C of C Math News Briefs:

• From Fish to Infinity: The first in a series of math columns at NYTimes.com by mathematician Steve Strogatz.
• Math and Climate Change: Many of North America's leading math institutes (AIM, BIRS, CMI, CRM, DIMACS, FIELDS, IMA, IPAM, MBI, MITACS, MSRI, NIMBioS, PIMS, SAMSI) present a new program bringing the power of mathematics to the politically sensitive topic of climate change.
• Beautiful 3D Fractal `Worlds' From Simple Equations: Many of us are already familiar with the beautiful fractals, like the Mandelbrot Set, which come from the iteration of even simple mathematical algorithms. Although the idea of applying the same techniques in higher dimensions is not new, a team of amateur mathematicians has used it to create some particularly lovely new images that look like bizarre alien planets.
• Or check out our C of C Math News Archive for more information.

International Math News Briefs (from the AMS):

Math Research News:

• Can differential equations replace using people in medical studies? It is a controversial claim, but "medical mathematician" David Eddy has good reason to think it is the future of drug trials.
• Mathematical modeling to aid in the healing of wounds.
• Using elliptic curves to strengthen IT Security
• American Institute of Mathematics (AIM) Announces Proof of Quantum Unique Egrodicity Conjecture (Sarnak: "This is one of the best theorems of the year.")
• Combining Math and Medicine to Treat Leukemia
• Mathematician brings us a step closer to true invisibility technology
• The Mathematics of String Theory May Provide Information about How Quarks Behave in Everyday Objects
• University of Alberta researchers unravel intricate animal patterns
• York mathematician probes geometric route to combat viruses
• MIT reveals the tangle under turbulence