Policy and Advocacy News
Responses to the NSF proposal to change the name of the Division of Mathematical Sciences (DMS) to the Division of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences
Many members of the community have already expressed their opinions on the proposed change. Those responses were forwarded to Dr. H. Edward Seidel, Assistant Director, Directorate of Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS); Dr. Sastry Pantula, Division Director, Division of Mathematical Sciences; and Dr. Fred Roberts, MPS Advisory Committee. The correspondence is available here:
Invitation to Apply for the AMS Congressional Fellowship (application deadline February 15, 2012)
Applications are now being invited for the 2012-2013 AMS Congressional Fellowship, sponsored by the AMS in conjunction with the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The Fellow spends the year working as a special legislative assistant in legislative and policy areas requiring scientific and technical input. Applicants must be U.S. citizens with a PhD or an equivalent doctoral-level degree in the mathematical sciences by the application deadline (February 15). The stipend for the Fellowship from September 2012 to August 2013 is US$74, 872, with allowances for relocation and professional travel and a contribution towards health insurance.
