{"id":3109,"date":"2026-07-28T11:17:33","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T15:17:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/?page_id=3109"},"modified":"2026-07-28T13:51:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T17:51:51","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/news\/mathematics-professor-irma-stevens-secures-national-science-foundation-career-award\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2301\/IrmaStevens-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2301\/IrmaStevens-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2301\/IrmaStevens-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2301\/IrmaStevens-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2301\/IrmaStevens.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/news\/mathematics-professor-irma-stevens-secures-national-science-foundation-career-award\/\">Mathematics professor Irma Stevens secures National Science Foundation Career Award<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Stevens will spend the next five years using the grant to support her latest research project on variable literacy in mathematics.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/news\/student-profile\/terran-albergo-mcgovern-26\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2301\/TerranA-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2301\/TerranA-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2301\/TerranA.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/news\/student-profile\/terran-albergo-mcgovern-26\/\">Meet Terran Albergo McGovern \u201926<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Terran talks about his experiences as a Math and Physics major at URI. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/news\/the-uri-math-departments-hosts-the-16th-annual-high-school-calc-bowl\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2301\/2026calbowl-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2301\/2026calbowl-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2301\/2026calbowl.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/news\/the-uri-math-departments-hosts-the-16th-annual-high-school-calc-bowl\/\">The URI Math Departments Hosts the 16th Annual High-School Calc Bowl<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The Calc Bowl is a lively mathematics competition among Rhode Island high schools that tests students\u2019 knowledge of pre-calculus and calculus.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/09\/uri-pilot-math-program-produces-positive-results\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2301\/levelup-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2301\/levelup-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2301\/levelup.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/09\/uri-pilot-math-program-produces-positive-results\/\">URI pilot math program produces positive results<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Incoming students in two-week \u2018Level Up!\u2019 program improved math proficiency.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/pme-induction-ceremony-2025\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2301\/PME-25-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Kirsten Quay, Jordan Saris-Baglama, Morgan Beck, Dr. Mark Comerford (PME Faculty Adviser), Margot Paynter, Emily Upton, Jordan Medeiros, Abigail Orlando, and Dr. Irma Stevens, faculty presenter, stand together smiling for a photo.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2301\/PME-25-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2301\/PME-25-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/pme-induction-ceremony-2025\/\">PME Induction Ceremony 2025<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Pi Mu Epsilon (PME) is a national mathematics honor society for college and university students. It was founded in 1914 and its primary goal is to promote scholarship and mathematical activity among students. Rhode Island Alpha, is the 88th Pi Mu Epsilon Chapter established at the University of Rhode Island on April 26, 1962. This [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/team-cookies-of-coventry-high-school-wins-15th-uri-calc-bowl\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2301\/coventry5-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A group of first-place Cal Bowl contestants stand together, smiling and holding their awards.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2301\/coventry5-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2301\/coventry5-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/team-cookies-of-coventry-high-school-wins-15th-uri-calc-bowl\/\">Team Cookies of Coventry High School Wins 15th URI Calc-Bowl<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The 15th URI Calc-Bowl took place on April 2, 2025. This year, ten teams from Rhode Island high schools competed. Calc-Bowl is presented annually by the URI Math Department with the support from the URI College of Arts and Sciences. Calc-Bowl is a lively mathematics competition where precalculus and\u00a0calculus\u00a0questions are given in multiple-choice format. The [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/association-for-women-in-mathematics-now-available-at-uri\/\"><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/association-for-women-in-mathematics-now-available-at-uri\/\">Association for Women in Mathematics now available at URI<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">KINGSTON, RI \u2013 March 19, 2025\u2014The URI Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) hosted its inaugural event on February 3, with guest speaker Dr. Sarah Olson, a URI alum. The AWM was founded in 1971 by a group of women mathematicians to promote gender equality and equal opportunity in the mathematics field. It now has [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/you-are-invited-to-the-14th-annual-uri-calc-bowl\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2301\/CalcBowl1-Copy-scaled-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Students fill a room as they compete in the Calcbowl, holding notes and using buzzers.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2301\/CalcBowl1-Copy-scaled-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2301\/CalcBowl1-Copy-scaled-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/you-are-invited-to-the-14th-annual-uri-calc-bowl\/\">You are Invited to the 15th Annual URI Calc-Bowl!<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The URI Calc-Bowl is back in Spring 2025. Calc-Bowl is a lively playoff competition between teams to test the teams\u2019 math knowledge. Pre-calculus and calculus questions are presented in multiple-choice format. There will be 10-15 teams consisting of three to five members. One multiple-choice problem will be presented at a time. The first team to [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/congratulations-professors-wu-and-kinnersley\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2301\/Congrats-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\u201cCongratulations\u201d text graphic.\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/congratulations-professors-wu-and-kinnersley\/\">Congratulations Professors Wu and Kinnersley!<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Congratulations to Professors Li Wu and Bill Kinnersley on their 2024 Recognition of Excellence: Student Learning Outcomes Assessment. Professors Wu and Kinnersley are recognized for their outstanding work in learning outcomes assessment on behalf of the Mathematics BA\/BS program during the 2024 assessment cycle. The letter of recognitions says: &#8220;Faculty peer reviewers commended your efforts [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/dont-shy-away-from-math\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2301\/jonah1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A photo of Jonah Coppolelli,\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2301\/jonah1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2301\/jonah1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/dont-shy-away-from-math\/\">Don\u2019t Shy Away from Math<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Here is the story of Jonah Coppolelli, our Applied Mathematics major, and his relationship with mathematics in his own words. &#8220;My name is Jonah Coppolelli, and I am a senior dual majoring in Applied Mathematics and Mechanical Engineering. I am thrilled to share that I recently accepted a position in MTU Aero-Engines\u2019 Rotational Engineering Program. [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/awm-uri-inaugural-event\/\"><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/awm-uri-inaugural-event\/\">AWM URI Inaugural Event<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Join us on February 3rd, Monday, at 2:00pm, Lippitt Hall 4th floor Auditorium, for an the inaugural talk: &#8220;Modeling the dynamics of centrosome movement&#8221; by Dr. Sarah Olson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Abstract: In this talk I will first given an overview of my mathematical journey and how I ended up focusing on computational biology research. [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/dr-pengyu-liu-to-present-at-the-first-international-on-line-knot-theory-congress\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2301\/Peter_Liu-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A photo of Peter Liu.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2301\/Peter_Liu-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2301\/Peter_Liu-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/dr-pengyu-liu-to-present-at-the-first-international-on-line-knot-theory-congress\/\">Dr. Pengyu Liu to present at The First International On-line Knot Theory Congress<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The First International On-line Knot Theory Congress takes place February 1 &#8211; 5, 2025. This conference gathers leading mathematicians in low-dimensional topology around the world such as Dr. Louis Kauffman and Dr. Edward Witten. Our faculty member Dr. Pengyu Liu has been invited to present his research at this prestigious conference. Dr. Liu will present [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":581,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-3109","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/581"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3109"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3109\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3110,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3109\/revisions\/3110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/mathematics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}