Georgia Benkart, Emerita Professor, has coauthored an article on the the 50th anniversary of the Association of Women in Mathematics (AWC) in the Notices of the American Mathematical Society. Link: https://go.wisc.edu/6vw066
Virtual Office Hours increases student engagement with ‘hybrid’ approach
When the pandemic forced Betsy Stovall to move her large calculus class online last spring, she wondered how it would affect her office hours, which also became entirely virtual. The answer came soon enough. “I …
Hung Tran named as Simons Fellow
Hung Tran has been named a Simons Fellow. The Simons Fellows program extends academic leaves from one term to a full year, enabling recipients to focus solely on research for the long periods often necessary …
Hao Shen, Shaoming Guo and Chanwoo Kim win NSF Career Awards
Hao Shen, Shaoming Guo and Chanwoo Kim have been awarded National Science Foundation (NSF) Career Awards. The Career awards are the NSF’s most prestigious awards in support of early-career faculty who have the potential to …
Laurentiu Maxim named as a Vilas Associate
Laurentiu Maxim has been selected as a Vilas Associate. The Vilas Associates Competition recognizes new and ongoing research of the highest quality and significance. Recipients are chosen competitively by the Divisional Research Committees of the …
Senior Math Major among finalists for Rhodes Scholarship
University of Wisconsin–Madison senior Alex Plum competed this year as a finalist for the Rhodes Scholarship, the oldest and most celebrated college award for postgraduate international study. The 32 American winners of Rhodes Scholarships were …
Henry Mayes awarded for University Staff Excellence
Henry Mayes has won a University Staff Excellence Award. This award is extremely competitive and staff in technical fields such as Information Technology rarely win. This was a joint award coordinated between the Botany and …
In Memoriam: Louis Solomon
Emeritus Professor Louis Solomon passed away Wednesday, November 18, at his home. He attended Harvard for his undergraduate education, and after two years of service in the Army, returned for graduate study, receiving his PhD …
The Atlantic interviews Jordan Ellenberg on Election Forecasting
The Atlantic published an interview by Derek Thompson with Jordan Ellenberg about politics, election forecasting, and how to think about the future like a pro. Link: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/11/election-probabilities-are-emotional-nonsense/616916/
Former Van Vleck Professor Awarded Dolciani Prize for Excellence in Research
Amanda L. Folsom, a Van Vleck at the UW from 2007-2010, will receive the 2021 Mary P. Dolciani Prize for Excellence in Research from the American Mathematical Society (AMS). Folsom is a Professor of Mathematics …