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Emory professors challenge students to ‘Move Your Math’ in first-year seminar
$news$	Published Date: 2022-04-27 Students in Dr. Manuela Manetta's "Move Your Math" learn that incorporating movement can help them better understand complicated mathematical concepts — and themselves. View the full article, written by Emma Yarbrough, here

Irving Martinez Named 3MT® Finalist
$news$	Published Date: 2022-03-29 Congratulations to Irving Martinez, a finalists in the Laney Graduate School 3MT® competition! Irving created a compelling presentation describing his research in less than three minutes, using only one PowerPoint slide. You are invited to watch Irving compete in finals as part of Graduate Student Appreciation Week. Registration is required. You may view the newsletter here. Congratulations, Irving!

Irving Martinez Named 3MT® Finalist

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Published Date: 2022-03-29
Congratulations to Irving Martinez, a finalists in the Laney Graduate School 3MT® competition! Irving created a compelling presentation describing his research in less than three minutes, using only one PowerPoint slide.

You are invited to watch Irving compete in finals as part of Graduate Student Appreciation Week. Registration is required. You may view the newsletter here.

Congratulations, Irving!

Dr. Bree Ettinger Selected for the Berky Abreu Spirit Award
$news$	Published Date: 2022-02-17 Dr. Ettinger has been selected for the Berky Abreu Spirit Award, which “recognizes a woman in the greater Emory community whose presence has fostered the personal and academic growth of students, faculty, staff people, and/or departments.” For more details, see https://womenscenter.emory.edu/programs/excellence_awards.html Dr. Ettinger will be receiving the award on Thursday, March 3. For more information and to register to participate in person or via streaming, visit:http://tinyurl.com/woeawards2022 Congratulations, Bree!

Dr. Bree Ettinger Selected for the Berky Abreu Spirit Award

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Published Date: 2022-02-17
Dr. Ettinger has been selected for the Berky Abreu Spirit Award, which “recognizes a woman in the greater Emory community whose presence has fostered the personal and academic growth of students, faculty, staff people, and/or departments.” For more details, see https://womenscenter.emory.edu/programs/excellence_awards.html

Dr. Ettinger will be receiving the award on Thursday, March 3. For more information and to register to participate in person or via streaming, visit:http://tinyurl.com/woeawards2022

Congratulations, Bree!

Undergraduate Students Jennifer Zheng and Katie Keegan publish invited article on Watermarking in SIAM News
$news$	Published Date: 2021-11-10 Jennifer Zheng, an Emory undergraduate honors student in computational and applied mathematics, and Katie Keegan, an undergraduate student from Mary Baldwin University (and participant in Emory’s 2021 Summer REU/RET program) published an invited article in SIAM News on watermarking, a mathematical technique to embed identifying ownership information into digital media, such as an image or a musical piece. For further details, see https://sinews.siam.org/Details-Page/a-modified-watermarking-scheme-based-on-the-singular-value-decomposition SIAM News is the official news journal of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics that highlights cutting-edge research in applied mathematics and computational science.

Undergraduate Students Jennifer Zheng and Katie Keegan publish invited article on Watermarking in SIAM News

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Published Date: 2021-11-10
Jennifer Zheng, an Emory undergraduate honors student in computational and applied mathematics, and Katie Keegan, an undergraduate student from Mary Baldwin University (and participant in Emory’s 2021 Summer REU/RET program) published an invited article in SIAM News on watermarking, a mathematical technique to embed identifying ownership information into digital media, such as an image or a musical piece.

For further details, see https://sinews.siam.org/Details-Page/a-modified-watermarking-scheme-based-on-the-singular-value-decomposition

SIAM News is the official news journal of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics that highlights cutting-edge research in applied mathematics and computational science.

Jasmine Camero named Editor-In-Chief of the AMS Graduate Student Blog
$news$	Published Date: 2021-09-29 Emory PhD student Jasmine Camero has been named the editor-in-chief of the AMS Graduate Student Blog. The AMS Graduate Student Blog is a blog for and by math graduate students. Jasmine says "My vision for the next year is to capture the unique and crucial experiences of graduate students on an academic, professional, social, and personal level." Read more about the blog and about Jasmine's involvement here. Congratulations Jasmine!

