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American mathematician awards scholarships to community college students
Our affiliates have discovered that a math professor in Tennessee may be donating large sums of his own earnings to fund scholarships for community college students to complete their education. Dr. Jonathan…
Applied Mathematician Gets Top Recognition | Colorado Arts and Sciences Magazine
James Curry named a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, which recognizes those who have made "outstanding contributions" to the field
James Curry, professor of applied mathematics at the University of Colorado at…
OBITUARY: Grace Alele-Williams, renowned pioneer and mathematician who tackled the cult as UNIBEN VC
During the month dedicated to celebrating women and encouraging the younger generation to dream beyond societal stereotypes, Nigeria has lost one of its prime examples of what women can achieve with unwavering determination.…
American mathematician Dennis Sullivan wins prestigious Abel Prize
American mathematician Dennis Sullivan received the 2022 Abel Prize, one of the most prestigious prizes in mathematics, for his contributions to the fields of topology and dynamical systems.According to a declaration of the Norwegian…
The 2022 Abel Prize is awarded to American mathematician Dennis P. Sullivan
One of Abel Prize winner Dennis Parnell Sullivan's major breakthroughs is to develop a new way of understanding rational homotopy theory, a subfield of algebraic topology.
One of Abel Prize winner Dennis Parnell Sullivan's major…
Virtuoso mathematician who reshaped topology wins Abel Prize
American mathematician Dennis Sullivan has won one of the most prestigious prizes in mathematics, for his contributions to topology - the study of the qualitative properties of shapes - and related fields.
“Sullivan repeatedly changed the…
New elementary school named after legendary NASA mathematician opens in Tacoma
article TACOMA, Wash. - Monday was an exciting start to the school week for more than 500 elementary students in the Bethel School District. It was the first day of school at the brand new Katherine G. Johnson Elementary School in…
Fellowship commemorates NASA mathematician Dorothy McFadden Hoover from Hope
TEXARKANA, Ark. - The University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana recently announced the Dorothy McFadden Hoover "Hidden Figure" Memorial Scholarship.
The endowed scholarship was created with $20,000 in donations from Ozaree Twillie, Ellen…
Rutgers’ award-winning mathematician reaches audiences in math and music
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"Plato liked to say that any object that we as humans can experience on this earth is a shadow of an ideal…
Gladys West, the black mathematician whose expertise led to the development of GPS
Almost all of us have used a Global Positioning System (GPS) or use it regularly.Whether it is to move from one place to another, to determine one's position, to create a map or a variety of other uses, GPS has played a role in our lives in…
UIC mathematician receives AMS Centenary Fellowship
Mimi Dai, associate professor of mathematics at UIC. Credit: Alexey Cheskidov
Mimi Dai, associate professor of mathematics at the University of Illinois at Chicago, has been awarded the American Mathematical Society Centennial…
Buhari mourns ace mathematician, scholar, Kuku
Stephen Angbulu, Abuja
Published February 15, 2022
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (Retired), on Tuesday sent his condolences to the family of renowned mathematician and scientist, Professor Aderemi Kuku, on the…
UVA mathematician featured in beer ad
Ken Ono has impressive academic credentials – head of the math department at the University of Virginia, undergraduate degree from the University of Chicago, doctorate from UCLA, three books, and…
Actor Choi Min-sik back on the big screen as North Korea’s genius mathematician
SEOUL, 15 Feb. (Yonhap) -- "Oldboy's" Choi Min-sik will return to the big screen as a genius mathematician who left North Korea in upcoming drama "In Our Prime." Directed by Park Dong-hoon, the film revolves around Hak-sung, played…
Mathematician George Lusztig receives the Wolf Prize | MIT News
George LusztigAbdun-Nur professor of mathematics at MIT, was awarded the prestigious 2022 Wolf Prize in Mathematics for his work on geometric representation theory and algebraic groups.
The Israel-based Wolf…
Bulgarian mathematician: the second peak of the COVID wave awaits us – Novinite.com
A second peak of covid vague awaits us. So said mathematician Lachezar Tomov on Nova TV. According to him, the percentage of vaccinated in our country is still extremely low.
“If these levels continue, the entire population of Bulgaria…
A gifted mathematician develops theories of numbers and melodies
Alex Kontorovich reaches audiences in the worlds of math and music
The work of a research mathematician can look very different from that of a jazz musician.
