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Christine George is working on nuclear nonproliferation as an intern for the National Nuclear Security Administration. (Contributed photo)

VCU student spends summer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory working on nuclear nonproliferation

Aug. 1, 2023

Internship with security agency lets Christine George combine policy and math backgrounds.

Marco Aldi, Ph.D., an associate professor in the Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, leads students in a braiding activity. (Contributed photo)

Twisted in knots? That’s a good thing at VCU Geometry Camp for middle-schoolers

June 23, 2023

The weeklong summer day program uses hands-on learning to make math meaningful at an impressionable age.

‘Learn, discover, and innovate’: VCU celebrates the opening of its new STEM building

April 26, 2023

VCU held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its 168,000-square-foot building dedicated to STEM with space for more than 10,000 students who will take up to 70 courses each semester.

aerial view of the james river, a bridge, and downtown richmond virginia

Now accepting applications for the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program

Jan. 30, 2023

The REU will provide eight undergraduates a hands-on introduction to computational research endeavors and improve their problem-solving, communication and computer programming skills.

Jan Rychtar

Jan Rychtar, Ph.D., receives awards from Council of Undergraduate Research and The Mathematical Association of America.

Sept. 29, 2022

 Jan Rychtar, Ph.D., has been at VCU since 2019 and is a professor of mathematics

harris hall on the v.c.u. campus

Assistant Professors of Mathematics receive Collaboration Grants through Simons Foundation

Sept. 13, 2022

Dr. Punit Gandhi and Dr. Nicola Tarasca have both received Simons Foundation Collaboration Grants.

Allison Moore

Moore receives funding through National Science Foundation

July 8, 2022

Allison Moore, Ph.D., has been at VCU since 2019 and is an assistant professor of mathematics

Jessica Seppi. “The more statistics classes I took, the more I realized I needed to make this decision. I wanted to do what makes me happy.” (Courtesy of Jessica Seppi)

Starting over: Jessica Seppi took a class that caused her to change direction, and she couldn’t be happier

Jan. 13, 2022

The transfer student pivoted from broadcast journalism to statistics after discovering a love for applying math to the real world.

Rebecca Segal

Segal appointed interim chair of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics

Jan. 4, 2022

Rebecca Segal, Ph.D., has been at VCU since 2006 and is a professor of applied mathematics.

Harrison Brock

Meet a Student: Harrison Brock

Aug. 30, 2021

Originally an urban and regional studies major, Harrison Brock was introduced to how statistical practices were used in that field, which inspired him to switch his major to statistics.