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The Mathematical Playground: People and Problems from 31 Years of Math Horizons is part of the Holiday Highlights Sale at 40% off through Dec 31.

Enjoy a curated mix of problems, puzzles, and memorable stories from Math Horizons.

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December 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Tomer Schlank, University of Chicago, will give an AMS Invited Address at the 2026 Joint Mathematics Meetings on Wednesday, January 7. His topic is “Stable Homotopy and Higher Algebra.” Read more: https://jointmathematicsmeetings.org/jmm2026-speakers
December 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The American Mathematical Society has partnered with the United Way of the National Capital Area to collect encouragement cards handwritten by JMM guests. The cards will accompany kits assembled by the United Way and distributed to those in need. Read more: https://www.ams.org/news?news_id=7591
December 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The latest issue of Transactions of the American Mathematical Society Volume Number: 379, Issue Number: 1 is available at: https://ow.ly/xErj50XJBwq
December 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
János Kollár, Princeton University, will give an AMS Invited Address at the 2026 Joint Mathematics Meetings on Wednesday, January 7. Don’t miss his talk on “Which Surfaces Can be Built from Circles?” Read more: https://jointmathematicsmeetings.org/jmm2026-speakers
December 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Analytic Number Theory Revealed: A First Guide to Prime Numbers is 40% off in the Holiday Highlights Sale through Dec 31.
A great introduction to primes, packed with examples and insights for students and enthusiasts alike.
Shop here: https://bookstore.ams.org/books-on-sale
December 23, 2025 at 8:01 PM
H. Blaine Lawson Jr., Distinguished Professor of Mathematics, Stony Brook University, has been awarded the Leroy P. Steele Prize for Lifetime Achievement for his groundbreaking contributions to differential geometry, topology, and analysis. Link in comments.
December 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Maisha Moses from The Young People’s Project will give the AMS Lecture on Education at #JMM2026. She will speak on “Young People, Math Literacy, and Citizenship” on Sunday, January 4, 2026. https://jointmathematicsmeetings.org/jmm2026-speakers
December 23, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Michael E. Taylor, William R. Kenan Professor of Mathematics emeritus, University of North Carolina, is awarded the Leroy P. Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition for his fundamental treatise "Partial Differential Equations, Volumes I-III." Link in comments.
December 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM
For International Mathematics Day and Ramanujan Day, enjoy 50% off Ramanujan: Essays and Surveys!

Use code HMATH22 to save.

Shop the book here: https://bookstore.ams.org/view?ProductCode=HMATH/22
December 22, 2025 at 2:02 PM
The AMS Holiday Highlights Sale runs through Dec 31 with up to 40% off select titles.
A good moment to look through the collection and see what might be useful for the new year.

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December 21, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Students: Call for submissions! The AMS is seeking your original math poetry—submit your work today! Curious about previous winners? Listen to the college-level winner Emilynne Newsom’s poem, Proof: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xW8FjJjkt8

Learn more: https://www.ams.org/math-poetry
December 21, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Today we are featuring Really Big Numbers by Richard Evan Schwartz at 40% off in the Holiday Highlights Sale.

This accessible introduction to very large numbers is perfect for students, educators, and anyone who enjoys playful math.

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December 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Prepare your department for the new year by finding mathematical professionals at #JMM2026. Learn more about the Career Fair at https://www.ams.org/career-fair
December 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The Your Daily Epsilon of Math Wall Calendar 2026 is included in the Holiday Highlights Sale at 40% off through Dec 31

Watch the trailer: https://ow.ly/1aKu50XGSix
Shop here: https://ow.ly/KJ7350XGSiw
December 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Join Jane Street at #JMM2026, Monday, January 5, for dinner to meet Jane Streeters over food and drinks, and also grab some swag! Feel free to bring friends who might be interested - we're looking to connect with intellectually curious students from all backgrounds. No finance experience necessary.
December 19, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The Next Generation Fund, MathSciNet for Developing Countries, Open Math Notes - these are just some of the ways your gift can support the mathematical community. Thank you! https://ebus.ams.org/ebus/Giving/MakeAGift.aspx
December 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The 2026 Leroy P. Steele Prize for Seminal Contribution to Research is awarded to László Erdős, Benjamin Schlein, and Horng-Tzer Yau for their series of three papers. Read more. Link in comments.
December 19, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The Simons Foundation invites you to celebrate Infinite Sums at #JMM2026, a national initiative aimed at broadening ideas about what math is and increasing opportunities for engagement. Join us for networking, drinks, and light bites. RSVP today: https://ow.ly/Amse50XKUGq
December 18, 2025 at 9:00 PM
AMS Erdős Lecture for Students will be given at the 2026 Joint Mathematics Meetings by June Huh, IAS, Princeton University. The talk will be on “Projection Areas of Convex Bodies and Homology Classes of Algebraic Surfaces." Read more: https://jointmathematicsmeetings.org/jmm2026-speakers
December 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
"I became the go-to data analyst for the committee, which was a wonderful creative exercise in extracting convincing political points from massive amounts of publicly available federal data…" says Ashwin Iyengar, 2025 Congressional Fellow, in January Notices
December 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
The 2026 MAA-SIAM-AMS Hrabowski-Gates-Tapia-McBay (HGTM) Lecture will be given by Ryan Hynd, University of Pennsylvania, on January 6 at #JMM2026. The talk is titled "Reuleaux polyhedra: from Discrete to Convex Geometry." This year marks the ten year anniversary of this lecture. Link in comments.
December 17, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Jamol Pender, associate professor and director of graduate studies in Cornell University’s School of Operations Research and Information Engineering, has been awarded the 2026-2027 AMS Claytor-Gilmer Fellowship. Link in comments.
December 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The MAA-AMS-SIAM Gerald and Judith Porter Public Lecture will Étienne Ghys, École normale supérieure de Lyon, "The Shape of Letters: from Leonardo da Vinci to Donald Knuth" on Sunday, January 4, at #JM2026. https://jointmathematicsmeetings.org/jmm2026-speakers
December 17, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Has your department endorsed the postdoc offer deadline coordination date of February 9, 2026? Broad adoption of this deadline allows time for postdoc candidates to hear about NSF fellowships.
Learn more here: www.ams.org/profession/employment-services/deadline-coordination/deadline-coordination
December 16, 2025 at 8:50 PM