Jasmine Camero named Editor-In-Chief of the AMS Graduate Student Blog

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Published Date: 2021-09-29

Emory PhD student Jasmine Camero has been named the editor-in-chief of the AMS Graduate Student Blog.

The AMS Graduate Student Blog is a blog for and by math graduate students. Jasmine says "My vision for the next year is to capture the unique and crucial experiences of graduate students on an academic, professional, social, and personal level." Read more about the blog and about Jasmine's involvement here.

Congratulations Jasmine!

Dr. Talea Mayo models how climate change may affect our coasts
$news$	Published Date: 2020-11-02 Talea Mayo joined the Emory faculty in May of 2020 as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics. A computational mathematician, she specializes in developing numerical hydrodynamic models to help predict coastal hazards. By creating models for storm surge caused by hurricanes, for instance, she is able to investigate the potential impacts of climate change on coastal flood risks. The resulting data may help policymakers and others develop better plans for the safety and resilience of coastal communities. Among Mayo’s accolades are an Early-Career Research Fellowship from the National Academies of Sciences Gulf Research Program and the Early Career Faculty Innovator Award from the National Center for Atmospheric Research. - Written By Carol Clark Read the full article: https://news.emory.edu/stories/2020/11/esc_climate_change_mayo/campus.html

Dr. Talea Mayo models how climate change may affect our coasts

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Published Date: 2020-11-02
Talea Mayo joined the Emory faculty in May of 2020 as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics. A computational mathematician, she specializes in developing numerical hydrodynamic models to help predict coastal hazards.

By creating models for storm surge caused by hurricanes, for instance, she is able to investigate the potential impacts of climate change on coastal flood risks. The resulting data may help policymakers and others develop better plans for the safety and resilience of coastal communities.

Among Mayo’s accolades are an Early-Career Research Fellowship from the National Academies of Sciences Gulf Research Program and the Early Career Faculty Innovator Award from the National Center for Atmospheric Research.

- Written By Carol Clark
Read the full article: https://news.emory.edu/stories/2020/11/esc_climate_change_mayo/campus.html

Terry Ingram Celebrates 20 Years of Service at Emory College of Arts and Science of Emory University
$news$	Published Date: 2020-08-27 The Mathematics Department would like to recognize Terry Ingram, Academic Degree Coordinator (Graduate), on reaching 20 years of service at Emory College of Arts and Science of Emory University. Please join us in congratulating Terry on this significant milestone. Thank you, Terry, for all that you do. We appreciate you immensely!

COVID-19 student math modeling featured on AMS's Youtube channel
$news$	Published Date: 2020-05-11 Department faculty and a students talk with the American Mathematical Society (AMS) about April's math modeling contest for undergraduates and collaborations to model COVID-19. This discussion features Alessandro Veneziani and Manuela Manetta of Emory University, and Alex Viguerie and Isabelle Atcha of University of Pavia, Italy. Watch the full video: https://youtu.be/yYq-0Ra_B-o

COVID-19 student math modeling featured on AMS's Youtube channel

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Published Date: 2020-05-11
Department faculty and a students talk with the American Mathematical Society (AMS) about April's math modeling contest for undergraduates and collaborations to model COVID-19. This discussion features Alessandro Veneziani and Manuela Manetta of Emory University, and Alex Viguerie and Isabelle Atcha of University of Pavia, Italy.

