Mathematics

Professor of mathematics Jessica Fintzen has won a Whitehead Prize for her work in representation theory.

July 13, 2022

Duke Professor Wins Prize for Building Mathematical Bridges

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Lewis Blake

June 13, 2022

Duke Flags Lowered: Math Associate Professor Emeritus Lewis Blake Dies at Age 75.

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Through his work, Duke Professor Henry Pfister has provided helpful insights into the codes that are at the center of essential communications technology. Photo by Stephen Schramm.

April 17, 2022

Blue Devil of the Week: Unlocking the Capabilities of Communications Systems

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Lillian Pierce, playing violin

April 1, 2022

In Math and Music, Building Mental Landscapes With Lillian Pierce

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2022 Goldwater Scholars: Ella Gunady, Aditya Paul, and Tanner Zachem

March 28, 2022

Three Undergraduate Scientists and Engineers Named 2022 Goldwater Scholars

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Adam Levine, associate professor in the Duke University Department of Mathematics, holds the crossword puzzle he created for The New York Times. Photos by Stephen Schramm.

March 16, 2022

A Big Crossword Puzzle Stage

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Ingrid Daubechies, the James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Mathematics and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke, with her Pi cookies

March 11, 2022

Cookies for Pi Day

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Professor Ezra Miller: The odds of picking the perfect 63-game bracket completely randomly is 1 in about 10 quintillion

March 11, 2022

Why You Won't Pick a Perfect Bracket

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March 4, 2022

Study Estimates One in Seven U.S. Breast Cancers May Be Over-Diagnosed

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February 21, 2022

Math TikTok Don't Stop

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November 9, 2021

Art Installation Celebrates the Beauty and Whimsy of Math

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Experts Discuss Redistricting in North Carolina

November 3, 2021

Experts Discuss Redistricting in North Carolina

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October 25, 2021

Duke Math Professor Has NY Times Readers Tied Up in Knots With His Crossword Puzzle

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a puzzle from Adam Simon Levine's blog

October 21, 2021

Adam Simon Levine: Math's Breakout Crossword Puzzle Star

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Caption: Asher Hildebrand of the Sanford School of Public Policy moderates a session with John Hood, president of the John William Pope Foundation, and Caroline Mackie, a partner with Poyner Spruill. Photo by Amanda Solliday

October 1, 2021

Five Things to Know About Redistricting in North Carolina

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congressional electoral map of North Carolina

September 23, 2021

The Past, Present and Future of Redistricting in North Carolina and Beyond

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