- 2022-05-06 - Students involved in undergraduate research had a busy Reading Day on May 5, 2022. At Lincoln Hall, the IRisk Lab hosted final presentations of the research they conducted throughout the semester, and the Illinois...
- 2022-04-06 - The results of the Illini Success report for 2020-2021 were released recently, and we are proud to say the results for Mathematics and Statistics were great across the board! Those grads reports a 96% success rate at securing a first destination, with an average starting salary of $84,109....
- 2022-03-25 - The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is proud to host one of the premiere international academic conferences in the actuarial community — the 57th Actuarial Research Conference (ARC). The conference will take place ...
- 2022-03-23 - Initially regarded as a scientific curiosity upon its discovery in 1911, superconductivity has provided numerous theoretical challenges and experimental surprises. From the development of Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer theory at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 1957 to the discovery of...
- 2022-03-15 - 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...
- 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,...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- 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,...
- 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...