Sebastien Roch has been named a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (IMS). IMS is the main scientific society for probability and the mathematical end of statistics. Among its various activities, IMS publishes the Annals series of flagship journals of probability. Link: https://imstat.org/2022/04/22/2022-ims-fellows-announced/
Jordan Ellenberg discusses Columbia’s college ranking controversy:
In this Washington Post op-ed, Jordan Ellenberg discusses the alleged methods which Columbia used to game the U.S.News and World Report’s #2 College Ranking. He notes “To the extent that universities chase rankings — whether …
UW-Madison does well in Putnam Competition
UW-Madison did very well during the annual MAA Putnam Competition. Our university ranked #25 nationwide, including Canada, out of 427 other institutions. Our student Ivan Hu received honorable mention. Joseph Cai and Nitit Jongsawatsataporn ranked …
3 mathematicians awarded Simons Fellowships
We are pleased to congratulate David Anderson, Chanwoo Kim and Jin-Yi Cai (CS/Math Affiliate) for being awarded Simons Fellowships. They are 3 of 38 announced 2022 Fellows. The Simons Fellows program extends academic leaves from …
AMS publishes “Gems from the Work of Georgia Benkart” in March 2022 Notices
Professor Emeritus Georgia Benkart was honored by the AMS in March 2022 with an article titled “Gems from the Work of Georgia Benkart”. Since her retirement from teaching she has provided tremendous service to the …
Shcherbyna and Zimmer named Sloan Fellows
Congratulations to Tatyana Shcherbyna and Andrew Zimmer for both being named 2022 Sloan Fellows. They are 2 of 118 early-career scholars that represent the most promising scientific researchers working today. Their achievements and potential place …
Mariya Soskova named Vilas Associate
Mariya Soskova was one of 26 faculty winners of the 2022-23 Vilas Associates Competition. The competition recognizes “new and ongoing research of the highest quality and significance.” Tenure-track assistant professors and tenured faculty within 20 …
Jose Rodriguez to co organize a semester program for NSF institute IMSI, Chicago.
Jose Rodriguez is co organizing a semester program titled Algebraic Statistics and Our Changing World: New Methods for New Challenges at the new NSF institute IMSI in Chicago Fall 2023. The institute only holds two …
Ananth Shankar among team to prove Andre-Oort conjecture
A team of mathematicians (that included our own Ananth Shankar) has solved an important question about how solutions to polynomial equations relate to sophisticated geometric objects called Shimura varieties. The work was reported in Quanta …
Spring Welcome/Lunar New Year Celebration Spring 2022
The VISP-MA Program welcomed (back) students for the new semester by hosting a Spring Welcome event on January 28th, 2022. The Lunar New Year was celebrated together in advance of the actual Lunar New Year, …