• Runhuan Feng Receives Named Appointment from State Farm Foundation
    2022-02-21 - Runhuan Feng, director of the Actuarial Science program and the program in Predictive Analytics & Risk Management, has been named the State Farm Companies Foundation Endowed Professor. He was previously the State Farm Companies Foundation Professional Scholar, an appointment he held since 2017.  Feng has a wide spectrum...
  • Paul Schupp: Obituary and Memorial Service
    2022-02-11 - Paul E. Schupp, 84, of Urbana, Illinois, passed away on January 24 in London, England, with his son, Jérôme, and daughter-in-law, Fiona, by his side after a short illness. Paul was born in East Cleveland, Ohio, on March 12, 1937, to Venna Schupp, a nurse; and Paul Schupp, a factory engineer.   Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, Paul...
  • Blocher Receives LAS Staff Award
    2022-02-08 - Marci Blocher, office support specialist in the Department of Mathematics, is one of three staff members in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences being recognized for their particularly noteworthy efforts in advancing the mission of the college in 2021–22. Marci joined the department in 2002. Her cheerful dedication has been a huge benefit to the well-being of students studying mathematics...
  • Professor Emeritus Paul Schupp: 1937-2022
    2022-01-25 - Professor Emeritus Paul Schupp passed away on January 24, 2022, in London, at the age of 84. During the last year of his life Paul was in relatively weak health and he lived with his son Jerome and Jerome’s wife in the U.K. Paul died of heart failure. The funeral arrangements have not been made yet but it is expected that the funeral will take place in the U.S. Paul exerted major influence on...
  • Students: Apply Now for Illinois Risk Lab Spring 2022 Projects!
    2022-01-09 - We are delighted to announce five projects in Spring 2022!    Illinois Risk Lab (https://irisklabuiuc.wixsite.com/actsi) is calling for applications now. The IRisk Lab currently serves as an industry-academic collaboration hub, facilitates integration of discovery-based learning experience for students, and showcases state-of-...
  • Eight IGL projects presented at this fall's open house and poster session
    2021-12-23 - The Illinois Geometry Lab (IGL) held their fall open house and poster session on Thursday, Dec. 9, from 1–4 p.m. It was exciting to see all the work our undergraduates accomplished this semester. The students were proud of their work and felt they gained a much better understanding of how to do research in mathematics. ...
  • New MS program a collaborative UIUC endeavor
    2021-12-20 - The new Master of Science in Predictive Analytics & Risk Management (PARM) Program will provide a rigorous, modern, and foundational education in an area of major importance in society. It will produce graduates who have a deep and balanced knowledge of data science, insurance, and finance to expertly address problems of predictive...
  • SPRING 2022 GUIDELINES & RETURNING TO CAMPUS
    2021-12-20 - Increasing positive COVID-19 cases, holiday travel and the emergence of the Omicron variant present real risks, and we want to maximize the safety of our community when you return to campus in a few weeks. Here are the latest guidelines, issued December 20, 2021.
  • In Memoriam: John (Jack) Wetzel
    2021-12-01 - John (Jack) Edwin Wetzel, University of Illinois Mathematics Professor Emeritus, died on November 29, 2021. There will be no services. Born in Hammond, Indiana on March 6, 1932, Wetzel was the son of Miles Thomas Wetzel, an electrical engineer, and Isabel (Bella) Barnhart Wetzel, an elementary school teacher.  He spent his childhood in Goshen, Indiana and graduated from Goshen High School...
  • Virtual IME Congress Hosted by Illinois
    2021-11-16 - This first virtual IME international congress was jointly hosted by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Pennsylvania State University, Ulm University, and the University of New South Wales Sydney. It the first major international insurance research conference hosted by the Department of Mathematics and the University of Illinois. The virtual conference was held July 5-9,...
  • Atul Dixit Receives Swarnajayanti Fellowship
    2021-11-09 - Atul Dixit, who received his Ph.D. in mathematics from Illinois, has received the prestigious Swarnajayanti Fellowship of the Government of India, which was awarded to only 17 researchers in India this year. This year, there were three awarded in the mathematical sciences. Dixit's advisor at Illinois was Bruce Berndt. The...
  • Ando Named to 2022 Class of AMS Fellows
    2021-11-02 - Forty-five mathematical scientists from around the world have been named Fellows of the American Mathematical Society (AMS) for 2022, the program's tenth year. Among them is Matt Ando, professor in the Department of Mathematics and Associate Dean for Physical and Life Sciences in the College of Liberal Arts and...
  • Touring the transformation of a campus landmark
    2021-11-01 - Enjoy this virtual walk-through of the inspiring changes that will modernize Altgeld Hall for future generations of Illini.  
  • Actuarial Science Program at Illinois Recognized
    2021-10-26 - The Bachelor's Degree Center, a resource to help prospective students find the best program suited to their needs and interests, has ranked the Actuarial Science undergraduate program at Illinois as #1 in the United States on its "25...
  • NSF Awards $2.5 Million Grant to Study Quantum Systems for Communication and Computing Problems
    2021-10-18 - Felix Leditzky, assistant professor in the Department of Mathematics, is co-principal investigator on a research project on quantum systems that was recently awarded $2.5 million dollars from the National Science Foundation. Quantum systems offer exciting new possibilities for communication and computing problems. A crucial...