Monday, 28 September 2020

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Past newsletters can now be reached via the department website.

[Click on “About” and then “News and Events”].

Newsletter is sent out when there is something new.

Please send entries by the end of the workweek –Ed

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MEETINGS AND SEMINARS IN THE DEPARTMENT

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Mondays

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Combinatorics Seminar

TBA

Coordinator: Louis Shapiro

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TUESDAYS

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Seminar on Topological Semigroups

Seminars will start Oct 6. Neil Hindman will talk about some of his recent work.

Seminar will meet using Zoom. Please contact coordinator for a link.

Coordinator Dennis Davenport

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WEDNESDAYS

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Math team/Math Club meetings

Last meeting (virtual) of math club was on Wednesday, 9/16 at 6pm.

Please contact organizers for zoom link.

Organizers: Jill McGowan (math club), Lou Shapiro (math team)

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Thursdays

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Graduate Student Seminar

Meeting from 12 to 1pm. Contact coordinator for link.

Coordinator: Matthew Cavallo

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Fridays

Geometry Seminar

TBA

Coordinator: Roberto de Leo

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Mathematics Department Colloquium

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TBA

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TALKS AND WORKSHOPS OUTSIDE DEPARTMENT

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1. NAM MATHFEST

This year’s NAM mathfest will be conducted virtually on October 9-10.

This is an opportunity for undergraduate students to present their research and meet other students and mathematicians. There will also be a problem session and Ernest Wilkins memorial keynote lecture.

More information and registration information

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

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1. Congratulations to Walter Miller and Katie Gurski

Congratulations to Walter Miller on his retirement as Emeritus Professor after a long and distinguished career in mathematics education, and research in Dynamical Systems, Ergodic Theory and approximation of invariant measures (Ulam’s method).

Congratulations to Katie Gurski on her promotion to full professor and also receiving an NSF mini-grant for 2020-21 under the Center for Undergraduate

Research in Mathematics (CURM) program.

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SCHOLARSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

(from various sources)

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1. Lavender Fund Scholarships

The LGBTA Renaissance Reception is an official Howard University Homecoming event. The purpose of the reception is for the Howard University community to support our LGBTQ+ Bison via donations to the Lavender Fund. Since first introduced, the Lavender Fund has raised over $25,000 and has provided scholarships to ten students, both undergraduate and graduate.

The Sixth Annual LGBTA Renaissance Reception will take place virtually Oct. 15, 2020, on Zoom from 7-8 p.m. EST. The reception will honor Howard University students who emulate our motto, “In truth and service” by facilitating awareness of LGBTQ+ issues, and who encourage activism in the larger community. Honorees are awarded a scholarship from the Lavender Fund for demonstrating sensitivity to LGBTQ+ issues and promoting visibility and celebration of LGBTQ+ experiences.

Donations to the Lavender Fund help to sustain a scholarship opportunity specifically for LGBTQ+ students at Howard University. In addition to maintaining inclusive environments, the Lavender Fund understands that financial support in the form of a scholarship is one way to ensure LGBTQ+ student retention. Please consider a donation to the Lavender Fund to maintain these annual scholarships by visiting https://bisonfunder.howard.edu/.

We encourage students to submit the application by Sept. 30, 2020, at noon. Applications may be emailed to gaelle.ivory@howard.edu. Please direct any questions to Mrs. Gaëlle Ivory via email. We look forward to receiving the scholarship applications and to honoring the recipients selected during the reception.

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In previous newsletters

(Thanks to Aziz Yakubu) MSRI Summer 2021 African Diaspora Joint Mathematics Workshop (ADJOINT).

Apply online by December 21.

Hertz Foundation fellowship

Apply here by October 23^rd.

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INTERESTING ARTICLES AND WEBSITES

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1. (Thanks to Louise Raphael) What’s going on in this graph? A way to introduce students to graphs and data.

New York Times article showing how to use graphs about climate change in classrooms.

2. (Thanks to Dennis Davenport) What can you do with a math degree?

A US News article about the possibilities for math majors.

3. Indiana star High School graduate chooses Howard

Taran Richardson got accepted at over 65 colleges. He chose Howard, and wants to study astrophysics.