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Appel and Haken working on Four-Color Theorem
AMS Releases Four-Color Theorem Article
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Four-Color Theorem, the American Mathematical Society has released an article on the history of the Four-Color Theorem....
Students in the shape of the Block I on football field.
College of LAS announces 2026 teaching and advising awards
The Department of Mathematics at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has had two recipients of LAS teaching awards. Vincent Villalobos has received the award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching for Graduate Teaching Assistants, and Burak Erdogan has received the Dean’s Award for Excellence...
Professor Ben Castle in suit and tie with a corsage.
Ben Castle named as 2026 Sloan Research Fellow
 The Department of Mathematics at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is excited to announce that Professor Ben Castle has been named as a 2026 Sloan Research Fellow in Mathematics. This prestigious award is granted to the most...
Vesna Stojanoska
Vesna Stojanoska named as 2026 AMS Fellow
 The Department of Mathematics at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign would like to congratulate Associate Professor and Norman P. Jones Professorial Scholar, Vesna Stojanoska for being one of forty mathematicians named in the 2026 Class of...
Zhong-Jin Ruan
Memorial scholarship established in honor of Zhong-Jin Ruan
 The Department of Mathematics at Illinois Urbana-Champaign is sad to announce that Professor Emeritus Zhong-Jin Ruan has passed peacefully on September 20, 2025, at Carle Hospital. Zhong-Jin had a long and impactful career here at Illinois. From the obituary, “His doctoral research produced a...

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