Remembering a strong community - and a rigorous mathematician
01/08/2021 - For Bill and Linda Perry, Altgeld Hall is about mathematics—and so much more. Bill and Linda's gratitude for their experience at Illinois led them to make a donation to the Campaign for Altgeld and...
Carole Appel Memorial Service: November 21
11/20/2020 - We have received the news that Carole Appel passed away on November 14, 2020. Carole's husband, Ken Appel, was a faculty member in our department for many years. Although the Appels moved away almost...
11/17/2020 - Urban planners may soon have a new way to measure traffic congestion. By capturing the different routes by which vehicles can travel between locations, Illinois researchers have developed a new...
Regional Internship Networks in the Mathematical Sciences to be launched by University of Illinois and Johns Hopkins University
11/05/2020 - Richard Laugesen, professor of mathematics at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and Fadil Santosa, head of applied mathematics and statistics at Johns Hopkins University, recognized the vast...
Samperton awarded competitive NSF EAGER grant
09/11/2020 - J.L. Doob Research Assistant Professor Eric Samperton has been awarded an EAGER (Early-concept Grants for Exploratory Research) grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF).
Altgeld Hall gift rooted in friendship
09/01/2020 - Ramona (Russell) Pogue Borders graduated from the University of Illinois in 1948 while her dear friend Peggy (Young) Ruff earned her degree from the Department of Mathematics in 1975; However, no...
Illinois receives 2020 CAS University Award
07/22/2020 - The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of four winners of the ...
New mathematical and statistical institute launches at the University of Illinois
07/14/2020 - The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $15.5 million to four universities in Illinois, including the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, to create an institute to bring powerful...
Eight projects awarded funding for AI research to mitigate COVID-19
07/02/2020 - Eight Illinois projects, including a project led by Professor Zoi Rapti, are among 26 to receive the first C3.ai Digital Transformation Institute awards for artificial intelligence techniques to...
Important Department of Mathematics Update
06/30/2020 - Effectively immediately, all Department of Mathematics staff offices are temporarily closed for face-to-face interaction until further notice.
In Memoriam: Tom Nevins (1971-2020)
05/28/2020 - A pioneer in the field of symplectic representation theory and one of our department's most accomplished instructors, Professor Thomas Nevins passed away on Feb. 1, 2020.
Designs Approved for Altgeld and Illini Hall Project
05/28/2020 - The Board of Trustees has approved schematic designs for the expansive Altgeld and Illini Hall Project, bringing closer to reality the $192 million plan to modernize and grow spaces devoted to data...
Faculty, staff, teaching assistants honored with Campus Awards for Excellence in Instruction
05/27/2020 - This spring, faculty, staff members and graduate teaching assistants were honored for excellence in teaching, mentoring and advising. Congratulations to our Department of Mathematics Campus Award for...
In Memoriam: John Ralph Alexander (1935-2019)
05/26/2020 - John Ralph Alexander was born Jan 2, 1935, and died October 27, 2019. Ralph's main research was in integral geometry and convexity theory. He was most proud of his work on irregularities of...
Analyzing the COVID Crisis: Mathematical Approaches
05/15/2020 - Since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, mathematical analysis has played a critical role in shaping decisions about the transmission of the virus, as well as decisions at all levels of government...