Sylvia Bozeman And Rhonda Hughes Edge Foundation

THE EDGE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS PROGRAMS WHOSE GOAL IS TO STRENGTHEN THE ABILITY OF WOMEN STUDENTS TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE PHD PROGRAMS IN THE MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES AND TO PLACE MORE WOMEN AND UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES IN VISIBLE LEADERSHIP ROLES IN THE MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES.

THE EDGE SUMMER PROGRAM. THE EDGE SUMMER PROGRAM IS AN INTENSIVE IMMERSION EXPERIENCE WHERE A COHORT OF NEW GRADUATE STUDENTS, PLUS THREE GRADUATE MENTORS, FIVE FACULTY, A DIFFICULT DIALOGUES FACILITATOR AND GUEST SPEAKERS WORK TOGETHER TO PROVIDE A SECURE ACADEMIC FOUNDATION AND SUPPORTIVE NETWORK FOR THE NEXT YEARS OF GRADUATE SCHOOL. THE 2022 EDGE SUMMER PROGRAM WAS HOSTED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD IN JUNE 2022, THOUGH SOME EXPENSES WERE PAID AFTER JULY 1, 2022, SUCH AS SUBSISTENCE AND STIPENDS. THE 2023 EDGE SUMMER PROGRAM WAS HOSTED IN JUNE 2023 AT BROWN UNIVERSITY. MOST EXPENSES WERE PAID BEFORE JULY 1, 2023, SUCH AS TRAVEL AND STIPENDS.

MOBILIZING THE POWER OF DIVERSITY - A CONFERENCE IN CELEBRATION OF EDGE'S 25TH ANNIVERSARY. THIS CONFERENCE, TAKING PLACE AT BRYN MAWR COLLEGE OCT 13-14, 2023, WILL CONVENE COMMUNITY LEADERS TO ASSESS THE GAINS MADE BY DIVERSITY INITIATIVES, HOW THOSE GAINS FUEL INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY, AND THE ONGOING CHALLENGES THAT REMAIN. SOME MINOR EXPENSES WERE INCURRED IN THIS FISCAL YEAR, INCLUDING HONORARIA DEPOSITS AND BOOKING FEES.

THE KAREN EDGE FELLOWSHIP IN MAY 2019, THE EDGE FOUNDATION RECEIVED A ONE-TIME CONTRIBUTION FROM KAREN UHLENBECK, WINNER OF THE 2019 ABEL PRIZE. WITH THIS CONTRIBUTION, THE EDGE FOUNDATION ESTABLISHED THE KAREN EDGE FELLOWSHIP, WHICH SUPPORTS MID-CAREER MATHEMATICIANS IN THE UNITED STATES FROM GROUPS TRADITIONALLY UNDERREPRESENTED AT RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS IN THE MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES. THE FELLOWSHIP PROMOTES THE RESEARCH PRODUCTIVITY AND VISIBILITY OF THESE MATHEMATICIANS, PROVIDING GRANTS TO EACH FELLOW OVER THREE YEARS. THE KAREN EDGE FELLOWS WERE AWARDED THEIR FUNDS IN SEPTEMBER, 2022.

INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH LABORATORY IN MATHEMATICAL BIOLOGY. THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO EXPOSE ADVANCED GRADUATE STUDENTS/POSTDOCS IN THE MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES TO INTERDISCIPLINARY WORK IN A LAB. THROUGH THIS OPPORTUNITY, PARTICIPANTS LEARN ABOUT A NEW INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH PROJECT AND POTENTIALLY START NEW RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS. PARTICIPANTS AND MENTORS ENGAGED IN WORKSHOPS TOGETHER TO PROMOTE BEST COLLABORATIVE PRACTICES. THEN, RESEARCH PAIRS WORKED TOGETHER IN PERSON OR VIRTUALLY FOR ONE WEEK TO KICKSTART A NEW RESEARCH COLLABORATION.