News and Events | Mathematical Sciences

Below you will find some of our events and news about our department.

Is your event missing? If so please contact us. A full list of university-wide events is available via the UMass Lowell calendar.

You can also follow us on Twitter @UMassLowellMath.

Cotangents

The department blog, Cotangents, is an outlet for announcing mathematical work by faculty, students, and alumni. Let us know if you would like to contribute a posting.

Events

High Performance Computing (HPC) Day 2022

The High Performance Computing Day conference showcases the computational science research conducted in the New England area.

Alumni Reception and Awards Ceremony

The 2022 Alumni Reception and Awards Ceremony will be held on Friday, April 29th from 5:30-7:30, at the UMass Lowell Inn and Conference Center, 50 Warren St, Lowell MA.

Get directions to the ICC using our interactive maps.

Problem Solving Competitions

The department supports students interested in problem-solving competitions, including the William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition.

For questions about the William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition, please contact Ken Levasseur by email: kenneth_levasseur@uml.edu.

Read about the 2019 Putnam Competition.

Hickory Hill is an 18 Hole golf course located in Methuen, Massachusetts.

UMass Lowell Math Scholarship Golf Outing - Cancelled for 2020 - back in 2021

In our continuing attempt to ramp up scholarship funding for our students, the 5th annual UMass Lowell Math Scholarship Golf Outing was held Friday, June 25, 2021 at at Hickory Hill Country Club in Methuen Mass.

For a $120 (that’s $(5!)) contribution to the Mathematical Sciences Scholarship fund, you got greens fees, a cart, lunch after the round, and good feeling about supporting mathematics. Mulligans were also on sale. The first one is $1 and each successive Mulligan costs two times the previous one.

News

4/22/2022 Featured Story

Students, Faculty ‘Spring into Science’

Students, Faculty ‘Spring into Science’

The Kennedy College of Sciences hosted its fourth annual “Spring into Science” showcase, featuring educational and social events to highlight the importance of the field.

4/22/2022 Featured Story
2/25/2022 Featured Story

‘River Hawk Review’ Classes Give Students a Second Chance

‘River Hawk Review’ Classes Give Students a Second Chance

“River Hawk Review” classes offer students a second chance to earn a passing grade in some required classes so that they don’t fall behind on their degree pathways. The summer and winter classes in chemistry, business math, computer science and college writing offer lots of individual support.

2/25/2022 Featured Story
9/3/2021 Featured Story

Face Masks Can’t Hide Smiles on First Day Back in Classroom

Face Masks Can’t Hide Smiles on First Day Back in Classroom

After 18 months of virtual learning during the pandemic, students and faculty were elated to be back in the classroom on the first day of the fall 2021 semester.

9/3/2021 Featured Story
7/12/2021 Featured Story

UTeach Turns STEM Majors into Sought-After Teachers

UTeach Turns STEM Majors into Sought-After Teachers

The UTeach program, which turns science, math and engineering majors into classroom teachers, is now in its 10th year at UMass Lowell. Graduates are in great demand at local high schools, and one was named a finalist for Massachusetts STEM Teacher of the Year.

7/12/2021 Featured Story
3/1/2021 Featured Story

Math Professors Conduct Research on Interaction Models and Change Points

Math Professors Conduct Research on Interaction Models and Change Points

Two faculty members from the Department of Mathematical Sciences, Asst. Profs. Min Hyung Cho and Nilabja Guha, have won grants totaling nearly $340,000 from the National Science Foundation for research that could advance a range of other disciplines, from high-resolution imaging to economics and finance.

3/1/2021 Featured Story
10/8/2020 Featured Story

Honors Students Set Sights on the Stars

Honors Students Set Sights on the Stars

Michele Woodland and Shanice Kelly do almost everything together: They’re both in the Honors College and they both do renewable energy research with Physics Prof. Robert Giles. They both work at the new telescope on South Campus – and they’re president and vice president of the UML Astronomy Club.

10/8/2020 Featured Story
4/30/2020 Featured Story

Faculty Researchers Receive UML Seed Funding for COVID-19 Work

Faculty Researchers Receive UML Seed Funding for COVID-19 Work

Three faculty-led research projects focused on immediate responses to the COVID-19 pandemic received more than $33,000 in seed funding from the university’s Office of Research and Innovation.

