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Evans Hall Lecture and Award Ceremony - April 25, 2019
$news$	Published Date: 2019-04-03 The Department of Mathematics & The Department of Computer Science at Emory University are pleased to announce the Annual Evans Hall Lecture and Award Ceremony will be held on Thursday, April 25, 2019 in the Math and Science Center Building. This year’s invited speaker for the Evans Hall Lecture is Dr. Mili Shah, a former Emory MS/BS student in Mathematics. The Evans/Hall Lecture honors graduate and undergraduate students in the departments and recognizes outstanding accomplishments via the Trevor Evans Award, Deborah Jackson Award, Marshal Hall Award, Research Awards, and Departmental Awards. Date: April 25, 2019 Location: E208, MSC 4:00 PM - Lecture and Award Ceremony in Room E208, MSC 5:30 PM - Reception in the Atrium/Lobby, MSC (vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options) Event Flyer

Evans Hall Lecture and Award Ceremony - April 25, 2019

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Published Date: 2019-04-03
The Department of Mathematics & The Department of Computer Science at Emory University are pleased to announce the Annual Evans Hall Lecture and Award Ceremony will be held on Thursday, April 25, 2019 in the Math and Science Center Building. This year’s invited speaker for the Evans Hall Lecture is Dr. Mili Shah, a former Emory MS/BS student in Mathematics.

The Evans/Hall Lecture honors graduate and undergraduate students in the departments and recognizes outstanding accomplishments via the Trevor Evans Award, Deborah Jackson Award, Marshal Hall Award, Research Awards, and Departmental Awards.

Date: April 25, 2019
Location: E208, MSC
4:00 PM - Lecture and Award Ceremony in Room E208, MSC
5:30 PM - Reception in the Atrium/Lobby, MSC (vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options)
Event Flyer

Department Congratulations
$news$	Published Date: 2019-02-07 Angela Banks, Undergraduate Coordinator, successfully completed Emory’s Aspiring Leaders Program. Each year, a group of Emory professionals are selected from a competitive pool of applicants to join the Aspiring Leaders Program. Over the course of six-months, participants engage in weekly seminars covering a variety of topics to develop a greater understanding of how to apply leadership action in their professional career. The program introduces the essentials of effective leadership to equip employees with the tools and resources to step into leadership roles. The Department congratulates Angela’s commitment to excellence and professional development!

Department Congratulations

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Published Date: 2019-02-07
Angela Banks, Undergraduate Coordinator, successfully completed Emory’s Aspiring Leaders Program. Each year, a group of Emory professionals are selected from a competitive pool of applicants to join the Aspiring Leaders Program. Over the course of six-months, participants engage in weekly seminars covering a variety of topics to develop a greater understanding of how to apply leadership action in their professional career. The program introduces the essentials of effective leadership to equip employees with the tools and resources to step into leadership roles. The Department congratulates Angela’s commitment to excellence and professional development!

Robert Schneider and Ken Ono profiled on NPR’s “Undiscovered"
Published Date: 2018-10-09 The October 8, 2018 episode of the NPR radio show “Undiscovered” was about recent Emory math PhD Robert Schneider and his advisor Ken Ono. The episode entitled “The Infinite God” is about how Robert transitioned from indie rocker, producing landmark records and fronting his band, The Apples in Stereo, to the world of abstract mathematics. Listen here: https://www.wnycstudios.org/story/guest-episode-infinite-god.

Robert Schneider and Ken Ono profiled on NPR’s “Undiscovered"

Published Date: 2018-10-09
The October 8, 2018 episode of the NPR radio show “Undiscovered” was about recent Emory math PhD Robert Schneider and his advisor Ken Ono. The episode entitled “The Infinite God” is about how Robert transitioned from indie rocker, producing landmark records and fronting his band, The Apples in Stereo, to the world of abstract mathematics. Listen here: https://www.wnycstudios.org/story/guest-episode-infinite-god.

Genius Hunter Ono featured in National Geographic
$news$	Published Date: 2018-08-06 The August National Geographic issue “The Science of Genius” highlights the work of Professor Ken Ono. The last article (pages 96-100) highlights the MacArthur Fellowship Program and Ono’s “Spirit of Ramanujan” global talent search that is funded by the Templeton World Charity Foundation. Ono is referred to as a “Genius Hunter” who has discovered unusual talent in China, India, Kenya, Qatar, and the United States.

Genius Hunter Ono featured in National Geographic

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Published Date: 2018-08-06
The August National Geographic issue “The Science of Genius” highlights the work of Professor Ken Ono. The last article (pages 96-100) highlights the MacArthur Fellowship Program and Ono’s “Spirit of Ramanujan” global talent search that is funded by the Templeton World Charity Foundation. Ono is referred to as a “Genius Hunter” who has discovered unusual talent in China, India, Kenya, Qatar, and the United States.

