A new mathematical model describes how cells change shape during movement and that it is primarily driven by myosin contraction.
Mathematical Sciences


Bonnie Ghosh-Dastidar will start her term as president of the American Statistical Association on January 1, 2024.

Jinchao Xu, Verne M. Willaman Professor of Mathematics at Penn State, has been elected as a Fellow of the European Academy of Scieces.


John Lesieutre, assistant professor of mathematics at Penn State, has been honored with a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation.

Francesca Chiaromonte and Dave Hunter have been named Fellows of The Institute of Mathematical Statistics (IMS) for 2022.

Mathematics professor Nate Brown receives Eisenhower Award for Distinguished Teaching from Penn State.

Math major William Li has received a 2022 Oswald Award for his dedication to the Penn State Lion's Pantry.

The seventh annual DataFest competition will be held at Penn State in March.

Jinchao Xu will present a free public lecture titled "Mathematical Understanding of Artificial Intelligence" at 11 a.m., February 12th