Student Veterans Get Back into Mathematical Shape with Boot Camp
Innovative program boosts the math skills of student veterans.
Author: las-digital
Myra Cohen and James Lathrop awarded NSF grant
$500,000 NSF grant will fund their computer science research until 2022.
CATEGORIES: Published
Dave Peterson publishes article on fivethirtyeight.com
Dave Peterson, political science professor and the Whitaker-Lindgren Faculty Fellow in Political Science, has published an article on 538.com. The article, Who Democrats in Early-Primary States Don’t Want to See Nominated, relies on and analyzes data collected as part of the Iowa State University/Civiqs Poll of likely Caucus goers. fivethirtyeight.com is a leading website for … Continue reading Dave Peterson publishes article on fivethirtyeight.com
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Leslie Hogben named Fellow of the Association for Women in Mathematics
Leslie Hogben, professor of mathematics, Dio Lewis Holl Chair in Applied Mathematics and dean for graduate studies and faculty development of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has been named a 2020 Fellow of the Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM). The AWM selected 18 distinguished women, from across the United States, to receive … Continue reading Leslie Hogben named Fellow of the Association for Women in Mathematics
Young secures $1.5 million NSF grant to study success of students of color
Findings could transform how graduate math departments attract, retain and support underrepresented students.
Beth E. Caissie secures $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation
Caissie will compile and analyze sea-ice records from several glacial-interglacial cycles in the North Pacific.
Department of Mathematics selects inaugural Scott Hanna award recipients
Scott Hanna professorships honor outstanding math faculty who demonstrate excellence in teaching, research and service.
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Mesropova book published by Georgetown University Press
Olga Mesropova, an associate professor of Russian, recently published her book “Faces of Contemporary Russia: Advanced Russian Language and Culture” through Georgetown University Press. “Faces of Contemporary Russia“ is a one-semester textbook for high-intermediate to advanced level Russian students that aims to develop students’ linguistic proficiency by examining significant personalities in current Russian culture. In addition … Continue reading Mesropova book published by Georgetown University Press