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Welcome to Mathematics

Mathematics has been a human endeavor for millennia. It has always been driven by two sources: the intrinsic beauty of numbers, shapes, and structures on the one hand and the necessity to solve practical problems in fields as diverse as atomic physics, computed tomography, and finance on the other.

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Upcoming Colloquium

Alex Iosevich

Signal recovery, restriction theory and real-life applications

November 3rd, 2025
Lecture: 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. - Refreshments provided at 2:00 in lobby
Location: UH 1005
Speaker: Alex Iosevich, University of Rochester

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Upcoming Conferences

Third Joint Alabama Florida Conference on Differential Equations, Dynamical Systems and Applications (JAF DEDS), May 20-22.

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Featured Alumni

Chad Wilson

Chad Wilson

B.S. 2001; M.S. 2002Career: Second Vice President and Actuary at Travelers Insurance, Hartford, CT

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Young-Ran Lee

Young-Ran Lee

Ph.D. 2004 Career: J. L. Doob Research Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Research Assistant Professor, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology; Assistant Professor, Sogang University, Seoul, South Korea

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Eric Teoh

Eric Teoh

B.S. 2002; M.S. 2003 Career: Director of Statistical Services, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

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