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MSRI in the Media

 
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