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- ↑ Cohen, Karthika Swamy (July 16, 2018), "Inspiring Students to Solve Math of Planet Earth Problems", SIAM News
- 1 2 3 Clarkson University Professor Kathleen Kavanagh Receives Distinguished Teaching Award, Clarkson University, May 12, 2018
- ↑ Kathleen Kavanagh at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- ↑ SIAM Leadership, SIAM, retrieved 2020-10-02
- ↑ Henry L. Alder Award, Mathematical Association of America , retrieved 2020-02-11