But a Rutgers University professor who has held both roles with…
Mathematician Hale Freeman Trotter dies at 91 – Princeton, NJ Local News
Mathematician Hale Freeman Trotter died Jan. 17 at his home in Princeton. He was 91 years old.
Born May 30, 1931 in Kingston, Ontario, Hale became fascinated with mathematics, earning degrees in his chosen field at Queen's (BA…
On this day in 1950, Greek mathematician Constantin Carathéodory dies — Greek City Times
Constantin Carathéodory (Κωνσταντίνος Καραθεοδωρή) was a Greek mathematician who made important contributions to the calculus of variations, the theory of measure of sets of points, and the theory of functions of a real variable.
He was…
Berkeley mathematician Nikhil Srivastava on the Kadison-Singer problem
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As often happens in science, mathematicians Nikhil Srivastava, Adam Marcus, and Daniel Spielman accidentally ended up solving a particularly!-->…
How a mathematician spends his Sundays
Steven Strogatzmath professor at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, has temporarily moved to the city to serve as a math ambassador, of sorts, to the National Museum of Mathematicsknown as MoMath.A man of numbers, he looks at the city in his…
We are a doctor and a mathematician and a data scientist. N95s won’t work for kids
The Berkeley Unified School District (BUSD) in the Bay Area of SF where we live, announcement Tuesday that he planned to "switch all students and staff" to KN95 respirators. If worn correctly, these respirators filter out 95% of…
Scott White pleads guilty to the murder of an American mathematician
An Australian man charged with the unsolved murder of an American mathematician who died after diving from a cliff in the Sydney area more than three decades ago was convicted of the murder of the American this week.…
Who is Christmas University Challenge mathematician Nira Chamberlain?
Jeremy Paxman is back in 2021 with a batch of University Challenge Christmas episodes. Alumni from various universities across the UK have their say as the competition gets underway well this winter. Since 1962, University Challenge has…
Helping US get bomb, Jewish mathematician faces ethical problem
On July 16, 1945, researchers working on the Manhattan Project were fortunate enough to see the results of their top-secret war efforts for the United States government when they were invited to witness the first-ever bomb test.…
Who is the Indo-American mathematician Nikhil Srivastava who helped solve the famous 1959 problem?
Mathematician Nikhil Srivastava: Nikhil Srivastav, a genius Indo-American mathematician, was jointly selected for the Inaugural Ciprian Foias Prize in Operator Theory by the AMS (American Mathematical Society). Nikhil Srivastava teaches at…
Pioneering mathematician Shirley McBay has died at 86
The resulting report, released in 1990, concluded what many people already knew: that the educational pipeline was broken and that improving black education required a complete overhaul of education from kindergarten to preschool. 12th…
Indian mathematician prodigy Neena Gupta wins 2021 Ramanujan Prize
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On December 13, mathematician Neena Gupta made history when she was announced as the recipient of the Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians for 2021. Neena is only the fourth Indian!-->…
Who is Professor Neena Gupta? The fourth Indian mathematician to receive the Ramanujan Prize for…
New Delhi: Neena Gupta, professor and mathematician at the Indian Institute of Statistics in Calcutta, received the 2021 DST-ICTP-IMU Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians in Developing Countries for her outstanding work!-->…
Icebreaker with… mathematician and former NFL player John Urschel
Get smarter in just 5 minutesGet the daily email that makes reading the news truly enjoyable. Stay informed and entertained, for free.John Urschel isn't exactly someone you want to compare your stats with. The former Baltimore Ravens…
Indo-American mathematician Nikhil Srivastava shares math prize
The very original work of Trio solves the famous "paving problem" in operator theory
Indo-American mathematician Nikhil Srivastava, who teaches at the University of California at Berkeley, will share a prestigious mathematics prize with…
Indo-American mathematician Nikhil Srivastava among the 3 selected for the first Ciprian Foias prize
Along with Professor Srivastava, who teaches at the University of California at Berkeley, the other two laureates are Adam Marcus and Daniel Spielman
Prominent Indo-American mathematician Nikhil Srivastava was jointly shortlisted…
Indian-American mathematician among three shortlisted for first Ciprian Foias Prize : The Tribune…
Washington, December 4
Prominent Indian-American mathematician Nikhil Srivastava, who teaches at the University of California, Berkeley, has been co-selected for the first Ciprian Foias…
Indian-American mathematician among three selected for the first Ciprian Foias prize
Prominent Indian-American mathematician Nikhil Srivastava, who teaches at the University of California, Berkeley, has been jointly shortlisted for the first Ciprian Foias Prize in Operator Theory by the American Mathematical Society (AMS).…
Native American Mathematician Receives First Ciprian Foias Prize in Operator Theory
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The American Mathematical Society (AMS) has unanimously nominated eminent Indian-American mathematician Nikhil Srivastava for the first Ciprian Foias Prize in Operator Theory.
