The Math/Stat Seniors and their Families and Friends are cordially invited to an end-of-the year Pre-Graduation Virtual Breakfast from 10:30-11:30am ET on Sunday, May 30th. Please join the Math/Stat faculty for a celebration of our wonderful Math/Stat Majors in the class of 2021. Here is the Zoom link for this… Continue reading »
All the students interested in taking courses in Mathematics and Statistics are welcome to reach out to faculty in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics for advice. If you are a rising junior who would like to declare as a Mathematics or Statistics major, please contact one of the Mathematics and… Continue reading »
The Association for Women in Mathematics has made the documentary film Secrets of the Surface: The Mathematical Vision of Maryam Mirzakhani available to everyone for streaming between Wednesday, 4/28, and Friday, 4/30. Join us on Friday evening at 6:30 pm edt for a discussion! You can reach out to Kimberly (kph3),… Continue reading »
OURSTEM+, the organization for minorities in STEM+ at Williams, is organizing a student/faculty event on Friday, April 30th at 7 pm: the second Student-Faculty Game Night. More information about this event (including the Zoom link and an RSVP form) can be found here:… Continue reading »
On February 20 and 21, eleven Williams students took part in the 81st William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition, held remotely due to COVID 19. Congratulations to all who participated, especially given the difficult circumstances! Special shout outs to Zachary Stein-Perlman, who placed in the top 200 nationwide; and to Max… Continue reading »
Applications to become a Teaching Assistant in Math/Stats in the Spring 2022 are currently being accepted. Please apply by Friday, October 29, 2021. Continue reading »
Mathematics and Statistics Junior Majors are encouraged to consider applying to write a thesis in the Mathematics and Statistics Department during all or part of the academic year 2021-2022. Writing a thesis in Mathematics or Statistics is a rewarding process that will allow you to work on an exciting research… Continue reading »
Our congratulations go out to Professor Ralph Morrison, Ben Logsdon ’20, and Anya Michaelsen ’19 for their work “Nullstellenfont” (Math Horizons, 27:4, 5-7 (2020)) which has been selected for inclusion in the 2021 edition of The Best Writing in Mathematics! This paper was adapted from a final project by Ben and… Continue reading »
OURSTEM+, a student organization on campus dedicated to supporting underrepresented minorities in STEM+ fields, will be hosting a talk with LaShyra Nolen, the first Black woman to become class president of the Harvard Medical School, on Friday, April 16th at 5:00 PM to 5:45 PM. This event is geared towards any… Continue reading »
Professor Pamela Harris was selected as a recipient of a 2021 Marion and Jasper Whiting Foundation Fellowship. This fellowship will allow Prof. Harris to conduct an invited visit to the Korean Institute for Advanced Study and the Research Alliance Center for Mathematical Sciences in Tohoku University. Many congratulations to… Continue reading »
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