Templeton World Charity Foundation awards Ono $550,000
$news$	Published Date: 2018-07-26 The Templeton World Charity Foundation has awarded Professor Ken Ono $550,000 to support his "Spirit of Ramanujan Global STEM Talent Search" (press release here: https://esciencecommons.blogspot.com/2018/07/templeton-world-charity-awards-550000.html).

2018 Evans Hall Speaker
$news$	Published Date: 2018-04-30 The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science is pleased to announce the 24th annual Evans/Hall Lecture and Award Ceremony on Monday April 30th at 4pm in E208, Mathematics and Science Center, with reception following. Our speaker this year will be Christine U.Lee of the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine. The Evans/Hall Lecture honors graduate and undergraduate students in the department and recognizes outstanding student accomplishments via the Trevor Evans Award, Deborah Jackson Award, Marshall Hall Award, Research Awards ,and Departmental Awards.

2018 Evans Hall Speaker

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Published Date: 2018-04-30
The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science is pleased to announce the 24th annual Evans/Hall Lecture and Award Ceremony on Monday April 30th at 4pm in E208, Mathematics and Science Center, with reception following.

Our speaker this year will be Christine U.Lee of the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine.

The Evans/Hall Lecture honors graduate and undergraduate students in the department and recognizes outstanding student accomplishments via the Trevor Evans Award, Deborah Jackson Award, Marshall Hall Award, Research Awards ,and Departmental Awards.

2018 Mathematical Contest in Modeling Winners
Published Date: 2018-04-30 The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science wish to congratulate Evan Scope Crafts, Paul Vienhage, Dilim Obiago and Dr. Lars Ruthotto for gaining the "Meritorious Winners" prize at the 2018 Mathematical Contest in Modeling. The contest resulted with 10,670 teams representing institutions from eighteen countries. The 2018 MCM was primarily an online contest with teams obtaining the contest materials and downloaded the problem and data at the prescribed time through COMAPs MCM website.

2018 Mathematical Contest in Modeling Winners

Published Date: 2018-04-30

The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science wish to congratulate Evan Scope Crafts, Paul Vienhage, Dilim Obiago and Dr. Lars Ruthotto for gaining the "Meritorious Winners" prize at the 2018 Mathematical Contest in Modeling.

The contest resulted with 10,670 teams representing institutions from eighteen countries. The 2018 MCM was primarily an online contest with teams obtaining the contest materials and downloaded the problem and data at the prescribed time through COMAPs MCM website.

Workshop on Reduced Models for the Cardiovascular System
Published Date: 2018-04-25 The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Emory University is pleased to host the Workshop on Reduced Models for the Cardiovascular System on Thursday, April 26th and Friday, April 27th. The schedule and additional information can be found here.

Ono to give Simons Foundation Distinguished Lecture on Pi Day
$news$	Published Date: 2018-02-19 To celebrate "Pi Day" (3/14/18), Ken Ono will be giving a public lecture at the Simons Foundation in New York. He will be speaking on his recent work on the Riemann Hypothesis with Michael Griffin, Larry Rolen and Don Zagier. The lecture will be streamed live. For those wishing to attend, tickets are limited. See this website for details https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/the-riemann-hypothesis/.

Ono to give Simons Foundation Distinguished Lecture on Pi Day

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Published Date: 2018-02-19
To celebrate "Pi Day" (3/14/18), Ken Ono will be giving a public lecture at the Simons Foundation in New York. He will be speaking on his recent work on the Riemann Hypothesis with Michael Griffin, Larry Rolen and Don Zagier. The lecture will be streamed live. For those wishing to attend, tickets are limited. See this website for details https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/the-riemann-hypothesis/.

Agichtein honored with the inaugural WSDM 2018 Test of Time Award
$news$	Published Date: 2018-02-09 Eugene Agichtein of Emory MathCS and his co-authors from Yahoo! Research were honored at the 2018 ACM International Conference on Web Search and Data Mining for their paper, "Finding High Quality Content in Social Media." This methodology, developed 10 years ago, could form the underpinnings for detecting spurious content in social media, phenomenon that has recently come to be highlighted." The original paper may be accessed via https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?doid=1341531.1341557. Congratulations Eugene!

Agichtein honored with the inaugural WSDM 2018 Test of Time Award

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Published Date: 2018-02-09
Eugene Agichtein of Emory MathCS and his co-authors from Yahoo! Research were honored at the 2018 ACM International Conference on Web Search and Data Mining for their paper, "Finding High Quality Content in Social Media." This methodology, developed 10 years ago, could form the underpinnings for detecting spurious content in social media, phenomenon that has recently come to be highlighted."

The original paper may be accessed via https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?doid=1341531.1341557. Congratulations Eugene!