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Indo-American mathematician among the three selected for the first Ciprian Foias Prize: The Tribune…
Washington, December 4
Prominent Indo-American mathematician Nikhil Srivastava, who teaches at the University of California, Berkeley, was jointly shortlisted for the first Ciprian Foias…
Who is the mathematician Lotfi Zadeh?
MATHEMATICIAN Lotfi Zadeh has made many contributions to mathematics, science and education.
With many of Zadeh's theories and findings used in many higher education institutions, his legacy lives on.
2Lotfi Zadeh is an Iranian-American…
Rochester mathematician wins prestigious Veblen Prize: NewsCenter
22 November 2021
Ravenel and his co-authors solved Kervaire's invariant problem, a central problem in algebraic topology, a branch of mathematics that uses algebraic tools and techniques to determine which properties of an…
Mathematician Michael Hill honored for helping solve 50-year-old geometry problem
Michael Hill, professor of mathematics at UCLA College, received the 2022 American Mathematical Society Oswald Veblen Prize for Geometry for his article "On the nonexistence of elements of Kervaire invariant one", with his co-authors…
Curious nature: nature is a mathematician
You can see the golden ratio spiral pattern in the shell of the Coopers Rocky Mountain snail. These shells are everywhere in the valley and not just near the water. See how the spiral starts!-->…
Mathematician by day, musician by night
Mathematician by day, musician by night. Jesse Hicks, assistant professor of mathematics has a love for music. Photo courtesy of UMAC.
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Mathematics Kolkata-rooted mathematician solves century-old math problem
Samit Dasgupta, a math professor at Duke…
The Chapman School of Comm’s New Dean Is a Mathematician, and Here’s Why It’s Not…
When Mr. Andrew Moshier was asked to become Dean of the School of Communication at Chapman University, his first reaction was surprise. He'd been a department chair for 10 years, but he wasn't aiming for the college version of the corner…
Renowned mathematician, author and speaker to deliver the 3MT keynote; the event is open to…
November 5, 2021November 5, 2021 Jalithia williamsa pioneering teacher, popular TED speaker, inspiring author and!-->…
Fourteen-year-old Native American mathematician wins $ 25,000 Broadcom MASTERS award; Other STEM…
A 14-year-old Native American mathematician from Albuquerque, New Mexico, Akilan Sankaran, won the coveted…
Where are they now? Jerrod Ankenman, poker author, mathematician and bracelet winner
October 26, 2021
In the late 2000s, long before solvers were a thing, a group of math-focused individuals changed the face of poker. Players love Matt Hawrilenko, Bill Chen, and Jerrod Ankenman…
Greek mathematician Apollonius has his own crater on the Moon
Apollonius crater on Mars. The genius of the Greek mathematician in the field of geometry was so appreciated by NASA that this feature of the Moon was named in his honor. Credit: NASA / Public domain
Apollonius of Perge (Greek: Ἀπολλώνιος…
15-year-old San Antonio mathematician, OLLU graduate assistant – and Chuck Norris
Hannah Guan is a 15-year-old college student who has helped thousands of children better understand math. Nuria Diallo Padro is a graduate assistant who helped hundreds of low-income families when the February freeze hit.Both San Antonio…
Adventures of a mathematician bring little-known scientist to light
Enlarge / Philippe Tlokinski plays Stanislaw Ulam in new film Adventures of a mathematician.Films by Samuel Goldwyn
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The mathematician who won the lottery several times
A Romanian mathematician calculated how to win the lottery several times
Stefan Mandel is a Romanian mathematician who developed a famous method in the 1950s that would increase his chances of winning the lottery. Did…
Season 1, Episode 3 “The Mathematician’s Ghost”
Last week the new sci-fi series Foundation created with two episodes on AppleTV +.
