We are excited to announce the 8th annual Temple Graduate Student Conference in Algebra, Geometry, and Topology (GTA Philadelphia). The conference will take place May 26 - 28, 2023, at Temple University. The plenary speakers are: Jennifer Hom (Georgia Institute of Technology) Sara Maloni (University of Virginia) Craig Sutton (Dartmouth College) John Voight (Dartmouth College) [...]
Congratulations to EDGE community member and board member Ingrid Daubechies! Ingrid Daubechies earned the 2023 Wolf Prize for her work in wavelet theory and applied harmonic analysis. The Wolf Prize recognizes "achievements in the interest of humanity and friendly relations among people." We are overjoyed to celebrate this major achievement! For more information, read the [...]
Apply for the 2023 African Diaspora Joint Mathematics Workshop (ADJOINT) in Berkeley, California - June 19-30, 2023 Direct Application Link: https://www.mathprograms.org/db/programs/1333 About ADJOINT: https://www.msri.org/web/msri/scientific/adjoint The African Diaspora Joint Mathematics Workshop (ADJOINT) provides opportunities for U.S. mathematicians – especially those from the African Diaspora – to form collaborations with distinguished African-American research leaders on topics at the forefront of [...]
Congratulations to Katrina Harden Williams (EDGE '00) who has been named by Vice President Kamala Harris to serve on the National Space Council’s Users Advisory Group (UAG). According to the White House, "the UAG will provide the National Space Council advice and recommendations on matters related to space policy and strategy, including but not limited [...]
CU Boulder is offering a research opportunity for Summer 2023 in Mathematics. The research project is in abstract algebra. The deadline to apply is February 1, 2023. The opportunity is a 10-week summer research internship for a rising junior or senior through the Summer Multicultural Access to Research Training (SMART) program. For 2023, SMART begins Monday, June 5th [...]
The Pomona College Department of Mathematics and Statistics invites applications for multiple three-year Visiting Assistant Professor positions, to begin July 2023 (subsequent years contingent upon performance). Candidates with a Ph.D. in mathematics, statistics, or related fields are welcome to apply. For one of the positions, preference will be given to candidates who can teach statistics. The teaching [...]
Location Brown University, Providence RI Open Date Nov 22, 2022 Description Brown University is pleased to announce the Provost’s STEM Postdoctoral Fellow Program. Fellows, appointed for two years, will form a multidisciplinary cohort of scholars with tenure-track faculty aspirations who can leverage Brown's unique low-boundary collaborative environment to build exceptionally creative and influential projects across [...]
Location Brown University, Providence RI Open Date Nov 22, 2022 Description Brown University is pleased to announce the Provost’s STEM Postdoctoral Fellow Program. Fellows, appointed for two years, will form a multidisciplinary cohort of scholars with tenure-track faculty aspirations who can leverage Brown's unique low-boundary collaborative environment to build exceptionally creative and influential projects across [...]
As GivingTuesday approaches, we wanted to remind our community that there are many ways to support EDGE. Donate: You can donate through PayPal or send a check made payable to the Sylvia Bozeman and Rhonda Hughes EDGE Foundation to the address below. All unspecified contributions will support the EDGE general fund. We are deeply appreciative [...]
Dr. Talithia Williams (EDGE '00) hosts an exciting new mathematics documentary entitled Zero to Infinity. Zero to Infinity tells the story of our quest to understand numbers as we take a step back and turn our attention to the digits themselves – exploring their origins and discovering the wonder that arises from simple, yet profound [...]