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Student Achievements

innovation_lab_cover — Texas State students present their work on Detecting Diagnostic Bias Via Social Network Analysis.

awards — Math Department Awards and Scholarships 2021

graduate_college — Congratulations to Lino Guajardo and Jina Park for the approval of their master's thesis defenses!

Faculty Achievements

sorto_award — Dr. Alejandra Sorto receives the Outstanding Mentor Award

dawkins_maa — Dr. Paul Dawkins receives MAA Award!

patterson_faculty_spotlight — Dr. Cody Patterson is in the NSF Faculty Research Spotlight

modeling — Dr. Alex white recognized for utilization of Math Models to make inroads against COVID-19.

melhuish_award — Dr. Kathleen Melhuish is recognized by our University President Denise Trauth for her scholarly activities.

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December 2, 2021

At 3:36 p.m., in a squash court under the West Stands of Stagg Field (the abandoned football stadium) at the University of Chicago, the first self-sustaining nuclear (fission) reaction took place. Enrico Fermi (1901-1954) was leader of the Manhattan Project. More information about: Enrico Fermi The Manhattan Project

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December 2, 2021

Gerardus Mercator died in the Duchy of Cleves (now Germany). The famous Flemish mapmaker's most celebrated mathematical achievement is the Mercator projection. More information about: Gerardus Mercator

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December 2, 2021

Paul du-Bois Reymond born in Berlin, Germany, to a family that had recently emigrated from Switzerland. Primarily an analyst, his early mathematical interest was partial differential equations. More information about: Paul du Bois Reymond