Foundation is adapted from the novels of Isaac Asimov and stars Lee Pace (Brother Day), Terrence Mann (Brother Dusk), Jared Harris (Hari Seldon), Lou…
‘Foundation’ Episode 3 Recap (Apple TV +): “The Mathematician’s…
How to embody a declining empire? Show us a emperor which is in terminal decline. Oh, not permanently, of course: the cloning process pioneered by the predecessor of the current emperors, Cleon I, ensures that there will always be…
Nicolas Bourbaki: What happened to the most famous (and nonexistent) mathematician of all time? |…
Few fictional characters have populated the archives as much as Nicolas Bourbaki, a pseudonym under which a secret group of French mathematicians wrote a general treatise on the discipline, Mathematics Elements, over the past 90 years. The…
A mathematician sees reassuring logic in the twists and turns of life
When the leaves fall this fall, the bare trees will reveal their fractal nature: the pattern of twigs on a branch resembles the larger pattern of branches on the tree. “The shape is made of little pieces that look like the whole shape,”…
Guided tour of a mathematician through higher dimensions
The notion of dimension seems at first glance intuitive. Looking out the window we could see a crow sitting on top of a cramped flag pole in zero dimensions, a robin on a telephone wire forced into a, a ground pigeon free to roam in two…
Brilliant mathematician, emblematic professor – Reed Magazine
Reed mourns the loss of Professor Thomas Wieting, who taught mathematics for over 50 years.
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Can a Mathematician Help Prevent Gerrymandering in Virginia? | Virginie News
By STEVE THOMPSON, The Washington PostWhen Virginians voted last year to create a commission to draw the state's political districts, many hoped to avoid the partisanship that has marred previous redistribution efforts.Gerrymandering -…
Oxford mathematician reveals how math can help you win fantasy football
An Oxford University mathematician has revealed how mathematical thinking can improve your Fantasy Football rankings.The Fantasy Premier League is played by over eight million people and the coveted top prize for this year's champion…
Imprisoned Russian mathematician fears being denied parole
MOSCOW — A well-known young mathematician from Russian Tatarstan, sentenced to six years in prison for hooliganism which he and his supporters rejected, says he would not be surprised if he was denied early parole for resisting attempts…
Celebrating the legacy of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson
NASA research mathematician Katherine Johnson is pictured at her desk at the Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. Born August 26, 1918 in White Sulfur Springs, West Virginia, Johnson worked at Langley from 1953 until her…
Official trailer for “Adventures of a Mathematician” on Stan Ulam
Official trailer for "Adventures of a Mathematician" on Stan Ulam
by Alex Billington August 26, 2021Source: Youtube
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OAN’s “expert mathematician” actually builds swings
In January, One America News Network featured an "expert mathematician" in an interview.
The "expert" claimed to have uncovered evidence that the 2020 election…
Dominion says OAN “expert mathematician” who claimed to prove voter fraud had a…
Rudy Giuliani after an interview with One America News Network's Chanel Rion outside the West Wing of the White House on July 1, 2020. Chip Somodevilla / Getty ImagesIn January, One America News Network featured an "expert mathematician" in…
Election Fraud ‘Expert Mathematician’ Actually Swings Installer, Lawsuit Says
On January 27, the pro-Trump channel OAN aired a segment interviewing an "expert mathematician" named Ed Solomon who claimed to have found evidence in district-level reports that the election was rigged by an algorithm. The basis for…
Mathematician reveals world’s oldest example of applied geometry
The significance of the tablet was unknown until Dr. Mansfield's detective work was revealed. Credit: UNSW Sydney…
Australian mathematician discovers applied geometry engraved on 3,700-year-old tablet | Archeology
An Australian mathematician has discovered what may be the oldest known example of applied geometry, on a 3,700-year-old Babylonian clay tablet.Known as Si.427, the tablet bears a ground plan measuring the boundaries of certain lands.The…
Bob Moses, civil rights movement legend and mathematician, died 86
The late James Forman, in his book "The Making of Black Revolutionaries", noted the arrival of Bob Moses in the civil rights movement. “A teacher at a New York City school, Moses quit his job and started working full time for voter…
Mathematician just won Olympic gold in cycling
A surprise winner emerged during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games women's road race on July 25, 2021. Anna Kiesenhofer, a 30-year-old Austrian cyclist and mathematician, was considered a novice to her rivals, but she stepped out.…
Rethinking gender with mathematician Eugenia Cheng
This rerun was originally broadcast on September 16, 2020.A mathematician turns gender into a mathematical problem. We hear how mathematics can help us rethink entrenched conceptions of gender. GuestEugenie Cheng, mathematician, teacher,…
Famous Imperial Mathematician Praised at Wolf Prize Ceremony | Imperial News
Imperial's Professor Sir Simon Donaldson has been awarded the 2020 Wolf Prize in Mathematics, one of the most prestigious academic honours.!-->…
Hyderabad mathematician claims to solve Riemann hypothesis, millennial problem
Hyderabad: The Riemann hypothesis, a million dollar problem, would be solved by a 74-year-old Hyderabad-based physicist and mathematician, Dr Kumar Eswaran, who works as a professor at the Sreenidhi Institute of Science!-->…
Jailed mathematician marries co-accused in Moscow detention center
MOSCOW - A postgraduate math student jailed at Moscow State University and his former co-accused, who have been convicted of charges which rights groups have described as politically motivated, have married in a detention center.The…
Memoirs of Katherine Johnson: Her Amazing Life as a NASA Mathematician
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Katherine Johnson was honored by US President Barack Obama in 2015Kris Connor / WireImage / Getty Images
My remarkable…
Ancient Greek mathematician, philosopher created the Pythagorean comma
Pythagoras. Credit: public domain
The Greek mathematician and philosopher Pythagoras, who lived 2,500 years ago, also applied his genius to music throughout his distinguished career, creating the Pythagorean comma as part of music theory,…
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Photo courtesy of Dr Alicia Dickenstein, used with permission.
