L&S News  Tag: Mathematics

A mathematician and a philosopher walk into a bar … and they debate the concept of uncertainty.

Nathan Wagner landed a prestigious award designed to inspire scientific innovators.

Professor of Mathematics, Mihaela Ifrim, receives Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on outstanding scientists and engineers early in their careers.

Dima Arinkin’s work helps to advance what some have called the Grand Unified Theory of Mathematics

Back-to-school can feel frantic — not just for students but for professors, too. L&S faculty members offer some insight into the ways they ready themselves for classes.

Jordan Ellenberg is teaching­­­­­­ students how to use numbers and data to support written arguments.

What started as a kitchen science experiment for Professor of Mathematics Saverio Spagnolie and his daughter has grown into a full-fledged study of levitation and dynamics of bodies in supersaturated fluids.

UW–Madison employs over 2,100 teaching assistants (TAs) across its 200-plus undergraduate major and certificate programs. Whether teaching in lecture halls, classrooms, and labs on campus or leading learning opportunities in the wider community, their work is vital to fulfilling the university’s educational mission and the Wisconsin Idea.

Being honored are Andrew Buller, assistant professor of chemistry, and Jose Israel Rodriguez, assistant professor of mathematics.