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MSRI in the Media |
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| Hands-on Math Adds Up to Fun |
| May 05, 2008 |
| MSRI's Julia Robinson Mathematics Festival, held Sunday at Google Inc. headquarters in Mt. View, tested the math skills of more than 300 children in grades six through 12 with puzzles, games and contests. |
| SF CHRONICLE |
| TV news coverage at Julia Robinson Mathematics Festival @Google |
| May 04, 2008 |
| Students and guest speaker, Dr. Jennifer Quinn, are interviewed at the second annual Julia Robinson Mathematics Festival held at Google on Sunday, May 4, 2008. |
| KTSF-TV 26 (Chinese-language TV station) |
| Televised segment about the Julia Robinson Mathematics Festival |
| May 03, 2008 |
| Festival Director Joshua Zucker and seventh grader Katie Blunt, from Castilleja School, are interviewed by KPIX-TV news anchor Sherry Hu about the Julia Robinson Mathematics Festival on May 4 at Google. |
| KPIX -TV CBS 5 |
| Berkeley math institute celebrates 25 years |
| January 25, 2008 |
| Institute adds up scholars: Mathematicians' research site celebrates 25 years by extending its reach to ordinary people by Patricia Yollin, Chronicle Staff Writer |
| SF CHRONICLE |
| Popular science in a cafe scene |
| January 22, 2008 |
| By Jackie Burrell, Staff Writer |
| CONTRA COSTA TIMES |
| Serving up lattes and a quick lecture |
| January 22, 2008 |
| LARGE AND DIVERSE CROWDS TURN OUT FOR SCIENCE CAFES by Jackie Burrell, Bay Area News Group |
| SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS |
| Alan Alda tackles 'M*A*T*H' - and science - in conversation |
| January 17, 2008 |
| Pick the brain of your garden-variety Hollywood celebrity about science, and chances are the exercise won't take too long - unless you're talking to Alan Alda… by Paul Kilduff, "96 Hours" |
| SF CHRONICLE |
| All in the numbers: Jobs for mathematicians |
| December 09, 2007 |
| Einstein was one of them. So was Euclid. But mathematicians in the Bay Area today don't have job titles like "E=MC2 guy" or "father of geometry." On the other hand, math whizzes have plenty of opportunities… by Caroline Cadwell and Richard Berman |
| SF CHRONICLE |
| Encouraging American Girls to Embrace Math |
| September 21, 2007 |
| An interview featuring the a member and coach from the U.S. team of high school girls that the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute sent to China in August 2007 to compete in the China Girls Mathematical Olympiad. Also joining the discussion were MSRI trustee, Maria Klawe, a mathematician and college president, and actress Danica McKellar, who also has a degree in mathematics and has published a book on math for middle school girls. Together they talk with host Ira Flatow about the best ways to boost the number of girls and women who succeed in mathematics. Science Friday, Talk of the Nation |
| NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO (NPR) |
| US Girls Team wins gold, silver & bronze medals at China Girls Math Olympiad |
| August 20, 2007 |
| Four local American girls represented the Western states and returned to the Bay Area victorious. |
| The Mandarin News, KTSF 26 (Chinese language TV station) |
| Girls win medals for math team |
| August 17, 2007 |
| Bay area students visit China for international competition… by Jessie Mangaliman, Staff Writer |
| SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS |
| Workshop Equips Teachers With New Approach to Math: Institute Believes More Challenging Problems Serve to Better Engage Students |
| August 13, 2007 |
| A dozen teachers spent their summer vacation learning math puzzles when they attended a local institute’s summer training conference last week… by Amanda Ott, Contributing Writer & Assistant News Editor |
| THE DAILY CALIFORNIAN |
| First US Team to Compete in the China Girls Mathematical Olympiad |
| August 10, 2007 |
| China's all-female Math Olympiad gets underway in Wuhan on August 11th, and for the first time since the contest began in 2002, a team from the United States will be among the international competitors… by Adriana Salerno, AAAS Mass Media Fellow |
| VOICE OF AMERICA |
| Institute sends teams to Mathematical Olympiad |
| August 10, 2007 |
| The Mathematical Sciences Research Institute in Berkeley is sending two teams of high school girls… by Martin Snapp and Justin Hill |
| THE BERKELEY VOICE |
| South Bay girls defy stereotype in math contest |
| August 10, 2007 |
