In This Issue

Ordinary and partial differential equations are widely used throughout the engineering, physical, and biological sciences.

Takashi Nishikawa and Adilson Motter consider spontaneous synchronization to illustrate asymmetry-induced symmetry.

As he starts his term as president, Nick Higham reflects on exciting current and future changes for SIAM as a whole.

The growing area of systems analysis yields multidisciplinary solutions and policy recommendations in response to emerging global problems.

Joseph B. Keller, known for his research contributions to mathematical methodology, passed away in September 2016.

Renowned mathematician Sir Christopher Zeeman passed away in February 2016. Now, Tim Poston honors his memory.

Sci-Hub is a controversial internet search engine that makes approximately 50 million scientific journal articles freely accessible.

Susan Gregurick is director of the NIGMS Division of Biomedical Technology, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology at the NIH.

Paul Davis outlines verbal autopsy and shows how machine learning can increase the accuracy of disease diagnoses.

James Case discusses coincidences and review Fluke: The Math and Myth of Coincidence, by Joseph Mazur.

Strategies from an ED16 session help faculty and students address the lack of diversity in mathematics departments.

At the Joint Policy Board for Mathematics' October meeting, Deborah Lockhart of the NSF offered suggestions for the math community.

Mark Levi's latest column presents a short “skater’s proof” of the Pythagorean theorem.

New officers have been elected for the following activity groups. Thanks to all candidates for participating.

Renew your SIAM membership for 2017 to remain a part of our international and interdisciplinary community.

SIAM Fellow John E. Hopcroft received China's Friendship Award in a ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in September 2016.