Yehenew Kifle will travel to Ethiopia this summer to work with colleagues on enhancing teaching and mentoring and growing research collaborations to support Ph.D. training in biostatistics as a fellow with the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program (CADFP). Continue Reading UMBC statistician selected to work with Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia
Faculty, staff, and students in the College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences gathered to distribute dozens of awards supported by donors, departments, and the college honoring members of the community. Continue Reading CNMS Awards and Recognition Day honors students, faculty, and staff
CNMS GradFest featured six lightning talks and 46 posters, all given by CNMS graduate students. The successful pilot event responded to a specific request from graduate students and postdocs in the college. Continue Reading First CNMS GradFest fosters interdepartmental interaction among grads, postdocs
The African International Conference on Statistics, led by UMBC, is poised to enter a new era with support from the American Statistical Association. “Now we stand as partners with the world’s largest statistical association, the American Statistical Association,” Yehenew Kifle says. “This partnership with ASA lays the foundation for great optimism about a promising future for the AIC.” Continue Reading UMBC partners with American Statistical Association to organize annual African International Conference on Statistics
Manil Suri explains why numbers go on forever and gives a brief history of how humans invented and used numbers, for curious kids of all ages. Continue Reading From thousands to millions to billions to trillions to quadrillions and beyond: Do numbers ever end?
Ephraim Ruttenberg ’25 combines his passions for mathematics and crochet to stitch unique mathematical forms. Continue Reading Stitching it all together, or how Ephraim Ruttenberg ’25 got hooked on math and crochet
Gao and Huang’s research led to the development of a mobile diagnostic system to identify cancerous regions in tumor samples, which they hope will eventually benefit patients in remote areas. Gao will participate in a week-long final Regeneron Talent Search competition next week in Washington, D.C., where he and the other finalists will compete for more than $1.8 million in awards. Continue Reading William Gao, mentee of UMBC statistician Yi Huang, named finalist in Regeneron Talent Search
Small groups of students suck brine shrimp out of glass vials, squirt them into petri dishes set over graph paper, then stare intently at the wriggling shrimp while running stopwatches and recording data. It may not sound like a math class, but this is a typical day in MATH 110: Math in Action. “I believe everyone can benefit from some math in their life, so this course is trying to show how different math concepts are applied across various fields.” Continue Reading From brine shrimp to blood pressure: New UMBC laboratory course brings math to life
A new study finds that species from amoebas to humans demonstrate similar patterns of movement. These results have implications for robotics development, because robots must be programmed to make the same kinds of decisions animals do to move safely and efficiently through unpredictable environments. Continue Reading UMBC mathematician Kathleen Hoffman contributes to research on animal decision-making, with robotics applications
In this interview, Manil Suri discusses his unique perspective on mathematics and his goals in writing his latest book. “There’s just so much joy to be had out of mathematics,” Suri says. “So this book is written for people who want to really engage with mathematics on the level of ideas rather than get into computations and calculations.” Continue Reading ‘Big Bang of Numbers’ – The Conversation’s book club explores with author Manil Suri how math alone could create the universe
Although objects like bridges, buildings, and airplane wings may seem quite rigid, by design they are capable of a surprising deal of bending. This elasticity allows them to deform safely and temporarily in windy conditions. However, very rarely, “Elastic systems like bridges, buildings, and planes can become oscillatory or unstable in the presence of everyday wind, with potential for the oscillations to become damaging,” Justin Webster says. “Understanding this has big implications for fields like civil engineering or alternative energy.” Continue Reading Justin Webster receives NSF grant to study mathematical models behind oscillation of plane wings, bridges, energy harvesters
In 2018, faculty at UMBC and four of its top-sending community colleges embarked on a project to improve students’ quantitative biology skills and eliminate the achievement gap between transfer and direct-entry students in courses requiring these skills. This summer, they reported significant positive outcomes and committed to continue the work. Continue Reading NEXUS Institute for Quantitative Biology celebrates student success, community college partnerships
