The UConn Math Department hosted our fourth-annual Eastern Connecticut MATHCOUNTS competition on Saturday, February 21, 2026. This is an official part of the National MATHCOUNTS competition (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathcounts). We have hosted the Eastern Connecticut Regional competition for several years now, and it has been supported by the Department of Mathematics and UConn’s CLAS. This year we had more than 100 middle school students (mathletes) registered to compete from 13 middle schools. In addition to the competition itself, the day featured a welcome message from the CLAS Associate Dean for Research and Strategic Initiatives, Derek Houston, and a presentation by UConn’s PhD alum, Lisa Naples, Fairfield University, and a trivia competition. The event would not be possible without many volunteers from the Math Department and members of UConn’s Alpha Phi Omega.
UConn Math sponsored the Connecticut Science Bowl Competition held on Saturday, February 28, 2026 at Monteith and at Susan H Herbst Hall at the Storrs UConn campus. More than 200 students from across the State of Connecticut gathered to compete in a quiz bowl style competition. Topics included Math, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Astronomy, Earth Science, and General Science. Students are not permitted to use calculators; only their skills, intuition, and scrap paper. This year’s winners are
Connecticut 1st Place: Greenwich High School – Team 1
Connecticut 2nd Place: Farmington High School – Team 1
House Competitive Tournament 1st Place: East Lyme High School – Team 1
House Friendly Tournament 1st Place: Loomis Chafee – Team 3
They will represent the State of Connecticut at the National Science Bowl Competition April 30 – May 4, 2026
https://science.osti.gov/wdts/nsb
The American Mathematical Society (AMS) has set up a prize named after UConn Mathematics Emeritus faculty member Ed Tomastik and his wife Nancy Tomastik. The first recipient is Professor Monica Vișan of the University of California, Los Angeles.
Please see the AMS announcement here.