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    Two School of Science Retirements

    Department of Mathematics

    Dr. Richard Bastian, Senior Lecturer in Mathematics and Dr. Catherine Duckett, Associate Dean of the School of Science were recognized at the Awards and Recognition Luncheon on the occasion of their retirements from Monmouth University. The following statements were read at the event. Together they have thirty-four years of full time service to the University.…

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    “The Impact of Yoga on Math Anxiety” (Honors School Research Conference)

    Department of Mathematics

    This project looked at the correlation between physical activity, specifically yoga, and students’ anxiety in their math class. The research objective was to determine if yoga reduces stress and anxiety and increases self-confidence in a mathematics classroom, specifically in first year Monmouth University math courses. Students portrayed their feelings towards their mathematics class on a…

  • Math and Statistics Students Present at the Annual School of Science Research Conference

    Department of Mathematics

    Alexander Metz (Business-Stats Minor), Anthony Stirone (Math/Statistics), Olivia Fowles (Biology), and Brandon Govea (Math/Statistics), and worked with Richard Bastian, Ph.D. (Mathematics), and Jason Adolf, Ph.D. (Biology-MEBP), on a statistical analysis of water quality in coastal lakes in Monmouth County. Their data came from citizen scientists who voluntarily took water samples and remotely entered their measurements.…

  • Department of Mathematics at the ICUNJ Undergraduate Research Symposium

    Department of Mathematics

    Miriam Abecasis ’27 represented the Math department at the Independent Colleges and Universities of New Jersey (ICUNJ) Undergraduate Research Symposium at Bell Works in Holmdel. She presented her research on quantum graphs that was funded by an ICUNJ grant. Miriam was among only a handful of second-years in the pool of 53 individuals/teams of undergraduates presenting their work from colleges and universities…

  • Pi Day Celebration

    Department of Mathematics

    The Department of Mathematics celebrated Pi Day early this year on Tuesday, March 13.  It also happened to be International Women in Mathematics Day. It was very fitting that the two speakers represented the next generation of women in mathematics. Miriam Abecasis (Monmouth University) and Willow Denker (Binghamton University) shared the results of their ongoing research…

  • 16th Annual Summer Research Program Symposium

    Department of Biology, Department of Chemistry and Physics, Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering, Department of Mathematics

    Faculty and student discussing poster.

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    22nd Annual Student Research Conference

    Department of Mathematics

    April 12, 2024, 10 a.m., Edison 201 The 22nd Annual School of Science Student Research Conference showcased 31 research projects by teams of students and their faculty mentors. The keynote address was delivered by Kevin Dillon ’15, Ph.D., a faculty member who participated in student research at Monmouth University and presented at the Student Research…