Mathematical Sciences

Ashtekar Frontiers of Science Lectures to begin Jan. 21
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Illustration of lock opening access to big data

The Ashtekar Frontiers of Science Lectures in the Eberly College of Science will return to Penn State on Jan. 21.

Marker Lectures in the Mathematical Sciences scheduled for Jan 10, 11, 12 and 13
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Don Zagier
Model shows how intelligent-like behavior can emerge from non-living agents
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New study by Penn Staters shows how intelligent-like behavior can emerge from non-living agents.

2020-22 Teaching and Learning with Technology Faculty Fellows reflect on work
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Eberly faculty McEntaffer and Reimann reflect on their experience as Teaching and Learning with Technology Fellows.

Nguyen awarded T. Brooke Benjamin Prize
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Toan Nguyen

Toan T. Nguyen honored with the T. Brooke Benjamin Prize at the 2022 Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Conference

New statistical method improves genomic analyses
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A new statistical method by Penn State researchers provides a more efficient way to uncover biologically meaningful changes in genomic data.

Two Alzheimer’s drugs tested head-to-head in first-ever virtual clinical trial
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A team including researchers from Penn State investigated two potential Alzheimer’s drugs in a virtual trial.

Graduate Student Connects Math with Green Advocacy
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Raymond Friend outside

 

Graduate student Raymond Friend advances sustainability, including through the college’s first-ever greenhouse gas inventory.

Low grades in intro STEM courses may disproportionally deter minority students

Low grades in intro STEM courses have a larger negative impact on underrepresented students' likelyhood of earning a STEM degree.

Statistics department to host free public lecture on college admissions ‘clustering’
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Penn State statistics professor David Hunter
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