BU Mathematics and Statistics

BU’s Department of Math & Stats hosted 47 high school students in PROMYS Math Circle for a Math Field Day. BU graduate students Sachi Hashimoto & Angus McAndrew supervised undergraduates in organizing a day of mathematical activities. A fun time was had by all! @PROMYS_Teachers

How can congregate settings plan for quarantine housing? Director @EKolaczyk, @BUSPH Prof. @lfwhite14 & former @BU_CAS PhD student Wenrui Li gathered @BU_Tweets #COVID19 case data to develop a model that predicts these needs 10 days in advance. Learn more: bu.edu/hic/2022/01/27…

New week, new to-do list. Let's get ticking already!

Past Wednesday, five of our current Math and Stats grad students got together to talk about their experiences from when they were apply to grad school. Students from all levels turned up to listen to them, and ask them about their learnings, some tips and other recommendations.

Professor Jared Weinstein’s talk about Field’s Medallist Peter Scholze work has been in the works for a while now. It is interesting, informative and something you absolutely must not miss! Tune into his talk on October 25, 1 pm ET. Register today on fields.utoronto.ca/activities/21-…

Hear about exciting early career opportunities in areas of Data Science, Data Management and Engineering from program leaders at MassMutual at the MassMutual BU Career Fair Tune in on Thursday, October 28 from 5:30-6:30 PM ET. Register on eventbrite.com/e/massmutual-b… Don’t miss out!

Say hello to Professor Emily Stephen, our newest faculty member in this week’s #FacultySpotlight ! Swipe left to know about her background, her research and a super interesting fun fact about her that we’re pretty sure you were clueless about! >>> (Part 2/2) @emilyps14

Say hello to Professor Emily Stephen, our newest faculty member in this week’s #FacultySpotlight ! Swipe left to know about her background, her research and a super interesting fun fact about her that we’re pretty sure you were clueless about! >>> (Part 1/2) @emilyps14

We are proud to announce that Prof. Jennifer Balakrishnan has been awarded the 2022 Research Prize in Algebra and Number Theory by Associate of Women in Mathematics for her outstanding contributions to explicit methods in number theory. @BUAWM #WomenInSTEM #WomenInMath #Math

Terriers, are you excited for some warm weather this week? ☀️

Hey, Terriers! Another week is starting up and we’re finally warming up some ☀️ have a good Monday and let’s have an awesome week!

The pandemic has been a collective yet unique experience for each student in the MSSP program. Read about one of our own, Bruce Mallory, below ⬇️ bu.edu/mssp/mssp-stud…

Are you interested in doing research this summer? Well, Terriers, UROP applications are due March 4th 👀

Our very own Ryan O’Dea, in tandem with his role on the Academic Policy Committee for GRS/CAS, will be serving as the Vice-President for the Graduate Student Organization representing all Masters/PhD level students to administration. A huge congratulations to him!

Did you miss our webinar on how to safely adjust #clinicaltrials in the face of #COVID19? We recapped the event over on our blog, and included some advice for clinical researchers from statisticians like Judith Lok! buff.ly/2JGhdj3 @BUSPH @BUexperts #Stats #statstwitter

Happy Thursday, Terriers! With our fall break coming up, we want to wish you a safe and happy time with friends or family!

Happy Thursday, Terriers! Let’s enjoy this warm-ish weather before it’s gone!

Hey, Terriers! Fall break is just around the corner 👀 what’re you gonna do to have a safe and awesome time? 😷 😎

Terriers, do you have any plans for the coming weekend? Gotta enjoy the warm-weather activities while we still can 🍁