Department of Mathematics and Statistics

02/15/2023

Congratulations to department members Jude Kong, recipient of the Excellence in Research Award in the Early Career Researcher; Neal Madras, recipient of the Excellence in Graduate Mentorship Award; and our chair Stephen Watson, who received the Dean’s Special Recognition Award!

Faculty of Science celebrates excellence at annual ceremony February 3, 2023 Share York University’s Faculty of Science recognized the academic, teaching and research excellence of students, faculty and staff during its annual Honours & Awards Ceremony held Jan. 30. More than 150 guests joined the...

01/26/2023

We hope your semester has started off well! Please join us for the department's three minute thesis next month. Details can be found here:

Welcome! Left to the Reader is a biweekly seminar series run BY grad students and FOR grad students! After a long time of online working, this is finally an opportunity to get together as graduate students, get to know each other and share our experiences. 😊 The seminar is designed to showcase th...

12/28/2022

Are you an undergraduate student interested in Mathematical Modelling? Have you ever been interested in solving real-world problems? If so, then come join the Consortium for Mathematics and its Applications (COMAP’s) Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM) / Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling (ICM) from February 16-20, 2023.

COMAP’s Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM) / Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling (ICM) is an international contest designed to provide undergraduate students with the opportunity to work as team members to engage in and improve their modeling, problem solving, and writing skills. Teams apply mathematics to model, develop, and communicate a solution to a real-world problem.

The department of Mathematics and Statistics will pay the registration fees for all the teams.

Team Members: A team may consist of up to three students currently enrolled in the same school. Students may be enrolled in any department or program at the school.

How to join the Competition

Step 1: Form teams of up to three students if possible. Feel free to register alone.
Step 2: Sign up in the link below (before January 16, 2023) and we will register you.

Here is the link to the Sign Up Form: https://science.apps01.yorku.ca/machform/view.php?id=493095


Step 3: Explore the information on the Competition Page while waiting to hear back from us: https://www.contest.comap.com/undergraduate/contests/mcm/instructions.php . In particular,

a. Go to the MCM/ICM web site and review the rules, guidelines, and prior years' problems: http://www.comapmath.com/MCMICM/index.html
b. Visit www.mathmodels.org to view previous years' problems and solutions.
c. Visit /undergraduate/contests/resources/index.html , the MCM/ICM Articles, Resources, and Links page. d. The MCM/ICM "Tips" article (found on the resource web page) provides students and advisors tips for before, during, and after the contest.

*Internal Registration Deadline is Monday, January 16, 2023 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time*

Problem Choices
Contest teams of up to three students address one of the following six problems choices over the period of the contest weekend.

MCM Problem A (continuous)
MCM Problem B (discrete)
MCM Problem C (data insights)
ICM Problem D (operations research/network science)
ICM Problem E (sustainability)
ICM Problem F (policy)

The Competition is FREE to join for students from our department!

Awards and Prizes
Students are also eligible to receive academic and monetary prizes!
The International COMAP Scholarship Award will be awarded to the four(4) top MCM/ICM teams from any of the participating countries; $9000 being split among the team members and $1000 to the school represented. Awards will be announced on or before May 31st.

After the results are issued, each successfully participating student will receive a certificate of participation. Selected teams will have all or portions of their solution papers published in COMAP's UMAP Journal.

We look forward to working with you!

Are you an undergraduate student interested in Mathematical Modelling? Have you ever been interested in solving real-world problems? If so, then come join the Consortium for Mathematics and its Applications’s (COMAP’s) Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM) / Interdisciplinary Contest in Modelin...

12/12/2022

Black scholars form new interdisciplinary research cluster December 8, 2022 Share By Elaine Smith A group of professors affiliated in various ways with York University’s African Studies Program join forces to create a unique, interdisciplinary research cluster focusing on adaptive knowledge, respo...

12/12/2022

The engine behind human gut microbiome analysis and data science December 8, 2022 Share By Elaine Smith As his career unfolds, biostatistician Kevin McGregor is becoming very familiar with the human gut microbiome. His work is particularly relevant given the human biome is a community of microorgani...

12/02/2022

We are pleased to announce that Neal Madras will be awarded the Faculty of Science Excellence in Graduate Mentorship Award at the Faculty of Science Annual Honours and Awards ceremony on Monday, January 30, 2023. This award recognizes Professor Madras' outstanding commitment to the education and training of graduate students and to establishing a supportive but challenging environment for research and scholarly activities.

11/18/2022

More support for students starting postsecondary was on the radar pre-COVID, but pandemic disruptions have amplified the need, say students and professors. Educators behind some new courses focused on first-year students hope to bridge this gap and get them on a path to academic success.

11/18/2022

2+3 = A great opportunity for international students at the Faculty of Science November 17, 2022 Share By Elaine Smith Organizers of one of the Faculty of Science’s best kept secrets, the 2+2/2+3 Undergraduate International Collaboration Education Programs, anticipate exponential growth, thanks to...

11/18/2022

Data science program ready to blossom November 17, 2022 Share By Elaine Smith Data science will be in full bloom at York University with the introduction of a new undergraduate program from the Department of Mathematics and Statistics. This field uses computing skills and statistical reasoning to ge...

11/09/2022

The 25th annual Blyth Lectures will be taking place at the University of Toronto, November 9, 10, and 11. This year's speaker is Mark Braverman, of Princeton University.

11/07/2022

York University is a co-sponsor for this year's Winter Meeting of the Canadian Mathematical Society, taking place in Toronto December 2-5, 2022. Join us for a public lecture, plenaries, scientific sessions, mini-courses, and other events.

There's plenty of time left to register, but early-bird prices are available only until November 8.

The Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS) invites the mathematical community to the 2022 CMS Winter Meeting from December 2-5 at the Chelsea Hotel in Toronto, Ontario. There will be 4 days of prize lectures, plenary speakers, scientific sessions and panels.

10/05/2022

York University announces appointment of new chancellor October 4, 2022 Share La version française suit la version anglaise. York University’s Board of Governors appointed Kathleen Taylor as York’s 14th chancellor to a three-year term, effective Jan. 1, 2023.  The appointment follows outgoing ...