https://www.siam.org/rss-feed/siam-news/issue-archive/volume-53-number-03-april-2020SIAM News Rss Issue Archive Feeden-USCopyright 2026Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:23:58 Zhttps://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/a-network-model-of-immigration-and-coexistence/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/a-network-model-of-immigration-and-coexistence/Is it possible to integrate vast numbers of asylum seekers in a way that is constructive for natives and migrants alike?Wed, 01 Apr 2020 12:00:00 ZYao-li Chuang, Tom Chou, Maria R. D’Orsognahttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/envisioning-tomorrow-s-earth-reflections-on-the-2020-aaas-annual-meeting/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/envisioning-tomorrow-s-earth-reflections-on-the-2020-aaas-annual-meeting/Hans Kaper reflects on the 2020 AAAS Annual Meeting, which coincided with the objectives of SIAG/MPE.Wed, 01 Apr 2020 12:00:00 ZHans Kaperhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/helping-faculty-prepare-students-for-the-workforce/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/helping-faculty-prepare-students-for-the-workforce/One focus of the 2020 Joint Mathematics Meetings was improving the role of STEM educators in workplace preparation.Wed, 01 Apr 2020 12:00:00 ZKathleen Kavanagh, Joe Skufca, Benjamin Galluzzo, Karen Blisshttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/mean-field-game-theory-a-tractable-methodology-for-large-population-problems/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/mean-field-game-theory-a-tractable-methodology-for-large-population-problems/Peter E. Caines presents the basic notions of mean field game theory, which finds applications in a wide variety of areas.Wed, 01 Apr 2020 12:00:00 ZPeter E. Caineshttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/recognizing-the-2020-jpbm-communications-award-recipients/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/recognizing-the-2020-jpbm-communications-award-recipients/Chris Budd and James Tanton are dual recipients of the 2020 JPBM Communications Awards.Wed, 01 Apr 2020 12:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-the-early-years/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-the-early-years/Jim Crowley looks back at SIAM’s early years and explores how it came to be about math and computing.Wed, 01 Apr 2020 12:00:00 ZJames Crowleyhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/symmetry-and-polar-decomposition-by-mechanics/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/symmetry-and-polar-decomposition-by-mechanics/There are several mechanical or geometrical interpretations of the symmetry of a matrix; Mark Levi describes one of them.Wed, 01 Apr 2020 12:00:00 ZMark Levihttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/tears-of-wine-at-pd19/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/tears-of-wine-at-pd19/During PD19, Andrea Bertozzi and Claudia Falcon of UCLA performed a demonstration of “tears of wine."Wed, 01 Apr 2020 12:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/the-mathematical-fight-for-voting-rights/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/the-mathematical-fight-for-voting-rights/Researchers employ statistical methods and draw on census and public data to identify gerrymandered districts.Wed, 01 Apr 2020 12:00:00 ZMatthew R. Francishttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/