The Association for Women in Mathematics

June 1 submission deadline!

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

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....

Illustration of Haynes by Clarisse Bonnand.

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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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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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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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....

#awm #womeninmath #blackhistorymonth #stem | Association for Women in Mathematics This month the Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) will be featuring a number of mathematicians in honor of Black History Month. Today we are proud to highlight the achievements of AWM's curren...

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:
🔗 ow.ly/ig3750YgLrC

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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

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

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

PlayingCards EvenQuads EvenQuads decks of cards honor notable women mathematicians and can be used to play many mathematical games. When complete, there will be 4 different decks in the series, highlighting a...

We also encourage you to share this with other who might be interested. (Non math people too!)
Learn more about the EvenQuads project at awm-math.org/publications...

EvenQuads cards of women profiles laid out in a spiral form.

EvenQuads is a card game created to celebrate our 50th anniversary. This project is made possible by a broad, supportive community that uplifts and encourages women in math. We're seeking volunteer portrait artists to contribute to Deck 3. If interested fill out the form.
forms.gle/K6xtpMmiaemL...

📣 Last call for submissions to the 2026 AWM-MfA Essay Contest: the deadline is this SUNDAY!

🗓️ Deadline: February 1
🔗Contest rules and to submit: awm-math.org/awards/stude...

AWM thanks @mathforamerica.bsky.social for their co-sponsorship of this contest!

#AWM #MfA #Essay #Math #STEM #Biography

📣 Join the AWM Mentor Network and become a volunteer mentor! We're seeking more mentors, especially from non-academic backgrounds, to match with individuals seeking guidance.

🔗 Sign up at awm-math.org/programs/men... and click "Become a Mentor" to fill out a short Google form.

#AWM #Mentoring

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AWM mourns the passing of Dr. Gladys West, a mathematician whose pioneering work helped lay the foundations for modern GPS technology. West's work advanced the development of satellite geodesy and helped make reliable global navigation possible for both scientific and everyday use. 🌎🛰️

Photos courtesy of EPNAC.com.

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Thanks to our grad students, mentors, and guests for sharing a delicious meal with us at the AWM Mentoring Luncheon and for fostering such valuable discussions during the event.

We sincerely thank @amermathsoc.bsky.social and @elsevierconnect.bsky.social for their sponsorship of this event!

#AWM

Applications are now open for the AWM Travel Grants and Mentoring Travel Grants programs.

📅 Deadline: February 15, 2026
🔗 For more info and to apply: ow.ly/uTCh50XXreq.

All travel must be completed by June 30, 2026.

#AWM #WomenInMath #Mentorship #Mathematics #AWMMath #Travel #Conferences

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AWM and 11 other mathematical societies participated in #MathSciOnTheHill on January 8, with 280 mathematicians from 47 states visiting Capitol Hill to advocate for federal support for the mathematical sciences! Thank you to everyone who participated!

#AWM #Mathematics

📣 The submission deadline for the 2026 AWM-MfA Essay Contest is coming up soon!

🗓️ Deadline: February 1

🔗 awm-math.org/awards/stude...

AWM thanks @mathforamerica.bsky.social for their co-sponsorship of this contest!

#AWM #MfA #Essay #Contests #Math #STEM #Biographies

Make your year-end gift to AWM and help us continue to offer programs that:

✅ Create Community.
✅ Advance Research in Mathematics.
✅ Change Lives.

Donate here to ensure that women & girls in math continue to find opportunity & belonging in 2026!
🔗 ow.ly/t2n650XPTL2.

#AWM #GirlsDoMath #STEM #Math

Helping Early Career Researchers to Get Published and Navigate the Process YouTube video by Association for Women in Mathematics

Did you miss the early career publishing webinar presented by @springernature.com and AWM? Watch a reply on our AWM YouTube channel!

📣 "Helping Early Career Researchers to Get Published and Navigate the Process"
🔗 youtu.be/qF5ZZMaH1ug

#AWM #SpringerNature #WomenInMath #Publishing #Research

Read the latest newsletter from the Committee for Women in Mathematics (CWM). CWM is the committee of the International Mathematical Union (IMU) that is concerned with issues related to women in mathematics worldwide.

🔗 www.mathunion.org/fileadmin/CW...

#AWM #CWM #IMU #WomenInMath