2021-07-22
- One by one, mathematicians filed into the virtual conference room, their avatars appearing as colorful circles with dots for eyes. Then their faces popped onto the Zoom meeting, and they greeted their colleagues from around the world. It was time to kick off a week of collaborative mathematical exploration, informal network-building, and insightful professional development—the summer Mathematics...
- 2021-07-21 - In May, the Department of Mathematics and Milliman, a global independent risk management, benefits and technology firm, launched a new actuarial mentorship program for students of underrepresented minorities at the University of Illinois.
2021-07-12 - Several department-level leadership changes will go into effect at the start of the Fall 2021 semester.
2021-07-01 - The Department of Mathematics Impact Award recognizes faculty, staff, and graduate students in the Department of Mathematics for work which has substantially improved the welfare of members of our community since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021-05-03 - A University of Illinois professor has developed a smart home model that uses dynamic, real-time energy pricing data to operate household appliances in a way that saves the most money.
2021-04-16 - In April, more than 50 students, faculty, staff, and alumni were honored during the Department of Mathematics virtual awards program.- 2021-04-12 - This year, the Department of Mathematics alumni awards committee has selected Danyel Graves Larsen (BA, ’04, mathematics), Michael Stillman (BA, ’78, mathematics) Judy Leavitt Walker (MS, ’92, mathematics; PhD, ’96, mathematics) as 2021 Department of Mathematics alumni award recipients.
2021-04-07 - Department of Mathematics sophomore Ariel Lerman is among this year's recipients of the Barry M. Goldwater scholarship; the scholarship is awarded to college sophomores and juniors from the U.S. with the potential to contribute to the advancement of research in the natural sciences, mathematics or engineering.
2021-03-26 - With help from an archival photo, an architect involved with the Altgeld and Illini Halls project determined that a chair in a current professor's office belonged to U of I President Andrew Draper from 1897-1904.
2021-03-26 - Monitoring the progression of multiple sclerosis-related gait issues can be challenging in adults over 50 years old, requiring a clinician to differentiate between problems related to MS and other age-related issues. To address this problem, researchers are integrating gait data and machine learning to advance the tools used to monitor and predict disease progression.
2021-03-18 - It’s difficult to picture while standing in the lobby of the Altgeld library today. However, generations ago a spectacular display of color – greens, ambers, purples, and cobalt blues – crowned one of the most special spaces on campus.
2021-03-16 - Among the statistics detailed within the report, the average starting salary of new alumni grew significantly during the past year for several LAS categories, including mathematics and statistics, which grew from $77,523 in 2018-19 to $79,590 in 2019-20, the highest in the college.
2021-02-17 - The University of Illinois will not only cohost its first major international insurance research conference this summer, but also the first virtual International Congress on Insurance: Mathematics and Economics ever.
2021-01-26 - Seven staff and academic professionals are being recognized for outstanding contributions to the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences in 2020-21, including Alison Reddy, director of mathematics placement and coordinator of quantitative reasoning courses in the Department of Mathematics.
2021-01-08 - For Bill and Linda Perry, Altgeld Hall is about mathematics—and so much more. Bill and Linda’s gratitude for their experience at Illinois led them to make a donation to the Campaign for Altgeld and Illini Halls, which is supporting the renovation Altgeld Hall and the construction of a new building on the site of Illini Hall.