Announcements

Professors Ralf Schiffler and George Yin named Fellows of the AMS, Class of 2026

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I am absolutely delighted to announce that two (2) of our department faculty members have been named Fellows of the American Mathematical Society, Class of 2026! They are:

 
In an email from the AMS, Ravi Vakil, President of the AMS, said: “I am honored to congratulate the 2026 Class of AMS Fellows. Their research and service endeavors help ensure the health of the mathematical sciences on a daily basis. AMS Fellows are selected from a substantial pool of accomplished candidates. Their collected achievements highlight the many ways individuals devote themselves to our beautiful and essential subject. I am proud to work alongside them to support and advance our discipline.”

 
For more, please see the news announcement:

 
Congratulations, George and Ralf!
 
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Associate Professor Ling Xiao awarded the Ruth I. Michler Memorial Prize by the AWM

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The Association for Women in Mathematics has awarded our colleague Ling Xiao  the Ruth I. Michler Memorial Prize for 2025-2026. In an email, the AWM stated:
The Association for Women in Mathematics is pleased to announce that the 2025-2026 Ruth I. Michler Memorial Prize has been awarded to Ling Xiao, Associate Professor of mathematics at the University of Connecticut. Xiao has been selected to receive the Michler Prize for her research accomplishments in geometric analysis and partial differential equations. Professor Xiao will spend an upcoming semester visiting Cornell.

Congratulations to Ling!

Society of Actuaries Center of Actuarial Excellence Award

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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 Business and strong support from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Math Department Awards Day Ceremony

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We gathered at this afternoon in the Andre Schenker Lecture Hall to celebrate the accomplishments of our students. Families and friends of students, as well as staff and faculty gathered for the happy occasion, with a light reception of refreshments prior to it. Awards were presented to both undergraduate and graduate students, as well as a visiting non-degree student. The Pi Mu Epsilon induction ceremony also took place and was one one of the largest class of initiates into our Connecticut Alpha Chapter led by Chapter Advisor, Professor Tom Roby. For a full list of all of this year’s awardees, please visit our Student Awards page.

(Photo credit: Monique Roy)