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Alex Iosevich named 2026 Simons Fellow in Mathematics

Alex Iosevich, a professor of mathematics, has been named a 2026 Simons Fellow in Mathematics by the Simons Foundation's Mathematical & Physical Sciences.

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Eric T. Lincke ’54, ’57M (MD) establishes the John F. Randolph Professorship in Mathematics

Gift honors alumnus’s mentor, helps recruit new chair, and secures lasting support for the department.

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Alex Iosevich named 2026 Simons Fellow in Mathematics

June 23, 2026

Alex Iosevich, a professor of mathematics, has been named a 2026 Simons Fellow in Mathematics by the ...

Alina Stancu named CMS Fellow

June 17, 2026

Math PhD alum Alina Stancu (1996, advised by Michael Gage), has been named a Canadian Mathematical S ...

Zero-Cost Heroes: Ophelia Adams

March 4, 2026

When the standard textbook for MATH 280 fell short, Ophelia Adams, a visiting assistant professor of ...

Two Rochester mathematicians recognized

September 26, 2024

Professor Xuwen Chen has been awarded a National Science Foundation grant of $242,968 to support his ...

Frederick R. Cohen, professor of mathematics has passed away

January 21, 2022

Frederick R. Cohen, professor of mathematics at the University of Rochester since 1989, passed away ...

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BA/MS

Students interested in teaching can get their BA in math and BS in education in just five years through the 4+1 program, offered jointly with the Warner School.

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The WeBWorK Project

WeBWorK is an open-source online homework system for STEM courses. Serving students since 1996, WeBWorK is supported by the MAA and the NSF and comes with a Open Problem Library (OPL) of over 35,000 homework problems.

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