership Training Opportunity for women designed to prepare current and emerging leaders in mathematics for roles such as department chairs, deans, and institutional change agents."

Graphic announcing the AWM-HERS Leadership Development Program with a photo on the right side of mathematician Dr. Shelby Wilson speaking at a podium, and the logos for HERS (Higher Education Resource Services) and the Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) on the left side with the following description of the program: "A Leadership Training Opportunity for women designed to prepare current and emerging leaders in mathematics for roles such as department chairs, deans, and institutional change agents."

AWM is partnering with #HERSNetwork to offer its first Leadership Training Opportunity for women in mathematics who are aspiring to roles in administrative leadership.

📅 Apply by: May 15, 2026
🔗 More info: awm-math.org/programs/res....

#AWMMath #WomenInMath #WomenInHigherEd #WomenInLeadership

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Photo of 2 women sitting at an event table covered by a black cloth with the words "AWM" and handprints painted on, and with AWM signs and information.

Photo of 2 women sitting at an event table covered by a black cloth with the words "AWM" and handprints painted on, and with AWM signs and information.

Photo of 4 students sitting around a table constructing origami structures.

Photo of 4 students sitting around a table constructing origami structures.

Photo of students sitting at an event table with various 3D and 2D mathematical figures displayed on the table.

Photo of students sitting at an event table with various 3D and 2D mathematical figures displayed on the table.

📣 Calling all active AWM Student Chapters! Nominate your chapter for the annual AWM Student Chapter Awards!

📅 Deadline: May 15, 2026
🔗 awm-math.org/awards/awm-s...

📷 Credits: 1, 2: WVU AWM Student Chapter, 3: University of Utah AWM Student Chapter

#AWM #WomenInMath #STEM

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Closeup photo of a student's hand writing in a spiral notebook with a pen, and announcing the winners of the 2027 AWM-MfA Student Essay Contest, with the logos of AWM and MfA at the top.

Closeup photo of a student's hand writing in a spiral notebook with a pen, and announcing the winners of the 2027 AWM-MfA Student Essay Contest, with the logos of AWM and MfA at the top.

AWM and Math for America (MfA) are pleased to announce the winners of the 2026 AWM-MfA Student Essay Contest! Learn more about the winners and read their essays here:

🔗 awm-math.org/awards/stude....

Please join us in congratulating this year's winners!

#AWM #MathforAmerica #STEM

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Mary Gray on How Best to Support Women
Mary Gray on How Best to Support Women YouTube video by Association for Women in Mathematics

In today's video, past AWM president Mary Gray highlights some of the ways our community can support women and girls in mathematics. We’d love to hear from you in the comments—what actions or initiatives do you think make the biggest difference?

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#AWM #WomensHistoryMonth

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Five students sitting around classroom tables, each holding the thumbs up sign with their hands, and celebrating their construction of a 3D origami structure.

Five students sitting around classroom tables, each holding the thumbs up sign with their hands, and celebrating their construction of a 3D origami structure.

AWM Student Chapter Innovation Grants turn passion into action and ideas into programs that connect, educate, and inspire. Help support budding mathematicians with a donation today.

✅ Donate without logging in: donorbox.org/awm-student-...
✅ Login: tinyurl.com/SCIG-Donate

📸WVU AWM Student Chapter

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Lenore Blum on Julia Robinson and Berkley
Lenore Blum on Julia Robinson and Berkley YouTube video by Association for Women in Mathematics

Watch today's clip of mathematician Lenore Blum reflecting on Julia Robinson’s work and the challenges Robinson navigated in a time when her contributions didn’t always receive the same recognition as some of her peers.

🔗 youtu.be/q9k3AMOwKCg?....

#AWM #WomensHistoryMonth #WomenInMath

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Lenore Blum on Mathematics as a Social Activity
Lenore Blum on Mathematics as a Social Activity YouTube video by Association for Women in Mathematics

Today's video in honor of Women's History Month features mathematician Lenore Blum speaking about how the social dynamics within the mathematics community have contributed to the inclusion - and sometimes exclusion - of women.

Watch here:
🔗 youtu.be/QOxQQw8Cs3k?....

#AWM #WomensHistoryMonth

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Photograph of mathematician Evelyn Boyd Granville wearing a gray collared shirt.

Photograph of mathematician Evelyn Boyd Granville wearing a gray collared shirt.

Today for Women's History Month, AWM proudly presents the first in a series of videos highlighting the rich history of our organization and the work we've accomplished. Click the link to watch our 2022 AWM film "A Seat at the Table" by George Csicsery.

🔗 youtu.be/JImbxfQZuLo.

#AWM #WomenInMath

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Photos 2 and 3 courtesy of the UVA AWM Student Chapter.

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Graphic with dark green background and a quote from UVA math student Sarah Blackwell on how the UVA AWM student chapter helped give her a sense of belonging.

Graphic with dark green background and a quote from UVA math student Sarah Blackwell on how the UVA AWM student chapter helped give her a sense of belonging.

Photo of two female students sitting in front of a chalkboard, playing math bingo, and holding up bingo cards.

Photo of two female students sitting in front of a chalkboard, playing math bingo, and holding up bingo cards.

Photo of a group of college students sitting around a table in a classroom and conversing at a math bingo event.

Photo of a group of college students sitting around a table in a classroom and conversing at a math bingo event.

Donate to AWM's Student Chapter Innovation Grant program and help give students the resources they need to create spaces where everyone feels seen and supported!

