The Actuarial Foundation is proud to announce the winners in the second annual Modeling the Future Challenge, a national scholarship competition aimed at introducing the actuarial profession to high school students. The Challenge was developed with the Foundation’s partner, the Institute of Competition Sciences. Clinching first place and receiving a $25,000 scholarship were Rushil Arora, Karina Halevy, […]
Continue readingCancer Immune Therapy Wins Nobel Prize!
The recently announced Nobel Prize for Medicine went to two pioneers of an exciting new treatment for cancers – immune therapy! Previously thought of as a whacky area that had little promise, new breakthroughs in scientific techniques developed by Dr. James P. Allison and Dr. Tasuku Honjo are poised to open an entirely new field of cancer treatments! Don’t miss this information about the exciting possibilities being brought forward with this future cure!
Continue readingJohn Hanson Memorial Math Grant Recipients Announced
We are proud to announce the 2018-19 John Hanson Memorial Math Grant recipients! After a review of all applications, The Actuarial Foundation selected five educators from across the United States for this year’s John Hanson Memorial Educator Math Grants. Each recipient’s school will receive a $500 grant to help conduct an activity, run an event, purchase […]
Continue readingModel Behavior- How a modern modeler can add value and drive effective business decisions
The American Academy of Actuaries recently published an article about how mathematical models can be designed to help drive effective business decisions. This is a great article to help educators and students get going with the Modeling the Future Challenge. The article talks about how models can be designed to help companies make good business […]
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