'I have gained a new and intimate perspective of history'
Conan Gillis is a math major
/news/i-have-gained-new-and-intimate-perspective-history
'Cornell has shown me I am worthy of dreaming big'
Alexis Ren is a math and econ major.
/news/cornell-has-shown-me-i-am-worthy-dreaming-big
A&S students win prestigious Truman, Goldwater scholarships
Three students in the College of Arts & Sciences have been honored with scholarships for their research and graduate study.
/news/students-win-prestigious-truman-goldwater-scholarships
Eleven assistant professors win NSF early-career awards
Alex Townsend, Goenka Family Assistant Professor of mathematics, is among the 11 Cornell faculty members who have recently received National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Awards.
/news/eleven-assistant-professors-win-nsf-early-career-awards-0
Nikita Borisov '22 Wins Goldwater Scholarship
Math major Nikita Borisov '22 has been awarded a Barry Goldwater Scholarship, a national award for students pursuing careers in the natural sciences, mathematics, or engineering. Borisov is one of only 51 of this year's Scholars who are mathematics and computer science majors. He is a junior, an active member of the Math Club and a tutor in the...
/news/nikita-borisov-22-wins-goldwater-scholarship
Klarman fellow bridges divide between math and philosophy
Working in the field of logic, James Walsh, a Klarman Postdoctoral Fellow in philosophy, studies the axiomatic method, a central methodology in mathematics whereby claims are proven from axioms.
/news/klarman-fellow-bridges-divide-between-math-and-philosophy
Diana Halikias Awarded 2021 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
First year Mathematics Ph.D. student Diana Halikias has received a 2021 Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation. Diana's research is on applied probability theory, random matrices, and randomized linear algebra. Many congratulations! The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program recognizes and supports outstanding...
/news/diana-halikias-awarded-2021-nsf-graduate-research-fellowship
Nyabola to speak at Race and Racism Across Borders event
Writer, activist and political analyst Nanjala Nyabola will discuss her upcoming book, Travelling while Black: Essays Inspired by a Life on the Move, as part of Global Cornell’s Race and Racism Across Borders webinar on April 12.
/news/nyabola-speak-race-and-racism-across-borders-event
Arts and Sciences welcomes eight new Klarman Fellows
The incoming cohort of fellows will explore subjects ranging from the evolution of primate lifespans to urban public art in China to the effects of uncertainty and debt on financial decision-making.
/news/arts-and-sciences-welcomes-eight-new-klarman-fellows
Read "Math Matters" Online
The Winter 2020-2021 edition of Math Matters is available to view and download. Read about this year's achievements by Cornell mathematicians past and present, and about how we carried out the Department's mission in this most unusual and challenging year.You can also view and download previous issues of Math Matters, dating back to 2010-2011.
/news/read-math-matters-online