The SMASAB (Student Math and Statistics Advisory Board) and the Department of Mathematics and Statistics would like to invite all the students interested in taking courses in Mathematics and Statistics during the Spring 2021 Semester to the advising event “Math/Stat Gelato Social”. Please find below the information about this event:… Continue reading »
From the faculty of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics: The recent hate mail sent to a member of our community is despicable and deeply wrong. Though it pains us that this even needs to be said, we condemn this letter in the strongest way possible. Our thoughts and support… Continue reading »
Come to Math/Stat game night! SMASAB is hosting virtual game nights for the department every Saturday evening at 6:00 PM EST. Games will be well-equipped to handle large or small groups and will be a good way to get to know other folks interested in math and stats! Links for… Continue reading »
We are delighted to announce the virtual screening of Picture a Scientist, a film featuring three women scientists in their careers and highlighting misogyny and racism in their fields. The screening will take place synchronously at 7pm on October 30th with a 30 minute discussion… Continue reading »
Applications to become a Teaching Assistant in Math/Stats in the Spring 2021 are currently being accepted. Please apply by Tuesday, October 27 2020, Noon. Continue reading »
The newly elected SMASAB (Student Math and Statistics Advisory Board) and the Department of Mathematics and Statistics would like to invite all the Mathematics and Statistics Majors to a Virtual Get-Together on Zoom at 12pm (Noon) ET on Saturday, October 10th. Please find below the Zoom link:… Continue reading »
Williams College alumna Ya Xu ’06 (BS in Economics and Mathematics from Williams College and PhD in Statistics from Stanford University), now leader of the Data Science team at Linkedin, has been included in Fortune magazine’s “40 Under 40 in Technology” listing: https://fortune.com/40-under-40/2020/ya-xu/ Many congratulations to Dr. Ya Xu!… Continue reading »
OURSTEM+ is a student organization on campus dedicated to supporting underrepresented minorities in STEM+ fields. They are hosting their annual event, I Know What You Did Last Summer, on September 22 at 6PM ET. Current Williams students will share what they did this past summer in hopes of guiding Williams… Continue reading »
OURMATH is a student organization aimed at creating community for students from underrepresented groups in the Math/Stats department at Williams. OURMATH will have its first panel on September 11, at 1:30pm EST. The panelists will be speaking on what it is like to be from an underrepresented group and study… Continue reading »
To all students interested in mathematics and statistics (majors and non-majors), the Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) is holding an introductory meeting remotely on Tuesday, September 8, at 1:00 PM EDT. This is a time for us all to introduce ourselves and discuss the importance of a Williams student… Continue reading »