News Release

AMS Announces New Resource for Science Reporters

November 27, 1996

For more information, please contact: Tim Goggins, telephone 401-455-4110;fax 401-331-3842; e-mail tjg@ams.org. | http://www.ams.org

Providence, R.I. - Dr. John H. Ewing, Executive Director of theAmerican Mathematical Society (AMS), today announced a new servicefor science journalists. The Society's Internet web site, www.ams.org,also known as e-MATH, has added What's New In Mathematicsas a resource to aid journalists and others to quickly obtaininformation about the latest developments in the field.

An alphabetized list of mathematicians and their area of research will help journalists identify experts in fields of breaking news in mathematical science and education. The site also posts recent AMS press releases and offers a listing of media contacts in various mathematical organizations. Science journalists can easily access
this information by bookmarking the following URL: /new-in-math/journalists.html.

What's New in Mathematics also provides information tothe general public, including a section on recent mathematicalnews and developments, information on careers in mathematics, selected links to other mathematical web sites, and even an index of reviews of recent popular books on mathematical themes.

According to Dr. Ewing, "This is an initiative by mathematiciansto help the media and general public obtain the best available information on advances in mathematics and other developmentsrelated to the mathematical sciences in an easy and efficient way."

What's New in Mathematics is a project of the AMS Working Group on Public Awareness in Mathematics (WGPAM) formed by the AMS Committee on the Profession (CoProf). CoProf is chaired byProfessor Joseph Lipman of Purdue University and WGP AM is chaired by Professor Steven Weintraub of Louisiana State University.

Founded in 1888 to further mathematical research and scholarship, the 30,000-member AMS fulfills its mission through programs and services that promote mathematical research and its uses, strengthenmathematical education, and foster awareness and appreciation of mathematics and its connections to other disciplines and everydaylife.