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UMBC mathematician Kathleen Hoffman contributes to research on animal decision-making, with robotics applications
Animals must constantly make the choice between using energy to gather information about their environment or to carry out goal-driven tasks. Animals use sensory input, including humans’ five...
Posted: October 26, 2023, 11:06 AM
‘Big Bang of Numbers’ – The Conversation’s book club explores with author Manil Suri how math alone could create the universe
The Conversation U.S. launched its new book club with a bang – talking to mathematician Manil Suri about his nonfiction work “The Big Bang of Numbers: How to Build the Universe Using Only Math.”...
Posted: September 18, 2023, 4:14 PM
Justin Webster receives NSF grant to study mathematical models behind oscillation of plane wings, bridges, energy harvesters
Although objects like bridges, buildings, and airplane wings may seem quite rigid, by design they are capable of a surprising deal of bending. This elasticity allows them to deform safely and...
Posted: September 6, 2023, 2:15 PM
NEXUS Institute for Quantitative Biology celebrates student success, community college partnerships
In 2018, faculty at UMBC and four of its top-sending community colleges embarked on a project with an ambitious mission: improve students’ quantitative skills in biological contexts, and eliminate...
Posted: August 17, 2023, 3:23 PM
Mock Trial champ pursuing economics for public good
Zinedine Partipilo Cornielles Degree: B.S., Financial Economics; B.A., Mathematics Hometown: Barquisimeto, Venezuela Post-grad plans: Predoctoral research fellow Zinedine Partipilo...
Posted: April 24, 2023, 1:22 PM
Declines in math readiness underscore the urgency of math awareness
Written by Manil Suri, professor of mathematics and statistics, UMBC When President Ronald Reagan proclaimed the first National Math Awareness Week in April 1986, one of the problems he cited...
Posted: March 31, 2023, 4:59 PM
Pi gets all the fanfare, but other numbers also deserve their own math holidays
Written by Manil Suri, professor of mathematics and statistics, UMBC March 14 is celebrated as Pi Day because the date, when written as 3/14, matches the start of the decimal expansion...
Posted: March 8, 2023, 12:31 PM
Getting Your Research Off the Ground—Balloons Give Students New Perspectives
On a brisk but clear day in early December, half a dozen brightly colored weather balloons barely squeeze through the double doors of Sondheim Hall’s lower level one by one. A group of four...
Posted: February 1, 2023, 11:11 AM
Manil Suri’s new book, “The Big Bang of Numbers,” introduces readers to the wonder of math
It’s rare to meet a mathematician who is also a bestselling novelist, but UMBC’s Manil Suri, professor of mathematics, is happy to be unique. Suri is the author of a famed trilogy named for Hindu...
Posted: January 6, 2023, 3:52 PM
NIDA EDUCATE program develops the next generation of addiction researchers
In 2021, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) awarded UMBC more than $1 million over five years to create a program specifically for undergraduate scholars interested in research on...
Posted: May 24, 2022, 4:52 PM
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