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Mathematics in Facial Surgery

Peter Deuflhard, Martin Weiser, and Stefan Zachow

Predicting facial soft tissue deformation as the result of skull and jaw bone surgery is of great interest to surgeons and their patients. The authors discuss how this deformation can be mathematically modeled using the partial differential equations of elasticity theory, and how the results can effectively be used in clinical practice.
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Advising a Precollege Curriculum Project

Stephen B. Maurer and William McCallum

The authors serve as content advisors for a high school mathematics curriculum project. They report and reflect on their experience as mathematicians in this role.
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Tips for the Job Search: Applying for Academic and Postdoctoral Positions

Heather A. Lewis and John S. Caughman

The authors advise prospective applicants about the preparations for, the mechanics of, and the timetables of, the academic job search process.
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WHAT IS...a Bad End?
Charles L. Epstein

The Three Body Problem, A Cambridge Mystery
A Book Review
Reviewed by Richard Montgomery

The Pea and the Sun: A Mathematical Paradox
A Book Review
Reviewed by Péter Komjáth

2006 Fields Medals Awarded

2006 Nevanlinna Prize Awarded

Measuring Journals
John Ewing

Mumford and Wu Receive 2006 Shaw Prize

Akaike Receives 2006 Kyoto Prize

Tony Chan Named NSF Assistant Director
Allyn Jackson

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