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- Wen-Bin Zhang died in Evanston, Illinois, on February 22, 2022, following surgery. Zhang held academic appointments at several institutions in the western hemisphere and China, including an adjunct position in the Department of Mathematics at Illinois. Before his death, he and his wife, Kun-Ming Luo, lived in Chicago and made frequent trips to visit their daughter, Denise, and...
- 2022-03-14 - The 2022 NetMath Award for Outstanding Service goes to Bruce Carpenter In his role as associate director of instruction, Bruce is in charge of pedagogical operations in NetMath. His responsibilities include providing day to day guidance to instructional staff, incorporating successful practices in online pedagogy into NetMath, and being the instructor of over...
- 2022-03-01 - As a human resource associate for the Department of Mathematics, Emily Lange handles countless situations with empathy and knowledge that allow others to settle into new roles. From hiring activities to assisting with immigration roadblocks, Lange is instrumental in providing support to Illinois mathematics scholars from around the world....
- 2022-02-23 - Vesna Stojanoska was recently named a recipient of the 2022 Simons Fellowship in Mathematics. She is an associate professor in the Department of Mathematics at Illinois. The Simons Fellows program provides funds to faculty for up to a...
- 2022-02-21 - The College of LAS has selected winners of this year’s teaching and advising awards. Professors, graduate students, lecturers, and an advisor have been honored for their service. One of the winners is April Hoffmeister, senior lecturer in the Department of Mathematics. She was also selected as a recipient of the Campus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching by Instructional...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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-...
- 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. ...
- 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...
- 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.
- 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...
- 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,...