The Department of Mathematics initiated the Mathematics in Science and Society (MSS) lecture series in 1995 to improve connections between mathematics and other science departments. MSS colloquia range over a broad spectrum of topics in connections and interactions of mathematics with other scholarly disciplines and other aspects of the society in general.
February 6, 2018
314 Altgeld Hall, 4:00 pm
Speaker: Wendy K. Tam Cho (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Title: Fighting Gerrymandering with the Blue Waters Supercomputer
Abstract | Poster
Host: Matthew Ando
March 13, 2018
245 Altgeld Hall, 4:00 pm
Speaker: Michael J. Barany (Dartmouth College)
Title: Fields Medal Confidential: Behind the scenes of mathematicians’ most famous prize, 1936-1966
Abstract | Poster
Host: Bruce Reznick