The Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) is a non-profit organization founded in 1971 that seeks to create a community in which women and girls can thrive in their mathematical endeavors, and to ...

STRI copy 39088019512037 Purchased from the Cullman Endowment. Before John Glenn orbited the earth or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of dedicated female mathematicians known as "human ...

A group of Black women, crucial to NASA’s achievements during the space race and famously known as the “Hidden Figures,” were honored with a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony on Capitol Hill. These ...

Among the most creative and original mathematical thinkers (explanations of her work are virtually incomprehensible to us mortals who communicate in words rather than symbols), Amalie “Emmy” Noether’s ...

Our third panel is a round-table discussion on the barriers to recruiting, retaining, and advancing women, with Professors Howard Georgi, Karen Uhlenbeck, and Mildred Dresselhaus. Dr. Howard Georgi is ...

The United States may not have won the Space Race had it not been for the contributions of three African-American women. World War II left the US with a shortage of male labor, leading various federal ...

In a world that often associates Iran with geopolitics and conflict, one quiet mathematician changed the narrative with nothing but ideas, diagrams and relentless curiosity. Her name was Maryam ...

Among the most creative and original mathematical thinkers – explanations of her work are virtually incomprehensible to us mortals, who communicate in words rather than symbols – Amalie “Emmy” Noether ...

Welcome to Association for Women in Mathematics student chapter at SLU. The SLU Student Chapter of AWM mentors and encourages women and other minorities as they prepare for careers in mathematical ...