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Women in Science

Science faculty receive fellowships to advance equity and inclusion in STEM fields

Math and biology professors named 2018 OSU Advance Faculty Fellows to advance diversity and equity in STEM fields.

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Faculty and Staff

Mathematics Professor Elected Regional Society President

Congratulations to Professor Malgo Peszynska who was recently elected President of the Pacific Northwest Section of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM PNW).

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Faculty and Staff

Mathematics professor elected president of prominent regional society

Professor of Mathematics Malgorzata Peszynska is elected President of the Pacific Northwest Section of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics.

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Faculty and Staff

Mathematician speaks at global geosciences conference

Mathematician Malgorzata Peszynska was chosen as one of the plenary speakers at the 2017 SIAM Conference.

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Alumni and Friends

A career in math followed by philanthropy

After graduating with a degree in mathematics, Judy Faucett (B.S.'70) enjoyed a successful career as an actuary in some of the country's top firms.

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Students

Meet our Class of 2021

Twenty five percent of freshmen are the first in their family to attend college, 23 percent are underrepresented minorities, and the College has the highest ever number of high achieving students in this incoming class: 37.6 percent.

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Alumni and Friends

Breaking the stereotype of science graduates

Math alumna Suzanne McGrath will receive the College of Science's 2017 Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award for her achievements and leadership.

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Students

A summer of mathematical research

Ten students from institutions across the country have gathered for the prestigious Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program in Mathematics.

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Graduate students

Math student receives top graduate teaching assistant award

Emerald Stacy, recipient of an outstanding graduate teaching assistant award in mathematics at OSU in 2017.

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Statistics

Statistician speaks at Women in Data Science event

Associate Professor of Statistics, Sarah Emerson presented a talk at the Corvallis Women in Data Science (WiDs) satellite event on February 3, 2017.

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Research

Mathematician receives NSF CAREER Award

Elise Lockwood, assistant professor of mathematics, receives a five-year $800K National Science Foundation CAREER Award.

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Events

Free movie, dinner and discussion: Hidden Figures

The College of Science will treat science students, faculty and staff to a night at the movies followed by dinner and a discussion on January 31.

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Graduate students

Four Ph.D. students awarded ARCS Foundation scholarships

Four doctoral students in the College of Science are among the 27 scientists and engineers selected as 2016 ARCS Foundation Scholars by the Portland chapter.

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Faculty and Staff

Balancing the equation: OSU women mathematicians are adding up

The Department of Mathematics is well above average: it has nine women tenure-track/tenured faculty, or 30%, compared to just 14% nationwide.

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Alumni and Friends

Physics major has eyes set on healthcare

Katherine Banowetz stands out as the only woman in her senior year physics class.

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Biomedical Science

Biohealth science's connection to quantitative sciences

Researchers are interpreting and advancing biohealth sciences in innovative new ways by applying the natural sciences, such as mathematics, statistics and chemistry.

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Students

Retrospective: Science graduates reflect on their education

We caught up with several of our graduates as they approach graduation and asked them to reflect on their experiences in the College of Science

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Mathematics

Math professor takes interdisciplinary approach to climate and energy

Professor Malgorzata Peszynska's current NSF-funded research takes an interdisciplinary approach to models important for global climate and energy studies.

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Alumni and Friends

Alumna spotlight: Suzanne McGrath

More than 40 years later, Suzanne McGrath still uses her math degree.

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Mathematics

Market demands graduates with data analysis skills

Everyone from Google and Netflix to Walmart, Gap and the federal government are hiring people with statistical skills and expertise.

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Women in Science

2015 Infinite Possibilities Conference comes to campus

With a mission of educating and empowering women, IPC is a national conference that strives to create new frontiers.

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Data Science

The lay of the land

There is so much data being generated out there. How do we access it? How do we get information out of it?