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KU student Audrey Rips-Goodwin awarded Astronaut Scholarship two years in a row
Faculty/Staff Recognized for Years of Service
Each year KU holds an Employee Recognition Ceremony to honor faculty and staff for their years of service. Service pins are awarded and employees who have been here for more than twenty years receive a gift. The recognition ceremony will be held May 9, 2024. ...
Sheena Zeng selected 2024-2028 Self Graduate Fellow
Sheena Zeng, first-year doctoral student in mathematics, was selected along with fourteen doctoral students to receive the University of Kansas' prestigious Madison and Lila Self Graduate Fellowship for the 2024-2025 academic year. ...
KU students excel in math competitions
The Impact of Math—Lawrence Business Magazine
The Lawrence (KS) Business Magazine devoted its 2023 Q4 issue to the Impact of Mathematics. Two of our KU Math faculty are featured in this issue: Bozenna Pasik-Duncan and Purnaprajna Bangere, professors of mathematics. The issue covers a variety of topics that are influenced by math. ...
55 Students Receive Undergraduate Research Awards For Spring 2024
LAWRENCE — This spring, 55 University of Kansas students received an Undergraduate Research Award (UGRA) from the Center for Undergraduate Research. UGRA recipients are awarded a $1,000 scholarship as they work on mentored research and creative projects. ...
Math department announces spring 2024 Undergraduate Research Award winners
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Department of Mathematics has awarded Undergraduate Research Awards in Mathematics (MathUGRA) to three mathematics majors to support their research projects for the spring 2024 semester. ...
Math department announces Undergraduate Research Award winners
LAWRENCE – The Department of Mathematics at the University of Kansas has awarded undergraduate research scholarships to three KU students to support their fall 2023 research projects. ...
KU chancellor announces promotion and tenure for 163 faculty and researchers
LAWRENCE — Chancellor Douglas A. Girod has approved the promotion and award of tenure, where indicated, for 64 individuals at the University of Kansas Lawrence and Edwards campuses and 99 individuals at the KU Medical Center campuses. ...
Audrey Rips-Goodwin, junior from Overland Park, is KU’s most recent Astronaut Scholar
LAWRENCE — Audrey Rips-Goodwin, an Overland Park junior in chemistry and mathematics who is minoring in psychology, is the University of Kansas’ most recent recipient of an Astronaut Scholarship — an award of up to $15,000. ...
Yunfeng Jiang Receives KU Research GO Funding
LAWRENCE — Thirteen projects have been selected for funding through KU’s 2023 Research Grant Opportunity program. KU Research GO aims to expand the university’s research enterprise by providing seed funding for projects poised to compete for external funding opportunities with application deadlines in the near future. The Office of Research...
Trevor Arrigoni Awarded Chancellor's GTA Award
LAWRENCE-Trevor Arrigoni, mathematics graduate student, received the 2022-2023 Chancellor’s Graduate Teaching Assistant award from KU Graduate Studies to recognize excellence in teaching by graduate students. ...
KU nominates 5 undergraduates for 2023 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships
LAWRENCE — Five University of Kansas students who have been actively involved in undergraduate research during their university careers are competing for Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships, regarded as the premier undergraduate award to encourage excellence in science, engineering and mathematics. ...
Department of Mathematics announces Undergraduate Research Award winners
LAWRENCE — The Department of Mathematics at the University of Kansas has awarded $1,000 scholarships to three KU students to support their research projects for the spring 2023 semester. ...
KU announces ExCEL Award winners, concludes 110th Homecoming
LAWRENCE — Three University of Kansas students were named winners of the 2022 Excellence in Community, Education and Leadership (ExCEL) Awards. Aylar Atadurdyyeva of Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, Miracle Emenuga of Lagos, Nigeria, and Mikayla Leader, of Wichita, were recognized during the KU-Iowa State football game Oct. 1 in David Booth Kansas...
Bozenna Pasik-Duncan recognized by IFAC with two awards
LAWRENCE — Bozenna Pasik-Duncan, professor of mathematics at the University of Kansas, has been recognized with two awards from the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC). ...
Mat Johnson Selected as KU Senior Administrative Fellow
Mat Johnson, interim chair and professor of the department of mathematics, was selected as a KU Senior Administrative Fellow 2022-2023. A small group of faculty members is selected from nominations each year as Senior Administrative Fellows. The Fellows work together for approximately four hours per month in exploration...
2022 Math Department Spring Awards
The University of Kansas mathematics department recently recognized its undergraduate and graduate students and faculty for outstanding academic and teaching achievements. ...
KU chancellor announces promotion, tenure for 160 faculty and researchers for fall 2022
LAWRENCE – Chancellor Douglas A. Girod has approved the promotion and award of tenure, where indicated, for 50 individuals at the University of Kansas and Edwards campuses and 110 individuals at KU Medical Center campuses. ...
Faculty member Emily Witt wins Michler Prize
LAWRENCE — Emily Witt, associate professor of mathematics, has been awarded the 2022-2023 Ruth I. Michler Memorial Prize from the Association of Women in Mathematics and Cornell University. ...
Faculty and Staff Recognized for Years of Service
Each year KU holds an Employee Recognition Ceremony to honor faculty and staff for their years of service. Service pins are awarded and employees who have been here for more than twenty years receive a gift. The recognition ceremony was held May 10, 2022. ...
KU Students Compete in Math Competitions
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas students have tested their mathematical prowess at local, state and national events. ...
Frier and Zhang Receive Summer Research Scholarships
Ryan Frier and Jinjin Zhang both received a 2022 Summer Research Scholarship from the KU Office of Graduate Studies. The award comes with a stipend of $6,000. ...
KU mathematics researcher receives NSF CAREER award
LAWRENCE — Agnieszka Międlar, associate professor of mathematics at the University of Kansas, has received the National Science Foundation award for the Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER). ...
Abba Ramadan Receives Best Student Paper Award
LAWRENCE-Abba Ramadan was awarded Best Student Paper at the IMACS International Conference on Nonlinear Evolution Equations and Wave Phenomena: Computation and Theory, Athens, GA, March 30-April 1, 2022. Three awards were given out from the more than forty-five Ph.D. participants. ...
Ryan Frier Receives Distinguished Service Award
LAWRENCE-Ryan Frier, mathematics graduate student, received the Graduate Student Award for Distinguished Service for the 2021-2022 academic year from KU Graduate Studies. This award is presented annually to a graduate student who has demonstrated a genuine commitment to serving KU while maintaining a high level of academic achievement. ...
Abba Ramadan Receives Award from Doctoral Student Research Fund
LAWRENCE-Abba Ramadan received an award from the Doctoral Student Research Fund from the KU Office of Graduate Studies. ...
Bozenna Pasik-Duncan Appointed to AWM-AMS Noether Lecture Selection Committee
LAWRENCE—Bozenna Pasik-Duncan, professor of mathematics, courtesy professor of aerospace engineering and electrical engineering and computer science, and Chancellors Club Teaching Professor, has been appointed to the Association of Women in Mathematics (AWM)-American Mathematical Society (AMS) Noether Lecture Selection Committee for a term of two years beginning February 1, 2022. ...
Ryan Frier Receives Carlin GTA Award
LAWRENCE-Ryan Frier, mathematics graduate student, received a 2021-2022 Diana Carlin Graduate Teaching Assistant award from KU Graduate Studies to recognize excellence in teaching by graduate students. ...