| Think you're smart? Try solving this: Let x and y be positive real numbers with x³ + y³ = x - y. Prove that x² + 4y² < 1. Uh, right. Four very smart South Bay students will tackle similar problems this weekend in Central China as part of an eight-member team... by Jessie Mangaliman, Staff Writer |
| SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS |
| It's some girls' idea of fun -- math camp: 4 area teens bone up for contest in China |
| August 06, 2007 |
| Colleen Lee is at summer camp. But the 16-year-old isn't making lanyard key chains or tie-dyed T-shirts, or paddling a canoe. Instead, she's working with algebraic inequalities... by Jill Tucker, Chronicle Staff Writer |
| SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE |
| Teen heading to China for math olympiad |
| July 31, 2007 |
| 'Pretty good': Auroran lands spot on U.S. team for first-ever competition... by Justina Wang, Staff Writer |
| THE BEACON NEWS |
| Fremont teen makes U.S. math team |
| July 26, 2007 |
| Americans to make first appearance in China Girls Mathematical Olympiad... By Linh Tat, Staff Writer |
| THE ARGUS |
| Scholars juggle dynamics of mathematics at institute |
| June 29, 2007 |
| Mathematical sciences research program is a global gathering place for students of theory and analysis… by Martin Snapp, Staff Writer |
| THE BERKELEY VOICE |
| Mathematicians Confront Climate Change |
| June 12, 2007 |
| This April, with headlines about climate change appearing almost daily, climate scientists and mathematicians got together for a unique workshop on how climate models might be improved…. by Dana Mackenzie |
| SIAM NEWS |
| Researcher named to lead math institute |
| May 18, 2007 |
| Robert L. Bryant, an internationally known researcher in mathematics and a professor at Duke University, has been named director of the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute at Berkeley… by David Perlman, Science Editor |
| SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE |
| BERKELEY / $10 million donated to math institute |
| May 06, 2007 |
| Berkeley's Mathematical Sciences Research Institute is the recipient of the largest cash pledge in its 25-year history -- $10 million from the Simons Foundation, including $5 million to create an endowed professorship… by Rick DelVecchio, Chronicle Staff Writer |
| SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE |
| Mathematics Institute adds $10 million to its coffers |
| May 04, 2007 |
| The Berkeley-based Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI) received a $10 million endowment today, the largest single cash amount pledged to the research group in its 25-year history… Bay City News Wire |
| CBS 5 / KPIX-TV |
| Professor sees magic, mystery in mathematics |
| April 27, 2007 |
| Marcus du Sautoy takes the stage in Berkeley today hoping to light up his audience with the story of how thrilling it is to be a mathematician... by Rick DelVecchio, Chronicle Staff Writer |
| SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE |
| They're Psyched on Number Games |
| April 23, 2007 |
| Math fest hosted at Google charms kids who count... by Barbara Feder Ostrov |
| SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS |
| KQED Forum: Global Climate Change in Local Context |
| April 11, 2007 |
| The show discusses global climate change in a local context with an interdisciplinary panel of experts. How can we translate global models into local, shorter term predictions? How can government, business and citizens take action now? |
| KQED |
| Top Mathematicians Meet In Berkeley |
| December 05, 2006 |
| David Eisenbud, MSRI Director, and mathematicians associated with the Institute's scientific programs -- Henry Wolkowicz, Gunnar Carlsson, Donald Saari, Bernd Sturmfels -- were interviewed about mathematical discoveries that have influences on society and technology. by Reporter/News Anchor Alan Wang |
| ABC-7 KGO-TV News |
| Expert in asset pricing wins innovation prize for economics |
| October 18, 2006 |
| Economist Stephen A. Ross has been awarded the inaugural Chicago Mercantile Exchange-Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (CME-MSRI) Prize in Innovative Quantitative Applications for his innovative work in arbitrage-pricing theories. |
| MIT Tech Talk |
| Channel 7 News Coverage of Grigori Perelman |
| August 24, 2006 |
| David Eisenbud, MSRI Director, and Professor Andrejs Treibergs, MSRI member from the University of Utah, were interviewed about the solving of the Poincaré Conjecture by Russian mathematician Grigori Perelman. KGO 7-TV (ABC), by Reporter/News Anchor Alan Wang |
