https://www.siam.org/rss-feed/siam-news/issue-archive/volume-47-number-02-march-2014SIAM News Rss Issue Archive Feeden-USCopyright 2026Thu, 18 Jun 2026 23:24:08 Zhttps://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/2013-reid-prize-lecture/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/2013-reid-prize-lecture/Tyrone Duncan received the 2013 W.T. and Idalia Reid Prize and gave a prize lecture at AN13.Tue, 04 Mar 2014 00:00:00 ZJames Casehttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/big-data-meets-the-wisdom-of-the-crowd/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/big-data-meets-the-wisdom-of-the-crowd/Ernest Davis reviews "Who's Bigger? Where Historical Figures Really Rank" by Steven Skiena and Charles Ward.Tue, 04 Mar 2014 00:00:00 ZErnest Davishttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/de-moivre-revealed/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/de-moivre-revealed/Philip Davis reviews "Abraham de Moivre: Setting the Stage for Classical Probability and its Applications."Tue, 04 Mar 2014 00:00:00 ZPhilip J. Davishttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/from-wavelets-to-compressed-sensing-and-beyond/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/from-wavelets-to-compressed-sensing-and-beyond/David Donoho of Stanford University received the 2013 Shaw Prize in Mathematical Sciences on September 23 in Hong Kong.Tue, 04 Mar 2014 00:00:00 ZGail Corbetthttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/meet-siam-s-science-policy-committee/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/meet-siam-s-science-policy-committee/Hans Kaper and David Levermore offer highlights of recent projects and concerns pursued by SIAM’s Committee on Science Policy.Tue, 04 Mar 2014 00:00:00 ZHans Kaperhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/meeting-the-challenges-of-improved-post-secondary-education-in-the-mathematical-sciences/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/meeting-the-challenges-of-improved-post-secondary-education-in-the-mathematical-sciences/David Bressoud, Eric Friedlander, and David Levermore respond to the 2012 Engage to Excel report by PCAST.Mon, 03 Mar 2014 15:25:00 ZDavid M. Bressoud, Eric M. Friedlander, David Levermorehttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/reaching-for-success-one-word-at-a-time/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/reaching-for-success-one-word-at-a-time/Ellen Lê reflects on her time as a SIAM-sponsored AAAS Mass Media Fellow at The Sacramento Bee.Tue, 04 Mar 2014 00:00:00 ZEllen Lêhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-gains-85-members-in-member-get-a-member-campaign/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-gains-85-members-in-member-get-a-member-campaign/The Member-Get-a-Member program encourages SIAM members to invite their colleagues to join SIAM.Tue, 04 Mar 2014 00:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/social-engagement-shapes-a-mathematical-career/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/social-engagement-shapes-a-mathematical-career/Manil Suri profiles Evelyn Thomas, who shares challenges and opportunities she faced on her career path. Tue, 04 Mar 2014 00:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/student-chapter-funding-2013-2014/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/student-chapter-funding-2013-2014/Many of SIAM's student chapters have weekly or biweekly meetings, seminars, invited speakers, or workshops.Tue, 04 Mar 2014 00:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/