PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 9 -- The American Mathematical Society issued the following news release: Pamela Gorkin is awarded the 2025 Mary P. Dolciani Prize for Excellence in Research by the American Mathematical Society (AMS). Gorkin is professor emerita of mathematics at Bucknell University and recently served as a program officer for the Division of Mathematical Sciences at the National Science Foundation (NSF). She receives the prize for her record of high-quality research in functiona  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 9 -- The American Mathematical Society issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024: The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics to John J. Hopfield, Princeton University, and Geoffrey E. Hinton, University of Toronto, "for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks." "This year's two Nobel Laureates in Physics have used tools from physics to develop methods that   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 11 -- The American Mathematical Society issued the following news release: Yvonne Lai will receive the 2025 AMS Award for Impact on the Teaching and Learning of Mathematics. She is the Milton E. Mohr Professor and Graduate Chair, Department of Mathematics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL). "Dr. Yvonne Lai exhibits a deep, energetic, and abiding commitment to supporting improvements in mathematics education at all levels, and to creating a more inclusive and e  more