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KU Students Excel in Math Competitions
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas students have tested their mathematical prowess at local, state and national events.
KU Math Prize Competition
The 41st annual event, sponsored by the Department of Mathematics, took place in March. Open to all KU undergraduates, the written exam for each level covered six questions to be completed in three hours. Cash awards were presented to the top three winners at both levels.
The junior level was open to all undergraduates of non-senior standing and assumes a knowledge of first-year calculus. The winners of the junior level:
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Sonia Kandalkar Selected as University Scholar
LAWRENCE — The 40th class of University Scholars and their faculty mentors were recently recognized during digital receptions hosted by the University of Kansas.
Math Undergraduate Research Award
LAWRENCE – The Department of Mathematics at the University of Kansas awarded four students Undergraduate Research Awards in Mathematics (MathUGRA) to support their research projects for the spring 2021 semester.
Myra Dotzel and Catherine Johnston Nominated For Winston Churchill Scholarship
Editor's note: This story was updated in April 2020 to reflect a nominee's name change.
Samuel Harder Selected 2021 Global Scholar
LAWRENCE — The Global Scholars Program has selected 15 University of Kansas sophomores as 2021 Global Scholars.
Margaret Bayer to be Inducted into 2020 Women's Hall of Fame
Margaret Bayer, professor of mathematics, is to be inducted into the University of Kansas 2020 Women’s Hall of Fame. She will be joining a class of five. The award ceremony that was to take place April 21 was postponed due to the concern of COVID-19.
Odalis Hernandez, Math Major, to Present Research Project
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas will host its second annual Fall Undergraduate Research Poster Session next week, featuring the work of 57 KU students. The public is invited to the event, sponsored by KU’s Center for Undergraduate Research, from 4 to 6 p.m. Dec.
Margaret Bayer Named AWM Fellow
LAWRENCE — Margaret Bayer, University of Kansas professor of mathematics, has been named to the 2020 Class of Fellows for the Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM).
Jack Porter Receives Chancellors Club Award
LAWRENCE — A scientist specializing in transport proteins at the University of Kansas Medical Center and a mathematician with more than 50 years of teaching successes at KU will be honored respectively for their research and teaching by KU Endowment’s Chancellors Club.