About the JPBM

The Joint Policy Board for Mathematics (JPBM) is a collaborative effort.

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JPBM Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month

JPBM promotes Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month each April to increase public understanding of and appreciation for mathematics and statistics. Each year, JPBM chooses a theme and generates a poster and support materials for college and university departments, institutional public information offices, student groups, and related associations and interest groups. The goal is to increase the visibility of mathematics and statistics as fields of study and communicate the power and intrigue in mathematics and statistics to a larger audience. We have created a resources section on the homepage you may use to assist in publicizing Mathematics Awareness Month.

JPBM Communications Award

The JPBM Communications Award was established to reward and encourage journalists and other communicators who, on a sustained basis, bring accurate mathematical information to non-mathematical audiences. The award is presented at the Joint Mathematics Meetings held each January.

Contact Information

Visit the websites or email the American Mathematical Society (paoffice@ams.org), American Statistical Association (asainfo@amstat.org), Mathematical Association of America (maaservice@maa.org), and Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (service@siam.org) for information about activities of each professional society.