Math Dept 2024-25 Newsletter 12
Monday, 31 March 2025
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.
MEETINGS AND SEMINARS IN THE DEPARTMENT
Data Science Seminar
Faculty and Graduate Students are invited to present their research at the Data Science Seminar. This includes research in other areas that involves data science.
Contact coordinator for more information.
Co-ordinator: Edmund Ameyaw
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TUESDAYS
Seminar on Topological Semigroups
Tuesdays, 11 am on zoom.
On 3/18 John Johnson of the Ohio State University spoke on Characterizing Collectionwise Piecewise Syndetic Sets via Derived Sets along Ultrafilters.
Contact coordinator for zoom invite.
Coordinator Dennis Davenport
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Math Biology Seminar
On Tuesday, 3/25, Michael Reed of Duke University spoke.
Title: Sex Differences in Cell Metabolism.
Coordinators: Katie Gurski, Yeona Kang
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Combinatorics Seminar
Contact coordinator Lou Shapiro for zoom link.
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Number Theory Seminar
Tuesdays at 2.15pm, on zoom.
Angelica Babei has been speaking on the use of machine learning to predict traces of Frobenius maps for elliptic curves.
Contact coordinators for zoom link.
Coordinators: Francois Ramaroson and Sankar Sitaraman
WEDNESDAYS
Math team/Math Club meetings
Organizer: Jill McGowan
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FRIDAYS
Graduate Students Seminar
Fridays, 3-4pm, ASB 213
Contact person: Aaliyah Bratcher
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Undergraduate Math Seminar
Seminars will resume soon.
More details – contact Bourama Toni
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Mathematics Department Colloquium
Fridays, 4.10 to 5pm. Room 213 and zoom.
Upcoming speakers:
4/4/2025
Robert Simon of the London School of Economics will speak on “Proper Graph Coloring, Optimization, and Paradoxical Decompositions.”
4/11/2025
Tepper Gill of Howard University will speak. Title TBA.
The colloquium schedule and videos are available at this website: https://deleo.website/HU/colloquium.html
TALKS AND WORKSHOPS OUTSIDE DEPARTMENT
1. (Thanks to Daniel Mamo) Rethinking Number Theory Workshop
June 16-27, 2025, online. This is an AIM sponsored event.
From their website: “Dreaming up a better number theory community: We believe that number theory should be not only accessible, but enjoyable to everyone. Join us for a joyful collaborative research experience, where people are valued and uplifted. Help us rethink the graduate school and postdoc experience, research seminars, hiring process, conferences, grant applications, and other aspects of our profession.”
2. OPEN Math workshop with MAA
July 7-11, 2025. This 4 week Online Professional Development workshop is on incorporating mathematical modeling using Differential Equations in teaching.
3. (Thanks to Alex Burstein and Sam Hopkins) Virtual AMS Eastern Sectional meeting in Fall and AMS JMM 2026 in Washington DC
Fall eastern sectional: Oct 25-26, 2025. Deadline is April 1 for proposal submission.
The deadline for proposing special sessions in the 2026 JMM in Washington DC is April 8. Proposal website
4. (Thanks to Dennis Davenport)
a) Budapest Summers in Mathematics
BSME is for those who are thinking about teaching mathematics but aren't necessarily completing a teacher certification program. They also welcome recent graduates and in-service math teachers.
b) GWU seminars on Combinatorics
Tuesday 4/1, 2-3pm, in Philips 730.
Eric Maberg of HKUST, Square root crystals and Grothendieck positivity. Talk followed by dinner with speaker (free for students).
c) (via Talitha Washington) Association of Women in Mathematics (AWM) visit to Capitol Hill
Wed, April 9. Students and Faculty are invited to participate.
d) MAA MATHFEST in AUGUST – Early bird registration
Registration is now open for the Mathfest Aug 6-10 in Sacramento, CA.
See previous newsletters for more upcoming events.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
1. (Thanks to Dennis Davenport) Dewayne Dixon featured in The Sway
Dewayne Dixon of our department talks about his research journey and thoughts on AI in the March issue of The Sway, the graduate school newsletter.
2. 2025 NAM FORTE (Faculty Conference on Research and Teaching Excellence)
April 11-12, 2025, Medgar Evers College, Brooklyn, NY.
3. HU Research Month Call for Papers
April is research month at Howard. The Research Symposium happens April 24-25.
Submit abstract at https://researchmonth.howard.edu/
SCHOLARSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
(from various sources)
1. (Thanks to Dennis Davenport)
a) Summer teaching with JHU CTY (Center for Talented Youth)
Johns Hopkins University is seeking mathematics instructors for the CTY program. Anyone with expertise and experience in teaching college level students is welcome to apply. Substantial stipends provided.
2. (Thanks to Joon Ha) dkNET Summer of Data Student Program
7 weeks, from June 25 to August 8, 2025.
Research projects in medical sciences, especially those that involve antibodies, genetically modified organisms, and 'omics data.
Deadline April 14. More details.
3. Americorps Generation Teach Summer Fellowship
Deadline April 15. Students 17 and up encouraged to apply for summer teaching positions. Stipends provided.
See previous newsletters for more opportunities
INTERESTING ARTICLES AND WEBSITES
1. (Thanks to Sam Hopkins) Creative solution for the Prisoner's Dilemma
Sam Hopkins writes: “The wonderful talk yesterday from Dr. Toni and his students reminded me of this creative “solution” to the Prisoner’s Dilemma, which you might enjoy”