Watch the full video: https://youtu.be/yYq-0Ra_B-o

COVID-19 Outbreak Math Modeling Initiative
$news$	Published Date: 2020-04-27 The Emory University Mathematical Modeling Association (EUMMA), Alessandro Veneziani (Professor), Manuela Manetta (Lecturer), Longmei Shu (Visiting Assistant Professor), and Maja Taskovic (Assistant Professor) pulled together students and other faculty from related disciplines across campus to compete in April's COVID-19 Outbreak Math Modeling Contest. The winning teams presented their research results for the competition on August 25, 2020. “The main aim of this initiative is educational,” Veneziani says. “I want students to understand that developing a mathematical model is a creative process. You come up with an idea, introduce some assumptions and then check them with reality to see if you’re on the right track. You have to keep refining your model, keeping it as simple as possible but complex enough to learn something useful.” Veneziani also has a math modeling project for COVID-19 underway with one of his former students, Alexander Viguerie, who is now a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Pavia, near Milan. Viguerie, a native of Atlanta, began his academic career at Oxford College before coming to the Emory campus for his undergraduate degree and his PhD in math, which he received in 2018. Read the full article: http://esciencecommons.blogspot.com/2020/04/mathematicians-unite-faculty-students.html

COVID-19 Outbreak Math Modeling Initiative

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Published Date: 2020-04-27
The Emory University Mathematical Modeling Association (EUMMA), Alessandro Veneziani (Professor), Manuela Manetta (Lecturer), Longmei Shu (Visiting Assistant Professor), and Maja Taskovic (Assistant Professor) pulled together students and other faculty from related disciplines across campus to compete in April's COVID-19 Outbreak Math Modeling Contest. The winning teams presented their research results for the competition on August 25, 2020.

“The main aim of this initiative is educational,” Veneziani says. “I want students to understand that developing a mathematical model is a creative process. You come up with an idea, introduce some assumptions and then check them with reality to see if you’re on the right track. You have to keep refining your model, keeping it as simple as possible but complex enough to learn something useful.”

Veneziani also has a math modeling project for COVID-19 underway with one of his former students, Alexander Viguerie, who is now a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Pavia, near Milan. Viguerie, a native of Atlanta, began his academic career at Oxford College before coming to the Emory campus for his undergraduate degree and his PhD in math, which he received in 2018.

Read the full article: http://esciencecommons.blogspot.com/2020/04/mathematicians-unite-faculty-students.html

Emory’s Sustainability Innovator Awards honors Dr. Bree Ettinger
$news$	Published Date: 2020-04-17 Since 2007, the Office of Sustainability Initiatives has recognized sustainability champions of Emory University and Emory Healthcare by celebrating their inspiring and committed work with the Robert S. Hascall Sustainability Innovator Awards and Outstanding Sustainability Representative Award. These awards are given to students, faculty and staff who employ research, academics, engagement and leadership to foster sustainability in the Emory enterprise and broader community by motivating their colleagues and community partners to do the same. All honorees exemplify the community-building, kindness and sustainability vision embodied by Robert “Bob” Hascall, who retired from Emory in 2010. As the vice president of Campus Services, Hascall was a dedicated environmental steward and courageous leader in the areas of green buildings and operations. This year, the OSI has recognized Dr. Bree Ettinger as a Faculty Sustainability Innovator. More details are at: http://news.emory.edu/stories/2020/04/er_sustainability_innovator_awards/campus.html

Emory’s Sustainability Innovator Awards honors Dr. Bree Ettinger

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Published Date: 2020-04-17
Since 2007, the Office of Sustainability Initiatives has recognized sustainability champions of Emory University and Emory Healthcare by celebrating their inspiring and committed work with the Robert S. Hascall Sustainability Innovator Awards and Outstanding Sustainability Representative Award.

These awards are given to students, faculty and staff who employ research, academics, engagement and leadership to foster sustainability in the Emory enterprise and broader community by motivating their colleagues and community partners to do the same.

All honorees exemplify the community-building, kindness and sustainability vision embodied by Robert “Bob” Hascall, who retired from Emory in 2010. As the vice president of Campus Services, Hascall was a dedicated environmental steward and courageous leader in the areas of green buildings and operations.

This year, the OSI has recognized Dr. Bree Ettinger as a Faculty Sustainability Innovator.

More details are at: http://news.emory.edu/stories/2020/04/er_sustainability_innovator_awards/campus.html