UW-Madison Department of Mathematics

09/02/2026

Happy First Day of Classes, Badgers! We are so excited to have everyone back on campus and can’t wait for another exciting year, On, Wisconsin! 🦡🦡🦡

08/27/2026

We had so much fun welcoming students and staff back this week at both our New Graduate Student Lunch and our Ice Cream Social!

Can’t wait for the new school year to start 🔜

07/04/2026

Happy Fourth of July, Badgers!!

Wishing the Badger community a safe, happy, and fun-filled Fourth of July weekend! 🎆 On, Wisconsin! 👐

06/22/2026

Now that it’s officially summer, we wanted to make sure everyone knows how to properly prepare their bags for a perfect beach day 😎🏖️

06/12/2026

Congratulations to Sarah Strikwerda who recently received a Postdoc Excellence Award in Teaching! We are so grateful to have her with us and for all the hard work she has put in during her time at UW. Visit this link to read more about Sarah and the Postdoc Awards: https://grad.wisc.edu/2026/05/26/postdoc-excellence-awards-highlight-outstanding-postdocs-and-faculty-mentors/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=wordpress_insideuw&utm_campaign=facstaff_comms&utm_content=2026_06_02

06/01/2026

The MLC is hiring for a full-time, in-person position! Visit the link in our bio to learn more and find the application. All applications are due by June 8th. Join our team!

05/29/2026

Members of the Madison community and their families are invited to join the UW-Madison Mathematics Department and the Madison Experimental Lab (MXM) on June 2nd from 12-3 for an afternoon of lunch, mathematical activities, and a public lecture.

Lunch will be served at 12 PM. Students in middle and high school will then have the opportunity to participate in a variety of mathematical activities, solving mathematical puzzles on translation surfaces, crocheting topological monsters, exploring a collection of physical models, and more! At 2 PM, Jean-Luc Thiffeault will give a public lecture on the mathematics behind taffy pullers!

Activities will take place in Van Vleck Hall B224 and the public lecture will take place in Van Vleck B130. We hope to see you there!

05/22/2026

Congratulations to Dallas Albritton and Paul Apisa! They were selected as 2 of the 21 Sloan fellows in Mathematics for the US and Canada for 2026. We are so proud to have them representing our department 🥳🎉

05/15/2026

GRAD RECAP: A week ago we celebrated and honored our newest alumni from both the graduate and undergraduate programs! We loved seeing everyone and honoring all the hard work that has been put in over the years. Congratulations and On, Wisconsin 🥳🦡

05/12/2026

Today, May 12th, is International Women in Mathematics Day and, to celebrate, we wanted to highlight some of the amazing women throughout our department! Thank you to Marissa Loving, Laurel Ohm, Autumn Kent, Betsy Stovall, Sarah Strikwerda, and all of the other women representing our department, the work you do inspires us all 🎉

Swipe through to read more about why these professors chose math and what it means to be a women in STEM