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Valuing Mathematical Humanity in Classrooms Using Mathematical Beliefs
Milos Savic from the University of Oklahoma is visiting Loyola next week on Monday and Tuesday. He will be giving a talk on Tuesday afternoon from 3:00-3:50pm, on the role of creative failure in mathematics, in Cuneo 109. Click to learn more about this talk.
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You're invited! Weekend of Excellence (April 11-14, 2019)
Join us for Loyola University Chicago's 9th Annual Weekend of Excellence on April 11-14, 2019. This is a campus wide celebration of student achievement. The weekend's events include research symposiums, awards ceremonies, and student performances. More than 1,000 students from across all colleges will come together to share their creative discoveries and present in-depth research to their peers, professors, the University and community. Click to learn more.
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Graduate Interdisciplinary Research Symposium
On Saturday, March 23rd, the 12th Annual Graduate School Interdisciplinary Research Symposium five students in Applied Statistics displayed their research posters, two students in Mathematics presented their papers, and Applied Statistics student, Cuong Pham, won an award for "Best Quantitative Paper Presentation Award." Click to see some photos from their exciting weekend!
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Fall Semester Preview
On Wednesday, April 4th, the faculty of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics hosted an event for students to come learn about courses being offered next semester and ask questions about their future career plans. There was free pizza and plenty of time to chat one on one!
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New Program: BS in Data Science (Effective Fall 2019)
This interdisciplinary Bachelor of Science in Data Science will provide practical skills in data collection and manipulation through significant programming experience and reliable inference through applied statistics, and a focus on applying these skills to practical, domain-specific problems (56ch). Click to learn more about this program.
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Sum-of-Three-Cubes Problem Solved for ‘Stubborn’ Number 33
A number theorist with programming prowess has found a solution to 33 = x³ + y³ + z³, a much-studied equation that went unsolved for 64 years. Click to read more about why it took mathematicians so long to pin down the solution.
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Karen Uhlenbeck Is First Woman to Win Abel Prize for Mathematics
(The New York Times, 3/19/2019) For the first time, one of the top prizes in mathematics has been given to a woman. On Tuesday, the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters announced it has awarded this year’s Abel Prize — an award modeled on the Nobel Prizes — to Karen Uhlenbeck, an emeritus professor at the University of Texas at Austin. Click to learn more about this award.
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Math Club Tutoring
Having trouble finding x? Is calculus derivin’ you crazy? We can help!! Loyola Math Club Tutoring will be happening every Monday and Thursday 7:00 – 9:00 P.M. in the STEM resource center in Centennial Forum.
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Algebra, Geometry and Combinatorics Day (May 2019)
Algebra, Geometry and Combinatorics Day (AlGeCom) is a one-day informal meeting of mathematicians from the University of Illinois, Purdue University, IUPUI, Loyola University Chicago, DePaul University, University of Notre Dame, the University of Michigan and nearby universities, with interests in algebra, geometry and combinatorics (widely interpreted). Date of ALGECOM-XVII is May 25, 2019. Click to learn more about the conference.
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Are you interested in participating in math research?
Last summer, six students spent their break conducting research alongside professors. Click to read more about their experiences, and how you could set yourself up for similar opportunities.
