UAB Department of Mathematics

Join us for the first meeting of @MathematicsUab Mathematics Club and inaugural presentation in the new Math in the Media series. Original undergraduate research paper presentation and discussion, followed by lunch and networking. @UABNews @HonorsUAB @UAB_SHP @uabbme

@MathematicsUab students, this is a wonderful opportunity to hear an interesting story, learn from a UAB alumni and network while enjoying a delicious reception on a Monday morning. @HonorsUAB @uabalumni @UAB_CS

Software engineering used to be the pinnacle of intelligence. Now it’s the first job AI is replacing. Jensen Huang: “Technical intelligence is becoming a commodity.” The hard technical problems everyone worried about? Those turned out to be the easy ones. Machines solve them faster, cheaper, and without error. So what’s left for humans? Huang: “People who can see around corners are truly, truly smart.” The new intelligence isn’t solving the problem in front of you. It’s sensing the problem before it exists. Connecting patterns that don’t look related. Anticipating what no one has thought to ask for yet. That’s not logic. That’s intuition. A synthesis of experience, context, empathy, and instinct you can’t train into a model. Huang: “My personal definition of smart is someone who sits at the intersection of technical astuteness and human empathy.” Technical skill is table stakes now. The real edge belongs to people who read between the lines, navigate ambiguity, and synthesize across domains AI can’t bridge. Calculation is commodity work. Synthesis is where the power lives. The valuable people aren’t writing the code anymore. They’re seeing what needs to exist before anyone knows to ask for it.

Jensen Huang said if he were a student today, he wouldn’t prioritize coding. He’d prioritize learning how to talk to AI. Most people treat AI like Google. Type a question, get an answer, move on. Huang sees it differently. He calls it “expertise in artistry,” which sounds dramatic but makes sense when you think about it. The real skill isn’t using AI. It’s knowing what to ask for and how to refine it. “Learning to interact with AI is not unlike being really good at asking questions.” If you’re a doctor, can you use AI to catch diagnoses you’d miss? If you’re a lawyer, can you sharpen arguments faster than your competition? The leverage comes from pairing what you know with how well you can direct the tool. Domain expertise multiplied by AI fluency equals amplification. Without the expertise, the AI is just noise. Without fluency, you’re leaving most of the capability on the table. The question isn’t whether AI will replace you. It’s whether someone who knows how to use it better will.

Students in @MathematicsUab Honors Differential Equations developed projects ranging from studying the Ebola epidemic and HIV spread to calculating the Apollo reentry angle, risk aversion behaviors or market equilibrium. They presented as talks or posters. @UAB_CAS @HonorsUAB

Dear followers I’m happy to share the video of a panel I did with Paul Krugman, Danielle Li and Zeynep Tufekci at CUNY last month on AI and the Future of Work youtu.be/McYBgZrORi4?si… via @YouTube

Students from Thompson High School visited @MathematicsUab to learn about opportunities for mathematics majors and hear a deep and entertaining lecture by Dr. Alex Iosevich from University of Rochester. @UAB_CAS @HonorsUAB @UABNews

What it's all about. 💜🥹 Prof. Joel Mokyr, winner of the @NobelPrize in Economic Sciences, shares a lovely message from a former student.

Join CTL’s Active Learning Strategies for All Classrooms workshop to explore student-centered approaches that spark critical thinking & engagement—across in-person, online, & hybrid settings. 📅 Oct 15 | 12:30–2pm 🍴 Lunch provided Register: buff.ly/4s83LO0 #uab

Our Fall Graduate School Fair is only a couple days away! 🎉 We can't wait to connect students at UAB and across Alabama with graduate programs in Business, Medicine and more! 🕐 8:00–11:00am 📍 Hill Student Center, Ballrooms 🔗 Register today: buff.ly/I0BpD2O

@MathematicsUab Math Talent Search Competition is in the books. Thank you to all faculty, graduate students and staff who volunteered. Congratulations to all winners from @HooverHighBucs @SpainPark and Alabama School of Fine Arts. @UAB_CAS

Travel support available! Undergraduate and Graduate students, apply today for partial support for travel, lodging, and meals for the 2026 JMM. Apply at Mathprograms.org. Learn more: mathprograms.org/db/programs/17…

Don’t forget to register for Big Math Network’s Industry Connect Series panel on October 8 at 3 p.m. ET! This panel will focus on communication in a mathematician’s career. Students of all levels are welcome to participate. Learn more and register: bigmathnetwork.org/2025/09/09/big…

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Stay connected to the global math community, and post your mathematic events! The AMS Mathematics Calendar is your go-to resource for upcoming conferences, workshops, and events worldwide. Explore opportunities to learn, network, and collaborate today! Link in comments.

This @UAB_Mathematics event is coming up Saturday, October 4! Join us to interact with the future mathematicians, faculty members, graduate students and for a chance to win UAB Mathematics Scholarships! @UAB_CAS @UABNews