This page contains links to mathematics in the news and media.

The opinions expressed in external websites are those of the authors of those sites and do not necessarily reflect the positions of the City University of New York or the CUNYMath Oversight Committee.

• Math News
• Math in the Media
• Math Blogs and Columns

The June 2009 issue of CUNY's Salute to Scholars has an article on mathematics throughout CUNY called "Problem Solving."

The CUNY Math Challenge, starting Monday, March 2, 2009, is open to matriculated CUNY undergraduates. It consists of four rounds of online problem solving, culminating in a 3-hour exam at the Graduate Center on May 10. Prizes range from $500 to $2500.

CUNY eNews has a section on events, which contains mathematics-related events.

The American Mathematical Society publishes a site called Headlines and Deadlines For Students.

Science Daily hosts a collection of up-to-date news on mathematics.

Scientific American hosts a web page compiling their mathematics-focused articles.

Topix.com lists mathematics news geared towards your geographic locality.

Renowned mathematician/author John Allen Paulos' column Who's Counting? is featured on the ABC News website.

The Math Behind Numb3rs is a Wolfram-hosted blog explaining the mathematics discussed in the CBS crime/math show Numb3rs.

Chance News is Dartmouth University's probability/statistics news wiki. It is part of the site Chance, which houses many resources related to teaching and learning about probability and statistics, specifically with a focus on understanding current events.

These sites contain posts and articles about mathematical topics, historical issues, math news, and links to other mathematics and science blogs.

Devlin's Angle, by Keith Devlin, is a monthly mathematics column published by the MAA. Prof. Devlin is also The Math Guy on NPR's Weekend Edition.

Good Math, Bad Math is hosted on ScienceBlogs.

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