Our partners for the booth were Geometiles and its founder Yana Mohanty who brought an amazing Olympic ring Geometiles sculpture and Professor Jason Harron of Kennesaw State University who made Pythagorean Theorem models and also brought an undergraduate with her Galton Board model. Lauren Siegel and Jordan Varat came for MathHappens with a variety of models, Infinity gum and other
…
MathHappens @ SXSW Edu was an opportunity to bring our approach to math enrichment to a world audience. We kicked off the booth with our senior team members: Matt Hertel, Lauren Siegel, Jordan Varat, Melissa Wilkinson and Christopher Danielson who came down to Austin from St. Paul, MN. It was a great way for us to spend some time together
…
We love to be a part of free events! This is one of our favorites and Naila Williams, Stefany Espinoza and Taran Kumar had a great time. Every month admission is free at Texas’ flagship museum, and people line up before it even opens. For us it is a chance to engage with the museum, contribute to themed programming (Women
…
On February 24th MathHappens’ four locations were open to the public in Autin, TX at the Nature and Science Center, and Millennium Youth Entertainment Complex, in Mankato, MN at the Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota and in Albuquerque, NM at Explora! Matt Hertel manages the space at the Nature and Science Center and Millennium and paused a moment to record
…
165 people of all ages were at the Buda Public Library on January 24 to celebrate Science, Technology, Art and Mathematics. We had something for everyone at our tables. Huston-Tillotson student and MathHappens intern Niela Williams did a great job facilitating and letting the community know about the free Math Room at ANSC. We found out that the librarians in
…
Christopher Danielson and I headed to SF to help represent Math Communities in the American Institute of Mathematics booth. We had a great time! We gave away hundreds of Curry Triangle Paradoxes, had dozens of conversations about remote internships and programs and shared some of our favorite models and then gave them away in a raffle. Here are some of
…
MathHappens is an operating foundation and we do not usually fund grants, but we do support partners. The program by Daniel Kline at Julia Robinson Mathematics Festivals, JRMF to provide festival experiences to students at Title 1 schools in the bay are is one we are very excited to support. And JRMF dedicated a table at the festivals to some
…
Austin Bell is not only a graduate student in mathematics at University of New Mexico, he is very dedicated to and supports a variety of outreach programs for students, teachers and learners of all types . We were fortunate to have him work with Ishtar Rosario to keep the MathHappens Space at Explora open through the 2023/2024 academic year.
…
This summer, 5 interns participated in MathHappens projects remotely from Las Vegas, the Chicago area, Knox County, IL, and Lake County, IL. In September, we started our fall cohort with 4 interns in Irving, TX, Edmond, OK, Knoxville,TN, and Appleton, WI. We have interns who are studying or have studied: math, math education, business, data science, economics, computer science, and
…
A Human Sunclock! Installed adjacent to the pathway outside the visitor center, it only works if you are there to cast the shadown that tells the time. This one is set to CDT, its exactly one hour late at this time of year (December). A Math Vending Machine! In the visitor center is a trading desk where you can ask
…