The University of Richmond's mathematics program provides students the opportunity to study the science of number, quantity and space, including applications to other fields.
Beginning fall 2020: Mathematics majors may choose to add a concentration in Data Science and Statistics. Data Science is an emerging interdisciplinary field that uses scientific methods, processes, algorithms, and systems to extract knowledge from data. The Data Science and Statistics (DSS) Concentration for Mathematics majors at University of Richmond is designed to supplement the major, grounding the student with a solid theoretical foundation in statistics while building the strong analytic skills that are needed to work with large and/or complex data sets. The DSS concentration prepares students for graduate study in the statistical sciences and supports students who aim for careers in any emerging area of data science.
Mathematics major Madeline Polhill, W’21 presented a talk on her research on “Bryn Mawr College, 1885-1940: Mathematics on its mind'' in a session on “Creating Spaces for Mathematics” at the Joint Mathematics Meetings in January, 2020 in Denver, Colorado.
Computer Science major Aalok Sathe '21 will present his joint research with Dr. Taylor Arnold at The Chicago Colloquium on Digital Humanities and Computer Science on November 10. Their research project is titled Cultural analytics Using Audio-space Analysis of Moving-image Culture: A Demonstration Using the Sitcom Friends.
We are pleased to announce the launch of americanmathematics.org, the first website of its kind to explore the people who create, the institutions that support, and the cultures that influence mathematics.
Faculty Highlights
Kvam AwardedPaul Kvam, a professor of statistics, has received a Fulbright Scholar Award for travel to Hong Kong to further his research in nonparametric statistics. Kvam plans to visit City University of Hong Kong from Jan. to early May 2021.
Dumbaugh invited to give plenary talkDella Dumbaugh, Professor of Mathematics and Mathematics Program Coordinator, was invited to give a plenary talk at the Joint Mathematics Meetings of the Mathematical Association of America in Denver, CO. View the video here.
Wares PublishedJoanna R. Wares published an article in Notices of the American Mathematical Society, Feb. 2020, Vo. 67, Number 2, with her colleague, Jana L. Gervertz, titled Fostering Diversity in Top-Rated Pure Mathematics Graduate Programs.
Tilton and Arnold AwardedLauren Tilton and Taylor Arnold in partnership with Harvard Libraries received a $50,000 grant from “Collections As Data," which is funded by the Mellon Foundation. The project uses distant viewing and computer vision to analyze social protest photography.
Arnold PublishedDr. Taylor Arnold co-authored with Dr. Lauren Tilton (Rhetoric and Communication Studies) and Dr. Annie Berke (Section Editor, LA Review of Books) an article titled “Visual Style in Two Network Era Sitcoms” in the Journal of Cultural Analytics. The article is open access.
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Hidden Figures Della Dumbaugh, professor of mathematics, can speak about Hidden Figures, which focuses on the African-American women who contributed to the space program.
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Dumbaugh Awarded
Dr. Della Dumbaugh has received the John M. Smith Award for Distinguished College or University Teaching from the Mathematical Association of America’s Maryland, D.C., Virginia section.
Davis Awarded NSF GrantDr. James Davis has been awarded $25,000 from the National Science Foundation in support of "Finite Fields and their Applications at Simon Fraser University,” a biannual conference being held in Vancouver, Canada that explores finite fields, an area of discrete mathematics.
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Dumbaugh Article
Dr. Della Dumbaugh recently published an article about Dr. Ruby Horne, who worked with the movie Hidden Figures. [“The Hidden Figure of Hidden Figures: Rudy Horne,”Notices of the American Mathematical Society, 66 (February, 2019): 202-210]
Ross ArticleMath professor Bill Ross published, "Has one of math’s greatest mysteries, the Riemann hypothesis, finally been solved?" in The Conversation.
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