Scholarships to Grace Hopper Conference

The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology has announced that scholarship applications are being accepted for the 2010 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference, which will happen September 28 - October 2, 2010, in Atlanta, Georgia. The scholarships cover conference registration, lodging for 4 nights, and travel expenses.

Arizona Teaching Jobs

I received an email from the "Chief of Professional Operations" for the Great Hearts Academies, a group of charter schools in Arizona that focus on a Classical Liberal Arts Curriculum. She is particularly looking for UD students, and even more particularly for Science and Math teachers. She wants to interview Juniors and Seniors this Monday, March 22. But, I'm sure she'd be happy to talk to you via the telephone (they need math teachers, remember?).

I've attached her letter so you can read what she wrote.

Marshal U Computational Science REU

Marshall University (in West Virginia) is hosting an REU in "Computational Science" for Math and Physical Science majors this summer: they have several different projects, two of them in math (one is a statistical and the other is a computer vision project). The deadline for applications is April 9. Marshall is in Huntington, WV, on the banks of the Ohio River, amid forested hills. I've never been there, but WV as a whole is a beautiful place, and would be a nice place to spend the summer.

More details can be found at http://www.marshall.edu/reu/.

Bard College REU

Bard College (in the quaintly named Annandale-on-Hudson, New York) sent me an email about an REU program this summer in "Mathematics and Computation", with topics including Discrete Geometry, Coding Theory, Computational Neuroscience, and Mathematical Ecology. The really nice thing is that the deadline for applications is April 1st. They are looking for sophomores and juniors.

For lots more information visit their REU website.

To apply go to this page.

U. Tulsa: Masters in Finance

We've never sent anyone (that I know of) to a program in Finance. However, the area can be very interesting (lots of applied math). Tulsa is close by, and they sent me a letter announcing their program, but you'll have to read about it online.

U. of Rochester: Graduate Program in CS

The University of Rochester (Upstate New York) has a graduate program in CS: they sent me a nice letter that emphasizes the small size, their excellent alumni, and their connections with Brain & Cognitive Science, Linguistics, and Electrical and Computer Engineering.

You can find more information at their website.

Oh, I just noticed --- the deadline was January 15, 2010. Maybe next year?

UTSA: PhD in Applied Statistics

UT San Antonio's College of Business just recently started a doctoral program in Applied Statistics (they have a very nice brochure). Getting into a relative new program can sometimes be a lot of fun --- it's small, and the faculty are (probably) very enthusiastic.

I must say that I'm not sure how far one should go along the "applied axis", but you could check out their website for more information.

(One nice thing is that they say they are working jointly with the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio --- business and medicine!)

North Texas Area Student Conference

Midwestern State University (just an hour North of Dallas, in Wichita Falls, TX) has an annual student conference focusing on computer-related studies. This year the keynote speaker is Mr. Forrest Mims III (I've been a fan of his since my childhood!). The conference is FREE and includes LUNCH.

More detail can be found at the conference website.

UPDATE (3/11/2010): The registration and paper deadline has been moved back to March 25th.

Smith College: Center for Women in Mathematics

Smith College has two programs: one for undergraduate women in their Junior year and another for Post-baccalaureate women.

See the Center for Women in Mathematics for more details.