GRAD RECAP: A week ago we celebrated and honored our newest alumni from both the graduate and undergraduate programs! We loved seeing everyone and honoring all the hard work that has been put in over the years. Congratulations and On, Wisconsin đĽłđŚĄ
Today, May 12th, is International Women in Mathematics Day and, to celebrate, we wanted to highlight some of the amazing women throughout our department! Thank you to Marissa Loving, Laurel Ohm, Autumn Kent, Betsy Stovall, Sarah Strikwerda, and all of the other women representing our department, the work you do inspires us all đ
Swipe through to read more about why these professors chose math and what it means to be a women in STEM
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The Math Department recently had three professors all named as recipients of the 2026 Simons Fellowship. This prestigious fellowship is only awarded to 50 professors across all math departments in both the US and Canada and helps to fund the costs of research leave outside of the classroom. Congratulations to Professors Alexei Poltoratski, Dima Arinkin, and Andreas Seeger!
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Huge congratulations to this semesterâs MXM Lab students on their outstanding work! Yesterday all ten groups showcased their work at the spring Open House as we celebrated their accomplishments in research from the year đđ
Now that admissions decisions for our incoming Fall 2026 cohort have been finalized, we want to share a day in the life of one of our graduating PhD students. Varun Gudibanda researched âTransporting Heat Efficiently in Boundary Driven and Radiatively Driven Convectionâ during his time at UW. Congratulations to all of our graduating students, and welcome to our new Badgers!
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We are blown away by the generosity of our Day of the Badger supporters! Swipe left to see our amazing students in action during this yearâs campaign. Thank you to everyone!
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We are blown away by the generosity of our donors, who met our match goal within hours and have more than doubled our total from last year! Thank you so much!
Your gifts help support scholarships, tutoring in the Math Learning Center, student travel funding, research labs, and more. If you havenât given already, please consider giving before 5 PM CDT today to keep the party going!
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Day of the Badger starts tomorrow! On April 14th and 15th, every gift to the Mathematics Annual Fund will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $3,141.59 by the math department faculty. Your gift, no matter the size, can make a real difference for our students.
Donât miss the chance to double your impact during the party to pay it forward! Check the link in our bio to learn more
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How far can pi take you? Mark your calendars for the Day of the Badger: UW-Madisonâs day of philanthropy returns April 14-15th!
Watch as students throughout the math department take on our pi challenge by seeing how many digits they can remember! đŚĄđĽ§
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âď¸STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP SPOTLIGHT: Annelise Alvin is a Junior studying Mathematics for the Physical and Biological Sciences with certificates in Physics, Data Science, and Environmental Studies certificates. She is also a peer mentor with the Physics Learning Center, a program assistant with the L&S Honors Program, and a member of the Undergraduate Gender Minorities in Math at Wisconsin Club!
As a recipient of the Augusta Schurrer Undergraduate Student Support Fund Award, Annelise shared how this award has impacted her experience here at UW-Madison.
Applications for Undergraduate Scholarships are open now!! Apply by April 5th to be considered at the WiSH Websiteâď¸
âď¸STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP SPOTLIGHT: Yilin Shi - winner of the Mark H. Ingraham Math Scholarship. Yilin is a junior majoring in Mathematics and Computer Science with certificates in Data Science and Japanese Professional Communication. Outside of class, he is also an in-class peer mentor with the @uw_mlc
âď¸STUDENTS: Scholarship applications are open now to all undergraduate math students, apply by April 5th to be considered! Swipe through to learn more about Yilinâs scholarship and what it means to him. Congrats, Yilin!
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