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Testimonios: Dr. Omayra Ortega
Why Math I have always been drawn to beauty and order, two concepts central to mathematics. I grew up in Far Rockaway, Queens, New York—a wonderful land on the south shore of Long Island (right near the beach). The ocean has always been a tranquil escape for me, and I’ve always felt a connection to […]
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Testimonios: Dr. Cynthia Oropesa Anhalt
A Story of Latinx Something I heard as a child from relatives was the story that God first “baked a batch of people,” and the oven was not hot enough, so the people came out “underbaked” with light skin, so God compensated in the second batch by turning the oven temperature too high and burned […]
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Use the mic.
Use the mic at the conference. [1] And if you’re the emcee or organizer, it’s your job to make sure that the mic works and that folks use it. I think that’s all you need to know, but here are some details if you’re interested. Don’t just assert that everyone can hear. This is false. […]
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Testimonios: Dr. Ryan R. Moruzzi, Jr.
My Story Begins with my Mother Irene My mathematical path was influenced by my parents, especially my mom, Irene. My mom’s dad and my grandpa, Raul Yzaguirre, was in his early twenties when he was diagnosed with myasthenia gravis, a neuromuscular disorder that affected his ability to walk and breathe. Doctors told him he would […]
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Testimonios: Dr. Victor H. Moll
The Early Years I am not sure when, but part of my family came to the south of Chile from Germany as a nineteenth- century immigration policy by the Chilean government. [1] What I do know is that in the 1950s it was an established tradition in medical schools in Chile that upon graduation, doctors […]