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He Knows the Key to Unlocking the Secrets of the Universe
As mathematics professor Valerio Toledano Laredo will tell you, symmetry is more complicated than you might think. But the theory that underlies it might make the world a little more simple to understand.
September 16, 2019
Northeastern Mathematics Hosts Quantum Structures Conference
The Northeastern Mathematics Department will be hosting a conference on Quantum Structures in Algebra and Geometry from August 26-30
August 21, 2019
They Came for the Calculus. They Stayed for the Competition.
Northeastern hosted more than 100 high school students on its Boston campus Tuesday for Calculus Field Day, where the students competed in teams to solve challenging calculus problems and advance their knowledge of and passion for mathematics.
April 10, 2019
Want Machines to Analyze Images Faster? Stay Out of Their Way.
Paul Hand, an assistant professor of mathematics and computer science, has received a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation to figure out how neural networks can be used to construct images, while searching for the mathematical theories behind those networks.
April 01, 2019
Alumni Profile: Catherine Beley, MS in Applied Math
Catherine Beley earned her Masters in Applied Math from Northeastern University and now works for Hulu as the manager of the Data Insights team.
February 08, 2019
Northeastern Mathematics Alumni Conference
On February 15, 2019 the Department of Mathematics was the host of an all-day event that brought together members of its graduate community.
March 14, 2019
Valerio Toledano Named Fellow of the American Mathematical Society
Professor Valerio Laredo Toledano has been named Fellow of the American Mathematical Society class of 2019.
February 05, 2019
2018 Steele Prize to honor Andrei Zelevinsky posthumously
The 2018 Steele Prize for Seminal Contribution to Research in Discrete Mathematics/Logic will be awarded to Sergey Fomin and Andrei Zelevinsky (posthumously) for their paper “Cluster algebras I: Foundations,” published in 2002 in the Journal of the American Mathematical Society.
November 18, 2017
Northeastern math professor’s new study models cooperative behavior of animals
Watch the video to learn about the recent study published by Professor Gabor Lippner, who has worked to create a mathematical model to study cooperative behavior among groups of animals. This study has applications that can help understand other behavioral patterns, as well as human interactions related to economic theory.
November 03, 2017
Northeastern math professor begins new NSF-funded research on moduli spaces
Math Professor Ana-Maria Castravet's research project on moduli spaces of rational curves has just been approved by the National Science Foundation, and she is eager to get to work.
August 07, 2017
Northeastern math professors bridge the gap for high school calculus programs
A successful summer of the Bridge to Calculus Program has brought over 100 high school students to Northeastern's campus as they prepare for advanced math classes for their senior year.
July 27, 2017
Math professors secure $2M NSF award
The $2.2 million award aims to recruit and train young people by engaging them in research in algebraic geometry and representation theory. The project involves all levels of education, from undergraduate to postdoctoral studies.
July 21, 2017
Mathematics professor publishes research in Nature
Mathematics professor Gabor Lippner has been researching an evolutionary model that aims to explain cooperative behavior observed in nature.
May 23, 2017
College of Science graduate students honored for their excellence
Four students were given the College of Science Dean's Awards for Graduate Student Excellence.
April 20, 2017