Latest USC Dornsife News in the Topic Mathematics http://dornsife.usc.edu/news/topics/219/mathematics/ Fearless Symmetry]]> Tue, 7 May 2013 15:20:00 -0500 A Role Modal]]> Tue, 7 May 2013 15:15:00 -0500 After 50 years at USC, engineering and mathematical genius Solomon Golomb receives the nation’s top honor for scientists. USC Dornsife alumnus Rangaswamy Srinivasan is awarded during the same White House ceremony.]]> Fri, 1 Feb 2013 14:00:00 -0500 Two USC Dornsife Ph.D. graduates will join faculty at Princeton University.]]> Mon, 30 Jul 2012 08:25:00 -0500 USC Dornsife Ph.D. students have been lauded by the USC Center for Applied Mathematics for their contributions to physics and mathematics.]]> Mon, 14 May 2012 11:20:00 -0500 Whether it’s Joshua Greenberger’s study on infant language acquisition, Marco Mendoza’s wheelchair propulsion research or Maureen McCarthy’s look at chimpanzees and their vanishing habitats, students and faculty in two new USC Dornsife programs are exploring what it means to be human in mind and body.]]> Sun, 22 Apr 2012 13:05:00 -0500 USC trustee Ray R. Irani Ph.D. ’57 and USC University Professor Michael Waterman have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). An alumnus of USC Dornsife, Irani is executive chairman of the Occidental...]]> Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:19:00 -0500 Brendan DuganSummit, New JerseyMathematics As others may rush by abstract paintings, Brendan Dugan methodically observes the seemingly nonsensical swirling lines and bold dots on display. Abstract art reminds the 18-year-old...]]> Thu, 3 Nov 2011 08:50:00 -0500 Hall-of-fame astronaut and USC alumnus Jerry Carr presented mathematics and physics major Simca Bouma with a $10,000 scholarship from the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation.]]> Wed, 5 Oct 2011 11:29:00 -0500 Wayne Wu invests in the mechanics of medicine.]]> Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:50:00 -0500 University Professor Michael Waterman was honored by Tel Aviv University, and professor and chair of psychology Margaret Gatz by Karolinska Institutet.]]> Fri, 29 Jul 2011 15:57:00 -0500 USC Dornsife's Simon Tavaré, a pioneer in the field of computational biology, has been honored with the highest distinction a British scientist can receive.]]> Tue, 12 Jul 2011 13:32:00 -0500 Senior Jake Bloch's honors thesis and first documentary, "Awe,” explores the intersection of science and religion.]]> Thu, 12 May 2011 18:35:00 -0500 Daniel J. Strouse, one of 14 students from U.S. universities chosen to receive the prestigious Churchill Scholarship, is the first at USC. Churchill Scholars must demonstrate extraordinary talent, outstanding academic achievement...]]> Fri, 21 Jan 2011 09:24:00 -0500 Beginning in the spring, a new statistics minor will be launched, based in USC College, for undergraduates throughout the university.]]> Wed, 13 Oct 2010 16:33:00 -0500 Susan Friedlander Looks Ahead to a New Year by the Numbers]]> Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:17:00 -0500 With the help of a small flowering plant and a fruit fly, Simon Tavaré is leading a team of researchers to advance our understanding of the genetic origins of human disease.]]> Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:18:00 -0500 USC Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) offers incentives to recruit and retain Ph.D. students.]]> Fri, 7 May 2010 14:32:00 -0500 A group of undergraduate students from USC College and Viterbi placed in the top 150 teams at the 2009 Putnam Mathematical Competition.]]> Tue, 4 May 2010 10:31:00 -0500 Aravind Asok, assistant professor of mathematics in USC College, is awarded a federal stimulus grant. His research draws together several branches of mathematics — arithmetic, topology and algebraic geometry — illustrating the fundamental unity of the subject.]]> Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:11:00 -0500 Sun, 1 Jan 2006 20:38:00 -0500