2018-06-22 - The University of Illinois Student Chapter of the Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) has received the 2018 AWM Student Chapter Award for Community Outreach, awarded by the Association for Women in Mathematics in recognition of their outstanding engagement with the local community.
2018-04-23 - The Department of Mathematics Alumni Awards recognize exceptional alumni and we are pleased to announce the 2018 recipients. The Outstanding Recent Alumni Award was awarded to Daniel Zaharopol, and the Alumni Award for Outstanding Professional Achievement was awarded to Mary Lynn Reed and...
2018-03-22 - Richard Sowers, professor of mathematics and industrial and enterprise systems engineering, along with a team of students have developed an algorithm which will help streamline the workforce of highly perishable hand-picked crops. Although there has been other research on precision agriculture in...- 2018-03-22 - IGL students Cora McVey, Anna Chlopecki, Tejo Nutalapati, Alan Zhou give a great talk about "The Four Color Theorem - Solving a 124 Year Old Problem" in the Champaign County History Museum Monthly Speaker Series.
2017-12-12 - Nominations are now being accepted for the 2019 Mathematics Alumni Awards to recognize our exceptional alumni. The application process is simple and open to all. We encourage you to nominate someone you know for this honor. The award categories include Outstanding Professional Achievement and...
2017-12-07 - To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the proof of the Four Color Theorem, and as a part of the 2017 sesquicentennial celebration of the founding of the University of Illinois, the Illinois Mathematics Department will hold a Four Color Fest, November 2-4, 2017. This multi-day event celebrates the...
2017-12-05 - The Illinois Geometry Lab hosted a Four Color-themed Open House for K-12 students and community members on Saturday, November 4 in the Alice Campbell Alumni Center.
2017-11-03 - The Department of Mathematics is pleased to announce that Professor Steve Bradlow has been selected to the 2018 class of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society (AMS). Bradlow was cited for his contributions to geometric analysis and moduli theory, and service to the mathematical community....
2017-08-29 - IGL undergraduate student Mateo Muro presented work done in the Summer 2017 research project Graph Theory and Quantum Statistical Mechanics (mentored by Ivan Contreras) at the 2017 Young Mathematicians Conference at Ohio State University, August 11-13, 2017. Read more at...
2017-08-29 - IGL undergraduate student Yingying Ren presented work done in the Fall 2016/Spring 2017 research project Polyhedral Geometry for Analysis Phylogenetic Methods (mentored by Ruth Davidson and Rosemary Guzman) at the 2017 SIAM Conference on Applied Algebraic Geometry at Georgia Tech, July 31 - August...
2017-05-18 - The University of Illinois is embarking on a project to restore and renovate both Altgeld Hall and its neighbor across Wright Street, Illini Hall. Funds from the state, campus, and private donors will support the projected $90-100 million cost of the renovations. We invite you to partner with other...
2017-05-05 - The department has received the American Mathematical Society 2017 AMS Award for an Exemplary Program or Achievement in a Mathematics Department. This nationwide honor recognizes the department for its effective innovations helping students succeed at all levels, from introductory courses to...
2017-04-05 - Mathematics PhD student Melinda Lanius receives Honorable Mention and People's Choice Award in 2017 Graduate College's Image of Research Competition, April 5, 2017.