Women in science and their contributions have always existed even when history has hidden them. Physics, chemist, biologists, medicine and mathematics - among other disciplines…
Catherine Johnson | NASA Space Race Mathematician
Katherine Johnson was a NASA mathematician whose calculations helped the United States put an astronaut into orbit for the first time. It also played a crucial role in the calculations for the first moon landing.American astronaut John…
NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson’s name replaces Confederate solid – BOTWC
It's a new era for the school!
The name of Katherine Johnson, iconic NASA mathematician, replaced that of a Confederate soldier at a college in Virginia, ABC News reports. The City of…
DiBenedetto, mathematician who advanced knowledge of differential equations, has died | New
Emmanuele DiBenedetto (photo submitted)
Emmanuele DiBenedetto, a retired math professor who made important contributions to understanding partial differential equations, died on May…
University and community mourn the loss of mathematician, mentor and friend Jim O’Neal
Troy and the University have lost a caring, gentle and distinguished legend with the death of Mr. James "Jim" O'Neal, who passed away on Wednesday May 19 at his College Street home surrounded by loved ones. He was 96 years old.
He…
The Rowan University mathematician tackles a puzzling problem: where will the currents go next? |…
The great swirling current that sweeps through tropical waters across the Gulf of Mexico holds tantalizing clues to the future: where fish will congregate, how hurricanes will behave, and where oil spills could spill…
Harvard mathematician Melanie Wood wins Waterman Prize – Harvard Gazette
The voicemail was extremely unusual. It was from the director of the National Science Foundation (NSF), who asked Melanie Wood to call it back right away.
“You get a call every once in a while from your program manager, about certain…
Advice from a famous mathematician and Babe Ruth could help you unlock your potential
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Mathematician Richard Hamming said, “If you don't work on important problems, you're unlikely to do important work. In the world of…
Mathematician Brown elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
PROVIDENCE, RI - Kavita Ramanan, professor of applied mathematics at Brown, has been elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation's most prestigious honor societies. Ramanan joins 252 new…
Native American mathematician found floating in Hudson River
No foul play suspected in the death of Shuvro Bis was apparently struggling with mental illness.
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No foul play is suspected in the death of a Native American mathematician working with cryptocurrency and artificial…
The body of an Indian mathematician found floating in a river in New York
The body of a 31-year-old Indian-born mathematician working with cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence was found floating in the Hudson River here, according to a media report which said he was battling mental illness related.
Shuvro…
Mathematician, poet, promise numbers can be fun for all ages
A math book for children may seem simple. But it took an international effort to create "Hello Numbers!" What Can You Do?
As for the international contribution, the book asked Edmund Harriss to find his way in 2010 from Great Malvern…
Listen: Mathematician Gregory Chaitin on Gödel, incompleteness… and children
Photo: Central Park, by Anthony Quintano from Hillsborough, NJ, USA, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons.
On a new ID the future episode, we are happy to feature a cross-post from our sister site, Mind matters. Here, host Robert…
March 23: mathematician Avi Wigderson *83 receives the Abel Prize
Avi Wigderson*83Dan Komoda/Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, NJ USA
Avi Wigderson*83, from the Institute for Advanced Study, and László Lovászis won the Abel Prize this year, considered the Nobel Prize in mathematics.…