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Department of Mathematics and Statistics News

Students, faculty and staff at CNSE gather to celebrate International Women's Day on Friday, March 7 at ETEC. (Photo by Patrick Dodson)
UAlbany Celebrates STEM for International Women's Day
The College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering, along with the UAlbany chapter of the Society of Women Engineers hosted a celebration in honor of International Women's Day on Friday, March 7.
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Noteworthy: Research grants, awards and publications
The latest developments on University at Albany faculty and staff who are receiving research grants, awards and other noteworthy attention.
UAlbany Professor of Matheamtics Antun Milas, center, receives an award from the 2024 ICB Congress in Beijing. (Photo provided))
Five Questions with Professor of Mathematics Antun Milas
UAlbany Professor of Mathematics and Statistics Antun Milas examines issues such as representation theory and modular forms. At UAlbany, Milas teaches courses on number theory and cyrpotography. His most recent research project, “Higher Depth in Representation Theory, Number Theory, and Quantum Topology,” was supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF).
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Math Department Will Be Closed 12/20–1/14
The Department of Mathematics and Statistics will close on Friday, December 20, 2024, and reopen on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, as we move offices. We will not be accessible in person and all phones will be disconnected. For urgent matters, please contact math@albany.edu. We apologize for any inconvenience and will see you in our new offices in the Hudson Building. Have a happy New Year!
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UAlbany Researchers Make Top 2% Worldwide List
More than 40 researchers from the University at Albany have been ranked among the world’s top researchers, according to a Stanford University study published annually through Elsevier.
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UAlbany, IBM Announce New Artificial Intelligence Research Projects
The projects are the first five funded through the Center for Emerging Artificial Intelligence Systems (CEAIS), a $20 million UAlbany-IBM research collaboration announced last year by Gov. Kathy Hochul that included the installation of state-of-the-art prototype IBM AI hardware at UAlbany.
University of North Carolina Professor of Mathematics Richárd Rimányi presents his findings at the AMS Fall Meeting at the University at Albany on Oct. 19. (Photo by Cristian Lenart/UAlbany Mathematics)
UAlbany Hosts Prestigious AMS Fall Sectional Meeting
For the first time in 41 years, the University at Albany served as host institution for a meeting of the American Mathematical Society (AMS), the preeminent organization advancing research and mathematics education in the United States.
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Four Faculty Members Win SUNY-IBM AI Research Grants
The research grants will advance the efficiency and trustworthiness of artificial intelligence systems, and UAlbany was one of two SUNY Research Centers to receive four grants this year out of a total of 14 projects funded systemwide.