Kristen Altenburger is one of eleven finalists in the LinkedIn Economic Graph Challenge. The project is entitled “Linking Women in Opportunity: Evaluating Gender Differences in Self-Promotion.” Her project uses matching techniques to analyze comparable LinkedIn profiles between men and women and examine differences in self-promotion. […]
On April 28, the National Academy of Sciences announced the election of 84 new members and 21 foreign associates in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Newly elected members include two IPAM speakers and organizers. Alexander Eskin (professor, department of mathematics, […]
In April, IPAM Trustee Tatiana Toro was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship. The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation awarded 173 Fellowships to 175 scholars, artists, and scientists. A total of 18 fellowships were awarded in the natural sciences category. Appointed on the basis of prior achievement […]
Nathan Ng, a 2014 RIPS-Los Angeles student, was awarded the Goldwater Scholarship, the most prestigious undergraduate award given in the sciences. The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation aims to provide a continuing source of highly qualified scientists, mathematicians, and engineers by […]