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New Department Faculty -- 2025

The Department Welcomes New Faculty for 2025

The Department of Mathematics and Statistics welcomed three new assistant professors and three new Assistant Professors of Instruction in August of 2025.

August 25, 2025Department News

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Manougian STEM Education Center receives a $5,000 AMS Young Scholars Program award for 2025

The Manougian STEM Education Center, under the direction of Razvan Teodorescu, received a $5,000 AMS Young Scholars Program award for the second year in a row.

May 15, 2025Department News

New Department Faculty -- 2024

The Department Welcomes New Faculty for 2024

The Department of Mathematics and Statistics welcomed three new assistant professors and two new Assistant Professors of Instruction in August of 2024.

August 19, 2024Department News

Manougian STEM Education Center

Manougian STEM Education Center receives a $5,000 AMS Young Scholars Program award for 2024

The Manougian STEM Education Center, under the direction of Razvan Teodorescu, received a $5,000 AMS Young Scholars Program award. The Manougian STEM Education Center resumed organizing its summer school in June 2024.

July 15, 2024Department News

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Mathematics professor delivers keynote address for Yeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering

Dr. Hemant Pendharkar, a professor in the mathematics department, was recently invited to deliver a keynote talk as part of Yeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering 2nd International Faculty Development Program.

June 26, 2024Department News

Dr. Cristopher Moore of the Santa Fe Institute was this year’s Nagle Lecture Series speaker. (Photo by Corey Lepak)

Nagle Lecture Series welcomed Dr. Cristopher Moore of the Santa Fe Institute

The Department of Mathematics and Statistics' Nagle Lecture Series (NLS), held in honor of the late R. Kent Nagle, featured Dr. Cristopher Moore of the Santa Fe Institute, a professor specializing in the intersection of mathematics, physics, and computer science.

May 30, 2024Department News

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Academic Recognition For Math Major

Undergraduate math student Eion Mulrenin has been selected as a 2022 °®¶¹´«Ã½ Epsilon Chapter of PME Outstanding Scholar by the faculty of the °®¶¹´«Ã½ Department of Mathematics and Statistics. This annual award recognizes a math senior for excellent academic achievement and dedication to mathematics.

May 13, 2022Department News

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A Center for Cryptographic Research

Professors Jean-François Biasse and Giacomo Micheli, along with °®¶¹´«Ã½ Computer Science & Engineering professors Mehran Kermani and Attila Yavuz, have created a Center for Cryptographic Research at °®¶¹´«Ã½. It was launched with a grant from the °®¶¹´«Ã½ Strategic Investment Pool and will have a particular interest in cybersecurity. Professor Biasse has been named its first director.

February 3, 2021Department News

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