Login to donate: ow.ly/pOOt50YunS7.

Donate without logging in: ow.ly/Cw9B50YunS6.

#AWM #WomenInMath #Belonging

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Photo credits - 1: AWM, 2: UMass-Amherst AWM student chapter, 3 and 4: Michigan State University AWM student chapter

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Photo of cherry pie with golden crust and the symbol for pi cut out to reveal the pie filling.

Post image Photo of members of the Michigan State University AWM chapter sitting on the ground in front of a bulletin board that is filled with facts about pi.

Photo of members of the Michigan State University AWM chapter sitting on the ground in front of a bulletin board that is filled with facts about pi.

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Happy Pi Day (3.14) from the Association for Women in Mathematics! Check out these photos from the Pi Day activities that some of our AWM Student Chapters have held!

Tell us in the comments: how are you celebrating Pi Day this year? 🥧

#AWM #PiDay #WomenInMath

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Headshot of MIT Professor Gigliola Staffilani dressed in a light blue collared shirt and in front of a deep blue background.

Headshot of MIT Professor Gigliola Staffilani dressed in a light blue collared shirt and in front of a deep blue background.

AWM and AMS are pleased to announce that Gigliola Staffilani will be the 2027 AWM-AMS Emmy Noether Lecturer. The Noether Lecture will be delivered at the Joint Mathematics Meetings in Chicago, IL in January of 2027.

🔗 awm-math.org/awards/noeth....

#AWM #Noether #PDEs #WomenInMath

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Our March webinar is here! Dr. Phelps-Gregory will talk about applying mathematics education research to teaching learning. Register at bit.ly/EDGE0316

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Headshot of Professor Fioralba Cakoni wearing glasses, a blue shirt, and a beige jacket, standing in front of a chalkboard with mathematical symbols and equations.

Headshot of Professor Fioralba Cakoni wearing glasses, a blue shirt, and a beige jacket, standing in front of a chalkboard with mathematical symbols and equations.

#AWM and #SIAM announce that Fioralba Cakoni of Rutgers University has been selected as the 2026 Sonia Kovalevsky Lecturer. Cakoni's work in inverse scattering theory has been described as a paradigm shift in the field of inverse problems.

Read more here:
🔗 awm-math.org/awards/koval....

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Illustration of Haynes by Clarisse Bonnand.

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Today in honor of #BlackHistoryMonth, AWM celebrates the contributions of Euphemia Lofton Haynes, a pioneering mathematician and educator whose career broke historic barriers in American academia.

Read more here:
🔗 awm-math.org/publications....

#AWM #WomenInMath #STEM

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Woman in classroom holding a solved Rubik's cube, promoting AWM Student Chapter Innovation Grants.

Woman in classroom holding a solved Rubik's cube, promoting AWM Student Chapter Innovation Grants.

Please help AWM student chapters provide programming that enriches their local mathematical communities by donating to the newly established AWM Student Chapters Innovation Grants fund!

Use AWM account to donate:
🔗 ow.ly/LiVI50YkOaQ.

Donate without an account:
🔗 ow.ly/pFYX50YkOaP.

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Professional headshot of Dr. Andrea Hairston wearing a blue denim shirt under a white blazer with navy stripes, accessorized with a pendant necklace, seated indoors in front of a blurred background.

Today for Black History Month please join AWM in celebrating mathematician Dr. Andrea Hairston! A leader in the technology space, Dr. Hairston has built a distinguished career working in a variety of industries and settings.

Full writeup here: 🔗 www.facebook.com/share/p/18Ao....

#BlackHistoryMonth

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Photo of Dr. Christina Edholm in navy jacket against blurred outside background.

AWM & MAA are pleased to announce that the 2026 Falconer Lecturer will be Christina Edholm, associate professor at Scripps College.

Please join AWM and @joinmaa.bsky.social in congratulating Dr. Edholm for her outstanding accomplishments!

Full press release here:
🔗 awm-math.org/awards/falco....

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In honor of #BlackHistoryMonth, we are proud to highlight the career of AWM's current president, Dr. Raegan Higgins. Help us celebrate Higgins for her tireless work in creating supportive environments where underrepresented groups in mathematics can flourish.

Full bio here:
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Submissions are due this SUNDAY for AWM's Travel Grants & Mentoring Travel Grants programs!

🗓️ Deadline: February 15, 2026
🔗 For more info: awm-math.org/awards/awm-g....

All travel must be completed by June 30, 2026.

#AWM #WomenInMath #Mentorship #Mathematics #Conferences

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Are you a mathematician or data scientist with an idea for a public-facing writing project? Join #AWM & the #QSIDE Institute for a webinar on how to engage the public with your work.

📅 Feb 20 | 3:30 PM EST
💻 Public Scholar Workshop: How to Get Started, How to Get Better
🔗 Sign up: bit.ly/3NmTbKq

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AWM would love your feedback on this brief survey to help us understand how our engagement with you felt over the past year and so we can improve our future communications with you, especially related to fundraising requests.

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#AWM #Surveys #Donors

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Have you started your application for the AWM Travel Grants and Mentoring Travel Grants programs? The deadline is coming up soon!

🗓️ Deadline: February 15, 2026
🔗 For more info: awm-math.org/awards/awm-g....

Travel must be completed by June 30, 2026.

#AWM #WomenInMath #Mentorship #Mathematics

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