• Blame It on Oil? No, Blame It on Bush (Arab News)

    Unlike English poet Alexander Pope — I lisped in numbers, for the numbers came — I suffer from a natural discomfort with numbers. Which is why one had to be more than dependent on one’s more calculating classmates when it came to mathematics.
    2008-05-26 04:08:26
  • Fun with maths (Deccan Herald)

    Mathematics is a tough subject for many students. To imagine a set of abstract ideas like numbers, algebraic equations and geometric constructions would be quite difficult for students. Teachers too find it difficult to teach mathematics without proper teaching aids.
    2008-05-26 05:36:16
  • Homeroom column - Inside Bay Area

    In celebration of Barnard-White Middle School's 35th anniversary, alumni, staff members — past and present — parents and community members are invited to attend a special celebration after school Tuesday. The school's dance troupe, choir and ...
    2008-05-26 06:47:00
  • US scientist donates Wolf prize winnings to advance Palestinian ... - Canada East

    JERUSALEM - A U.S. university professor says he is donating his share of a prestigious Israeli mathematics prize to advance the education of Palestinian students. David Mumford of Brown University in Providence, R.I., says he will donate his $33,333 ...
    2008-05-26 06:54:00
  • Sonny Bill is hell in football boots - News.com.au

    So the Dogs did them a favour last night and won by eight points. The extended margin did nothing to bring relief to Sharks coach Ricky Stuart, who labelled his players' performance in the first half as disgusting. Cronulla's defence, usually a ...
    2008-05-26 06:32:00
  • US scientist gives Israeli prize to Palestinians - Boston Globe

    JERUSALEM— A Brown University professor said Monday that he is donating his share of a prestigious Israeli mathematics prize to advance the education of Palestinian students. David Mumford said he would donate his $33,333 portion of the Wolf Prize ...
    2008-05-26 06:18:00
  • Israel cash prize given to Palestinians (WRIC 8 News Richmond)

    Associated Press - May 26, 2008 6:33 AM ET JERUSALEM (AP) - Brown University professor David Mumford says he's donating his Wolf Prize for mathematics to Palistinian students.
    2008-05-26 03:49:23
  • Little Elm student accepted to Texas Academy of Math and Science (The Little Elm Journal)

    Nick Abreo, a student at Wakeland High School, has been accepted to the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science. He is the son of Noel and Laila Abreo of Little Elm.
    2008-05-26 08:07:38
  • Math Prof Wins Provincial Teaching Award (University of Guelph News)

    A University of Guelph mathematics professor was named among Ontario's most outstanding university teachers today by the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA). Prof. Herb Kunze was one of six university professors to earn an OCUFA Teaching and Academic Librarianship Awards this year. Winners will be honoured during a ceremony in Toronto June 6. Kunze was selected ...
    2008-05-26 11:16:29
  • US scientist donates Wolf prize winnings to advance Palestinian education (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)

    JERUSALEM - A U.S. university professor says he is donating his share of a prestigious Israeli mathematics prize to advance the education of Palestinian students.
    2008-05-26 06:51:00
  • The separation barrier has increased travel difficulties for Palestinians [EPA] (Aljazeera)

    A US scientist is reported to have donated his share of an Israeli mathematics award to a Palestinian university and its students.
    2008-05-26 11:15:24
  • To part with his share of 100,000 dollars - Middle East Online

    David Mumford says education struggles to continue in occupied Palestine where travel is greatly limited. JERUSALEM - US mathematician David Mumford said on Monday he would donate his share of Israel's Wolf Prize to a Palestinian university and an ...
    2008-05-26 12:56:00
  • Israel cash prize given to Palestinians - KOLD-TV

    JERUSALEM (AP) - Brown University professor David Mumford says he's donating his Wolf Prize for mathematics to Palistinian students. Mumford received the honor at a ceremony yesterday at Israel's parliament. It's 1 of that nation's most prestigious ...
    2008-05-26 03:26:00
  • US mathematician to give Israel prize money to Palestinians - Middle East Times

    JERUSALEM (AFP) US mathematician David Mumford said on Monday he would donate his share of Israel's Wolf Prize to a Palestinian university and an Israeli human rights group. "Access to education determines how the next generation of Palestinians will ...
    2008-05-26 03:26:00
  • Wolf winner gives award to Palestinians - Jerusalem Post

    David Mumford of Brown University in the US received the Wolf Prize for mathematics at a ceremony Sunday at the Knesset in recognition of his groundbreaking theoretical work in algebraic geometry.
    2008-05-26 04:09:00
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