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Williams College at the 84th Putnam

The results are in for the 84th William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition!  In December, twenty Williams students competed in the grueling six-hour exam.  Our team was led by Jonathan Geller and Yuan Qiu who both scored in the top 250. Thanks to all who participated! For more info on the… Continue reading »

AWM Spring Kick-Off Dinner

AWM Spring Kick-Off Dinner Thursday, February 22nd 6-7 pm Frank Morgan Library Come join the Association for Women in Math (AWM) for our first event of the semester! We will be having dinner from Spice Root on Thursday, 2/22 from 6 to 7 pm at the Frank Morgan Library. Everyone… Continue reading »

Colloquium Fest 2024

Colloquium Fest 2024 Please join us for the 2024 Colloquium Fest hosted by the department of Mathematics & Statistics. Please find below the schedule: 9:30 – 10:20 am       Bronfman Auditorium        Ammar Eltigani (Thesis Defense)    10:30 – 11:10 am  … Continue reading »

Recording (Statistical) Errors in Baseball by Dr. Katy McKeough (Red Sox), Friday December 8th, 1:10pm

Title: Recording (Statistical) Errors in Baseball by Dr. Katy McKeough Abstract: Understanding uncertainties from statistical and machine learning models is crucial in making informed, data-based decisions in sports analytics. Whether you are assigning value to a player or making recommendations to a coach, it is valuable to quantify and communicate… Continue reading »

Joint Computer Science + Statistics Colloquium

Joint Computer Science + Statistics Colloquium: Mike Baiocchi ’03 and Jordan Rodu ’05 Tuesday, October 31st @ 7:00pm in Wege  ***Stats Colloquium credit for attendance and Spooky Snacks provided!*** Outcome Reasoning: the under-discussed engine powering black box algorithms We’ll start this talk discussing a couple… Continue reading »