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Math News and Events
Events
October
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October 27
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October 27Graduate Applied Math Seminar (GAMS MATH 921-004)Abbi Jones (UW Madison) – How to model a squishy solid4:00 PM, B215 Van Vleck Hall
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October 27Graduate Analysis and PDEs Seminar (GAPS)Sam Craig – Chapter 4 Part 2 (Quasilinear systems and Classical WP)4:30 PM, B321 Van Vleck Hall
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October 28SILO Seminar SeriesJiequn Han (Flatiron Institute) – Generative Modeling Without the Target Data: Inference-Time Steering and Distribution Inversion12:30 PM, Orchard View Room, Discovery Building
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October 28Group Actions and Dynamics SeminarMatthew Durham (CUNY) – The quasi-cubical geometry of mapping class groups3:30 PM, B235 Van Vleck Hall
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October 28Analysis SeminarMihaela Ifrim (UW Madison) – Global solutions for 3D gravity water waves3:30 PM, B123 Van Vleck Hall
News
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Math Alumna’s Path to Environmental Policy
During her time at UW–Madison, Isabella Levinthal ’26 majored in Math and participated in the Madison Experimental Mathematics Lab. After that, she originally thought she might pursue a PhD in Math. Her…
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Research prize in Memory of Tom Kurtz
The Institute of Mathematical Statistics, one of the two main scientific societies for probability theory, has established an award in memory of our former emeritus professor Tom Kurtz, who passed away on…
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New NSF RTG grant awarded
The team of Jose Israel Rodriguez (PI), Jordan Ellenberg, Sebastien Roch, and Qin Li (all co-PIs) has just been awarded an NSF RTG grant, “Mathematics & AI Synergies (MAIS): Algebra and Applications.” Other…
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Jordan Ellenberg featured in L&S Magazine
Jordan Ellenberg was featured in the Spring 2026 issue of the College of Letters & Science biannual magazine.