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KU Students Excel at National Math Competition
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas team placed 54th out of 415 teams in the Mathematical Association of America’s William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition. Called one of the toughest math competitions in the world, the Putnam exam is a mathematics competition open to all regularly enrolled undergraduates in colleges...
Rodolfo Torres Awarded Morrison Foundation Teaching Award
Rodolfo Torres, university distinguished professor of mathematics and associate vice chancellor for research and graduate studies, received the 2017 Morrison Foundation Teaching Award. This award was established in 2008 by the Don and Pat Morrison Foundation to recognize outstanding teaching in mathematics. The Department of Mathematics selects a recipient each...
Bozenna Pasik-Duncan Receives IFAC Outstanding Service Award
Bozenna Pasik-Duncan, professor of mathematics and courtesy professor of aerospace engineering and electrical engineering and computer science will receive from the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) the Outstanding Service Award, which acknowledges her many years of service to IFAC in senior positions. The award will be presented during the...
Mathematics Department Ranked Among Top 50 Among Public Universities
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has 10 graduate programs ranked in the top 10 and 42 in the top 50 among public universities in the 2018 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools” rankings released today. ...