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Tue, 06/25/2024

KU student Audrey Rips-Goodwin awarded Astronaut Scholarship two years in a row

Audrey Rips-Goodwin, an Overland Park senior in chemistry and mathematics, is the University of Kansas’ 2024 Astronaut Scholar — an award of up to $15,000. Rips-Goodwin was also named an Astronaut Scholar in 2023.
Thu, 05/16/2024

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. ...

Tue, 04/23/2024

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. ...

Thu, 04/11/2024

KU students excel in math competitions

Jayhawks have tested their mathematical prowess at local, state and national events, including the KU Math Prize Competition, Kansas Collegiate Math Competition and William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition.
Thu, 02/01/2024

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. ...

Tue, 01/23/2024

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. ...

Wed, 01/17/2024

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. ...

Mon, 10/02/2023

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. ...

Tue, 08/22/2023

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. ...

Wed, 05/17/2023

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. ...

Fri, 05/05/2023

Faculty Recognized for Years of Service

Thu, 03/30/2023

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...

Wed, 02/01/2023

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. ...

Mon, 01/30/2023

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.  ...

Wed, 01/11/2023

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. ...

Wed, 10/05/2022

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...

Mon, 09/12/2022

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). ...

Thu, 09/01/2022

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...

Tue, 06/21/2022

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. ...

Thu, 05/19/2022

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. ...

Tue, 05/10/2022

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. ...

Mon, 05/09/2022

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. ...

Fri, 05/06/2022

KU Students Compete in Math Competitions

LAWRENCE — University of Kansas students have tested their mathematical prowess at local, state and national events. ...

Fri, 05/06/2022

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. ...

Fri, 04/08/2022

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). ...

Fri, 04/08/2022

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. ...

Sat, 03/26/2022

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. ...

Mon, 03/14/2022

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. ...

Tue, 03/01/2022

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. ...

Thu, 02/10/2022

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. ...