VCU Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics

‼️ Friday, November 10th at 3PM - Academic Learning Commons 1102 ‼️

Dr. Sara Del Valle, a senior scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory, will discuss how her team is using mathematical, statistical, and computational models as well as heterogeneous data streams (e.g., social media, weather, mobility information, and satellite imagery) to model and forecast the spread of infectious diseases including influenza, COVID-19, and dengue.

Reception and light refreshments to follow in the First Floor Lobby of the Academic Commons.

For more information go to https://math.vcu.edu/events/event-items/math-colloquium-real-time-data-fusion-for-disease-forecasting-models-.html or check the link in our bio!

Join us this Thursday the department will host Dr. Elise Lockwood for a talk about the National Science Foundation's programs under the Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE). This talk is geared toward Faculty and will discuss research funding pertaining to undergraduate education and how you can strengthen your offerings to students with DUE opportunities.

NSF DUE - Mathematics - Virginia Commonwealth University NSF Division of Undergraduate Education Info SessionDate: Thursday, Apr 6, 2023Start time: 12:45 p.m.End time: 1:45 p.m.Location: Hibbs 308 and ZoomNSF Program Director Dr. Elise Lockwood is visiting and will talk about the National Science Foundation's programs under the Division of Undergraduate E...

https://sinews.siam.org/Details-Page/virginia-commonwealth-university-siam-student-chapter-celebrates-successful-year-of-activities

Read about our SIAM chapter in the SIAM newsletter!

Virginia Commonwealth University SIAM Student Chapter Celebrates Successful Year of Activities By Henry A. Ogu The Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) SIAM Student Chapter maintains a strong and well-known presence within VCU’s College of Humanities and Sciences. In fact, a respectable number of professors in the College are SIAM members who provide a wonderful source of information and ...

https://chs.vcu.edu/about/directory/new-faculty-2022-23/travis-chezik.html
Check out Travis Chezik's New Faculty Highlight here:

New Faculty 2022-23 | VCU College of Humanities and Sciences Meet our newest faculty members for the 2022-23 academic year.

Check out Dr. Dewey Taylor talk about her time as a mentor in the REU program and as a research mentor overall:

VCU 2022 Distinguished Teaching Award: Dewey Taylor, Ph.D.

Congratulations to Dewey Taylor, Ph.D., and Jan Rychtar, Ph.D., (along with several students and faculty from University of Guam) for their publication, A Game-Theoretic Model of Voluntary Yellow Fever Vaccination to Prevent Urban Outbreaks, in Games, Volume 13 Issue 4 and for the paper being put on the journal cover! Check out the paper here:

A Game-Theoretic Model of Voluntary Yellow Fever Vaccination to Prevent Urban Outbreaks Yellow fever is a vector-borne acute viral hemorrhagic disease. It is endemic in tropical areas of Africa and Latin America but demonstrated the potential for international spread during the 2016 outbreak in Luanda, Angola. Yellow fever can be prevented by vaccination, vector control, and avoiding m...

Please join us in congratulating Dewey Taylor, Ph.D., who was presented the Distinguished Teaching Award at the 2022 VCU Faculty Convocation!
Congratulations, Dewey!!

Read about Taylor’s achievements, as well as the other award recipients, here:

Faculty Convocation will honor seven outstanding educators and researchers The annual awards recognize faculty for their teaching, scholarship and service.

Join us this Friday (8/26) to learn about the Math Department and enjoy some Kona Ice and pizza. See you there!

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