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Undergraduate Program
Students can pursue six major options, including pure and applied math, math teaching, actuarial science, and a joint mathematics/statistics degree.
Graduate Program
We offer doctoral and master's programs in a wide range of specializations, guided by world-class faculty.
Research
Our faculty work in all major areas of mathematics, from theory to applications, and everything in between.
By the Numbers
600
Undergraduate Majors
400
Minors
75
Graduate Students
50
Faculty Members
News & Achievements
Professor Guozhen Lu elected to CT Academy of the Arts and Sciences
Professor Guozhen Lu was elected to the Connecticut Academy of the Arts and Sciences (CAAS) with membership commencing in 2023-2024 academic year. The CAAS was founded in 1799 and is the third-oldest learned society in the United States. Its purpose is the dissemination of scholarly information. For the past 200 years, the Academy has fulfilled […]
[Read More]UConn Mathematics Awarded GAANN Fellowship Grant from US Department of Education
The UConn Mathematics Department has been awarded a GAANN grant (Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need) from the Department of Education. The grant will provide five fellowships per year for three years to graduate students with excellent records who demonstrate financial need and plan to pursue a doctoral degree in mathematics at UConn, a […]
[Read More]Professor Guozhen Lu named Fellow of the Association for Women in Mathematics
Professor Guozhen Lu has been named a Fellow of the Association for Women in Mathematics. The citation for Guozhen says this honor is: For his sustained support and service to AWM, mentorship of early and mid-career female scientists, and advocacy in the career advancement of talented female mathematicians, including recognition in the form of honors and awards. […]
[Read More]Professor Guozhen Lu appointed Editor-in-Chief of Forum Mathematicum
Guozhen Lu has been appointed Editor-in-Chief of Forum Mathematicum, a premier journal in general mathematics. Dr. Lu is currently also the Editor-in-Chief of Advanced Nonlinear Studies, a major journal in Nonlinear Analysis, Partial Differential Equations and Calculus of Variations, as well as Editor-in-Chief of the de Gruyter flagship book series Studies in Mathematics. In addition, Dr. Lu […]
[Read More]Society of Actuaries Center of Actuarial Excellence Award
The UConn Mathematics Department‘s Actuarial Science program continues its extraordinary record of recognition and excellence. The Society of Actuaries has awarded the University of Connecticut the Center of Actuarial Excellence designation for another period of five years, up to June 30, 2029. Our Actuarial Science program benefits from its strong ties with the School of […]
[Read More]Professor Keith Conrad joins the American Mathematical Monthly as Associate Editor
Professor Keith Conrad has joined the American Mathematical Monthly as an Associate Editor. The Monthly is a publication of the Mathematics Association of America and is arguably the most widely read mathematics journal in the world.
[Read More]Upcoming Events
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Jan
23
Mathematics Colloquium, TBA, Nageswari Shanmugalingam (University of Cincinnati) 3:30pm
Mathematics Colloquium, TBA, Nageswari Shanmugalingam (University of Cincinnati)
Thursday, January 23rd, 2025
03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
MONT 214
TBA
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Feb
20
Mathematics Colloquium, TBA, Anna Mazzucato (Penn State) 3:30pm
Mathematics Colloquium, TBA, Anna Mazzucato (Penn State)
Thursday, February 20th, 2025
03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
MONT 214
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Feb
24
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar, by Nguyen H. Lam (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada) 2:30pm
PDE and Differential Geometry Seminar, by Nguyen H. Lam (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada)
Monday, February 24th, 2025
02:30 PM
Monteith Building
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Apr
3
Mathematics Colloquium, TBA, Piotr Hajlasz (University of Pittsburgh) 3:30pm
Mathematics Colloquium, TBA, Piotr Hajlasz (University of Pittsburgh)
Thursday, April 3rd, 2025
03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
MONT 214
TBA
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Apr
4
Mathematics Colloquium, TBA, Chun Liu (Illinois Institute of Technology) 3:30pm
Mathematics Colloquium, TBA, Chun Liu (Illinois Institute of Technology)
Friday, April 4th, 2025
03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
TBA