| Irving Kaplansky, 1917-2006 |
| June 25, 2006 |
| Irving "Kap" Kaplansky, one of the nation's most distinguished and beloved mathematicians, who for many years ran a kind of Mount Olympus for mathematicians in the Berkeley Hills, died June 25 in Sherman Oaks at age 89. (excerpt from SF Chronicle) |
| Memorial Announcement for Irving Kaplansky |
| Mathematical references abound on The Simpsons |
| June 10, 2006 |
| MSRI's panel discussion (on October 16, 2005) with writers from The Simpsons showed that a number of viewers do get the mathematical punch lines. D'oh! |
| Science News |
| Speed Theater |
| May 07, 2006 |
| Playwrights learn about game theory from mathematicians for writing math-inspired scripts in PlayGround's creative collaboration with MSRI. |
| San Francisco Chronicle |
| Professor's Math Club is a San Francisco Circle |
| May 03, 2006 |
| In recognition of the new MSRI-sponsored SF Math Circle formed by USF Prof. Paul Zeitz, San Francisco's Mayor proclaims May 3, 2006, "San Francisco Math Circle Day." |
| USF Newspaper (on-line) |
| Staff member creates art based on math |
| February 24, 2006 |
| When Linda Vanderkolk saw the poster for the International Design Competition and noticed that the deadline for the competition was three days away, she immediately called Scott Frankenberger. |
| The Exponent Online |
| Philip Glass and the Rise of the Machines |
| February 20, 2006 |
| MSRI's event, "Philip Glass in Conversation with Robert Osserman," drew connections between mathematics and Philip Glass' music. |
| Disquiet - online webzine |
| San Francisco Outings: Philip Glass at the Movies, New Ballets |
| February 16, 2006 |
| It will be highbrow hipster heaven in San Francisco next weekend when the Philip Glass Ensemble performs a live accompaniment to Godfrey Reggio's "Qatsi Trilogy'' of films screening at Davies Symphony Hall. |
| Bloomberg |
| Artists create mural for Mathmatical Science Research Institute in California |
| January 29, 2006 |
| Artists Linda Vanderkolk and Scott Frankenberger create prize-winning mural to enhance the exterior of the new and expanded MSRI building facility. |
| Journal and Courier Online |
| Math in popular culture (Talk of the Nation/Science Friday) |
| April 29, 2005 |
| SHOW: Talk of the Nation/Science Friday 3:00 AM EST NPR April 29, 2005 Friday LENGTH: 8401 words HEADLINE: Math in popular culture ANCHORS: IRA FLATOW |
| Shiing-Shen Chern 1911-2004, Co-Founder of MSRI |
| December 03, 2004 |
| Shiing-Shen Chern, cofounder and first Director of MSRI (1982-85), died on Friday, December 3, 2004, after a brief illness in China. Chern was truly a towering figure in 20th century mathematics. |
| Latino Genius in Mathematics Receives Award |
| November 07, 2004 |
| Rodrigo Banuelos did not know how to read or write until he was 15 years old. Today he is an accomplished mathematician, one of few in this profession. |
| La Opinion |
| Berkeley: From math group, a monthly Muni puzzle for riders |
| October 01, 2004 |
| "Puzzles on Wheels" carries math puzzles to San Francisco's MUNI riders and, beyond the fun of getting the right answer, a chance to score $100 prize (from a randomly chosen correct respondent) for the solution each month. |
| San Francisco Chronicle |
| Puzzles on Wheels |
| September 30, 2004 |
| The daily commute on SF MUNI buses has something to puzzle over, according to SF Chronicle columnist Leah Garchik. |
| San Francisco Chronicle |
| Computer program tackles diversity in college admissions |
| June 26, 2004 |
| A mathematician, who wants others to have the same opportunities he had, has created a computer program that he hopes will be a low-cost answer to a problem presented by a Supreme Court ruling on college admissions. |
| Contra Costa Times |
| Black Math PhD's Hold UC Meet To Swell Ranks |
| June 25, 2004 |
| Kimberly Sellers says that one of her most vivid memories from childhood is of helping her father, every year, track the number of African Americans graduating with doctorates from American universities. |
| Berkeley Daily Planet |
| Conference Honors Math/Physics Pioneer |
| May 14, 2004 |
| In honor of Professor Albert S. Schwarz, celebrating his 50 years of research contribution to mathematics and theoretical physics. |
| UC Davis News & Information |
| Mathematics With a Moral |
| April 23, 2004 |
