03/11/2020 - A study of the early career paths of University of Illinois graduates reveals strong and steady success among new alumni from the College of LAS, including salary growth for new Department of Mathematics alumni.

03/11/2020 - Among this year’s recipients are Professor Zoi Rapti, who received a LAS Dean’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching; and graduate student Elizabeth Field, a recipient of a LAS Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching for Graduate Teaching Assistants.

02/12/2020 - Two University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign scientists are among 126 recipients of the 2020 Sloan Research Fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

01/28/2020 - Jane Bergman, office manager for the Department of Mathematics, has been awarded a Heritage Award from the Preservation and Conservation Association of Champaign County (PACA) for her replica of the former Altgeld Hall glass dome.

12/21/2019 - Department of Mathematics faculty members Yuliy Baryshnikov, Lee DeVille, and Kay Kirkpatrick are involved in a new project at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign that plans to break down t

12/21/2019 - Professor Emeritus Richard Bishop passed away on Wednesday, December 18, 2019.

11/20/2019 - The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has been selected to host two of the most influential international academic conferences in the actuarial community -- t

11/04/2019 - The Department of Mathematics is pleased to announce that Professor Thomas Nevins and Professor Emeritus Jang-Mei Wu have been selected to the 2020 class of Fellows of the American Mathematical Soc

10/22/2019 - Urban commuters may be less likely to encounter automobile accidents if they are willing to increase trip time, researchers report.

10/22/2019 - James A. Donaldson (b. 1941), Illinois Mathematics alumnus, passed away on October 18, 2019.

10/17/2019 - Billy Dec knows what it’s like to be on the receiving end of help.

10/10/2019 - Sue Wood, 85, of Philo passed away Sunday (Oct. 6, 2019). Her lifelong love of music led her to learn and become the chimes master at the university’s carillons at Altgeld Hall.

09/23/2019 - The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is selected as one of eight universities to participate in a new initiative to change the culture surrounding doctoral education and career pathways.

08/26/2019 - Few buildings on campus are as historic, or distinctive, as Altgeld Hall. Like the nearby Alma Mater statue, the Altgeld “castle” is an iconic part of the campus and the backdrop for countless graduation photos. Plans to renovate the 122-year-old building have been kicking around for at least 13 years and in a serious way since a 2010-11 feasibility study. The project has been high on the UI’s list of state capital funding requests since 2015. It’s now moving forward with a major funding infusion from the state...

07/22/2019 - Members of the Actuarial Science Club (ASC) at Illinois recently organized the InsureTech and Actuarial Modernization Symposium, an event on campus modeled after the InsureTech Connect conference,