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American Mathematical Society

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American Mathematical Society

@amermathsoc

The American Mathematical Society is dedicated to advancing research and connecting the diverse global mathematical community.

Providence, Rhode Island USA

Joined May 2010

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May 12, 2025
Today, we celebrate International Women in Mathematics Day in memory of Maryam Mirzakhani, the first woman to win the Fields Medal (2014), to honor the contributions and achievements in women in mathematics in hopes to inspire future generations.
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May 12, 2024
Happy International Women in Mathematics Day! Maryam Mirzakhani won the Fields Medal in 2014 for her important contributions to geometry and dynamical systems. May 12 was Mirzakhani’s birthday, and now it is a day to celebrate all women in the mathematical sciences. #WomenInMath
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Mar 14, 2023
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Aug 8, 2025
It was wonderful to catch up with Terence Tao at #MathFest, seen here with his book, An Introduction to Measure Theory.
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Jul 5, 2022
Congrats to the '22 Fields Medalists, Maryna Viazovska, James Maynard, June Huh, and Hugo Duminil-Copin! Viazovska is the second woman to ever win a Fields Medal. All four recipients have made tremendous contributions to mathematics, and we look forward to their future work.
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May 12, 2023
International Women in Math Day acknowledges Fields Medalist Maryam Mirzakhani, born on this day in 1977. See an excerpt from the AMS book "Mathematicians: An Outer View of the Inner World," by Mariana Cook: ow.ly/9qL250Ol4HO @FieldsInstitute #InternationalWomeninMathDay
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Mar 26, 2025
Congratulations to Masaki Kashiwara of Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences (RIMS), Kyoto University, Japan, and Kyoto University Institute for Advanced Study (KUIAS), Japan, who was awarded the 2025 Abel Prize for his work in algebraic analysis.
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Dec 8, 2017
Congrats to Vi Hart @vihartvihart & Matt Parker @standupmaths, recipients of 2018 Joint Policy Board for Mathematics (JPBM) Communication Awards. bit.ly/2kC61Hl (Photo of Hart: M Eifler, 2017 (CC by 4.0). Photo of Parker: Steve Ullathorne.)
American Mathematical Society
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May 12, 2021
Happy Birthday to the late, great Maryam Mirzakhani! Today the mathematical community honors her by celebrating women in mathematics. #May12 #WomenInMath LEARN MORE: ams.org/women-mathemat…
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Jun 24, 2025
Mathematical engineer Shun-ichi Amari has been awarded the 2025 Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology for "pioneering contributions to opening up theoretical foundations of artificial intelligence and establishment of information geometry." Read the full story. Links in comments.
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May 6, 2021
On #May12 people around the world will celebrate women’s achievements in mathematics. May 12 was the birthday of Maryam Mirzakhani, an Iranian mathematician who was one of the world’s leading experts in geometry & dynamical systems. #May12WIM LEARN MORE: tinyurl.com/ams-notices-mi…
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Nov 14, 2017
Dave Whyte decided to take his mathematical visualization to the next level by making mathematically inspired GIFs. @extremefriday talked with @beesandbombs abt what makes him tick& what makes his gifs inspire, at http://bit.ly2zEKXFu. (Here: hue strip, courtesy of David Whyte)
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May 28, 2025
Kenji Fukaya, professor at the Beijing Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Applications and the Yau Mathematical Sciences Center, Tsinghua University, PRC, has been awarded the 2025 Shaw Prize in Mathematical Sciences for his pioneering work on symplectic geometry.
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Feb 22, 2022
A statement from AMS President Ruth Charney: The AMS leadership is alarmed by the current situation in Ukraine and its implications for the 2022 International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM), scheduled to take place in St. Petersburg, Russia. (1/4)