4/30/2020 Featured Story
5/9/2019 Featured Story

Symposium Showcases Student Research and Community Projects

Symposium Showcases Student Research and Community Projects

More than 280 students finished the academic year by presenting their work at the annual Student Research & Community Engagement Symposium. Many of the students’ research projects aimed to solve or engage real-world problems, from public health to violent crime.

5/9/2019 Featured Story
3/18/2019 Department News

Kennedy College of Sciences Honors Freshmen on Dean’s List

Kennedy College of Sciences Honors Freshmen on Dean’s List

The Kennedy College of Sciences celebrated nearly 90 freshman students who made the fall semester Dean’s List at a recent dinner reception at the UML Inn & Conference Center in Lowell.

3/18/2019 Department News
11/1/2017 Featured Story

Math Professor Shines Light on the Life and Works of John Napier

Math Professor Shines Light on the Life and Works of John Napier

Math Prof. Enrique González-Velasco co-authored a book on the contributions of the influential mathematician John Napier, who is credited with inventing logarithms.

11/1/2017 Featured Story
9/15/2017 Featured Story

Nick and Elizabeth Raymond are Siblings – and Opposites

Nick and Elizabeth Raymond are Siblings – and Opposites

Students Nick and Elizabeth Raymond are siblings with completely different interests and personalities. In fact, the main thing they share is a genetic condition. They’re living proof that a disability doesn’t define you.

9/15/2017 Featured Story
8/18/2017 Featured Story

Co-op Scholars Explore Infinity – and Beyond

Co-op Scholars Explore Infinity – and Beyond

Every year, more than 200 first-year students receive merit-based, $4,000 Co-op Scholarships in their acceptance packages. The scholarships pay them to do research with a faculty member, intern at a community agency or study abroad.

8/18/2017 Featured Story
6/19/2017 Featured Story

All Kidding Aside, Math Prof. Wins Silly Science Contest at MIT

All Kidding Aside, Math Prof. Wins Silly Science Contest at MIT

Math Prof. James Propp won BAHFest, a silly, pseudoscience contest at MIT, for his argument that the mass extinction of dinosaurs was caused by a sudden reversal of Earth’s gravitational field. All creatures fell up, then came crashing back down again when gravity returned to normal – and big animals died in a big way, he argued.

6/19/2017 Featured Story
12/1/2016 Featured Story

Student Performs in Comedy Troupe with Asperger’s

Student Performs in Comedy Troupe with Asperger’s

Chemical engineering major New Michael Ingemi is a writer, performer and co-founder of Asperger’s Are Us, a comedy troupe that’s the subject of a new documentary by the same name.

12/1/2016 Featured Story
$Math majors Matthew D'Angelo and Kenneth Allen talk about how to solve a problem.$

11/15/2016 Featured Story

Math Gaining Popularity as a Major

Math Gaining Popularity as a Major

More students than ever are majoring in mathematics, which opens the door to careers in data analytics, statistics, computer science and teaching.

11/15/2016 Featured Story
10/7/2016 Featured Story

New Sciences Dean Gets Warm Welcome at Block Party

New Sciences Dean Gets Warm Welcome at Block Party

The second annual Kennedy College of Sciences Block Party at Cumnock Hall gave the school’s new dean, Noureddine Melikechi, a fun and informal way to introduce himself to students, faculty and staff.

10/7/2016 Featured Story
9/2/2016 Featured Story

Textiles Help Teach STEM Concepts

Textiles Help Teach STEM Concepts

A group of psychology, math, engineering and education professors and students, working with fiber artists, are using textiles to teach STEM concepts with the hope of reducing math anxiety in girls and young women and improving learning for all.

9/2/2016 Featured Story
6/24/2016 Featured Story

Prof. Stephen Pennell Awarded Manning Prize

Prof. Stephen Pennell Awarded Manning Prize

Math Prof. Stephen Pennell has been recognized for his outstanding teaching and exemplary dedication to students and the campus community.

6/24/2016 Featured Story
5/5/2016 Department News

Propp Elected Fellow of the American Mathematical Society

Propp Elected Fellow of the American Mathematical Society

Prof. James Propp of the Department of Mathematical Sciences was recently elected fellow of the American Mathematical Society for his “distinguished contributions to mathematics.”

5/5/2016 Department News
11/23/2007 Featured Story

New TEAMS Program to Expand Regional Outreach

New TEAMS Program to Expand Regional Outreach

The fledgling TEAMS (Technology, Engineering and Math-Science) program, which began its pilot phase last year with 270 regional high school students attending UML classes part-time, moved into a higher gear this fall.

11/23/2007 Featured Story