| PDF The solitary genius is not an extinct species. But recently, mathematicians have demonstrated the power of working together to chip away at the great puzzles of their field, writes Robert Osserman of the MSRI. |
| The Chronical of Higher Education |
| Why Johnny Can't Add Improve math class, save jobs for kids Bay Area students improve on state tests |
| March 12, 2004 |
| American math education is in trouble. Many of our children will be ill-prepared for the … |
| http://www.sfgate.com |
| More schools making the grade Bay Area students improve on state tests |
| March 10, 2004 |
| The world's bravest sixth-grader will step onto a Berkeley stage Monday morning to answer … |
| http://www.sfgate.com |
| Prof: Schools could face penalties from math exam |
| March 08, 2004 |
| Students and their high schools face a high risk of being penalized unfairly in future … |
| http://www.newsday.com |
| Experts at UC study how students learn math |
| March 06, 2004 |
| The world's bravest sixth-grader will step onto a Berkeley stage Monday morning to answer … |
| http://www.sfgate.com |
| KQED Forum: K-12 Math Education |
| March 02, 2004 |
| Forum discusses K-12 math education with panelists from the up-coming MSRI conference on math assessment. |
| KQED |
| Pure Math, Pure Joy |
| June 30, 2003 |
| A mathematician, the Hungarian lover of numbers Paul Erdos once said, is a device for converting coffee into theorems. Here, then, are a few glimpses into the Truth Factory. |
| The New York Times |
| Life: Gallery: Beautiful minds caught on camera |
| April 29, 2003 |
| The Mathematical Sciences Research Institute sits high on a hilltop overlooking San Francisco Bay. It is part of the University of California at Berkeley, and it serves as a retreat for world-class mathematicians. Here they are allowed to devote themselves entirely to the discovery of new mathematics, without the unwanted interference of a heavy teaching workload. |
| The Guardian |
| Hearst gift spurs math center expansion |
| April 25, 2003 |
| Donation helps start work on making Berkeley library more than three times its current size |
| Oakland Tribune |
| Math is the thing |
| April 24, 2003 |
| The mathematical arts have popped up in a play yet again, and Berkeley's Mathematical Sciences and Research Institute is gathering a panel of experts for a boisterous discussion. |
| Oakland Tribune |
| A star orbits a sun, Leonardo had a great serve |
| April 18, 2003 |
| THE SMART SET: The Mathematical Sciences Research Institute -- the group that brought Steve Martin to the stage of Herbst to romp with Robin Williams recently -- is celebrating plans for a new library with a reception April 24. Institute chairman is William R. Hearst III, whose B.A. was in mathematics, who is the son of Austine McDonnell Hearst for whom the library will be named, and whose family's company owns this newspaper. |
| SF Chronicle |
| Computer experts and e-mail strategy |
| March 15, 2003 |
| Overwhelmed by the crush of electronic mail, cell-phone calls, instant messages, Web sites and other technological demands on our ever-diminishing reservoir of free time? You're not alone. The people who invent this stuff feel the same way. |
| SJ Mercury News |
| AMS NEWS RELEASE: Robert Osserman Receives 2003 JPBM Communications Award |
| January 16, 2003 |
| PROVIDENCE, RI---Robert Osserman, Professor Emeritus at Stanford University and Special Projects Director at the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute in Berkeley, is receiving the 2003 JPBM Communications Award. |
| American Mathematical Society |
| Actor + math whiz + comedian = 1 hit |
| December 17, 2002 |
| San Francisco -- It was about as unlikely as Pablo Picasso hanging out with Albert Einstein: Actor-director Steve Martin discussing "funny numbers" on stage with UC Berkeley mathematician Robert Osserman, and comedian Robin Williams unexpectedly walking onto the stage to toss in outrageous asides. |
| Oakland Tribune |
| Comedians + math a brilliant equation |
| December 17, 2002 |
| The event was advertised as a "Funny Numbers" conversation between comedian Steve Martin and mathematics scholar Robert Osserman . |
| SF Chronicle |
| Formula for laughter |
| December 17, 2002 |
| The sold-out crowd at the Herbst Theatre Sunday night got quite a lesson in mathematics. They learned that math (a) is a laugh riot and (b) has surprisingly little to do with numbers. |
| SF Examiner |
| The Haas School of Business announces a new Masters in Financial Engineering degree program |
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