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Jordan Ellenberg’s new book, “Shape: The Hidden Geometry of Information, Biology, Strategy, Democracy, and Everything Else.”, was published recently and reviewed by the New York Times. The review notes that Ellenberg is “rather spectacular” at analyzing the mathematic foundations of what we do, and how we think. The reviewer, Parul Sehgal, also noted that the …
Daniel Erman has won a Romnes Fellowship! The Romnes is viewed as one of the more significant awards here at UW–Madison. The H. I. Romnes Faculty Fellowship awards are made possible by the impressive research efforts of UW–Madison faculty and staff. Link: https://research.wisc.edu/professorships-and-faculty-fellowships/h-i-romnes-faculty-fellowships/
Catalysts for Science Policy collaborated with local Madison brewery, Delta Beer Lab, to feature art inspired by active research at the University of Wisconsin–Madison on their 2021 spring New England IPA label. Math graduate student John Cobb and artist Abra Schlub collaborated to create the winning label, melding art and algebraic geometry. Their submission notes, …
In a recent episode of the Marketplace podcast, a question came up about billionaires. Among several experts, Jordan Ellenberg took a stab at it, suggesting a comparison instead. “How much wealth has that person amassed relative to the sum total of everybody who works for them?” Ellenberg said. “That’s a ratio that’s much closer to …
May 2, 2021 marks what would have been Walter Rudin’s 100th birthday. Walter Rudin was one of the preeminent mathematicians of his generation. He worked in a number of different areas of mathematical analysis, and he made major contributions to each. He came to the UW in 1959 and stayed until his retirement in 1991. …
Gage Siebert, of Fremont, Wisconsin, was among three UW–Madison students named as Goldwater Scholars. He is majoring in physics and mathematics. As a freshman, he studied the origins of life in Professor David Baum’s lab at the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery. Siebert then interned at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, studying the radio emission …
John Gottman, Ph.D., an alumnus of the UW–Madison, is world-renowned for his work on marital stability and divorce prediction. He will be awarded an honorary doctoral degree during spring commencement. As is the tradition for recipients of honorary doctoral degrees, he will speak at the ceremony for graduate students. Gottman earned a master’s degree in …
Statement by Department Chair Timo Seppalainen and Associate Chair Benedek Valko Dear UW–Madison Math Community Yet again we find ourselves dismayed by violence against members of our society distinguished by their particular humanity. The catalogue of targeted mass atrocities over the span of just a few short years is unbelievable: gays in Orlando, Jews in …
Jenny Yeon, TA in the Math Department, has won a Continuity of Instruction Award for her efforts to support instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic. Jenny served as a Head TA in Math 221 in Spring 2020, successfully crafting an online strategy for the tough change to all online instruction. She served as a Technical TA …
Here’s a link to a departmental video made for our Virtual Visitors day (3/23/2021) for potential graduate students. https://mediaspace.wisc.edu/media/Math+Department+Video/1_ezay0pkb