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Levine invited to lecture at UAH
Howard Levine will present A mathematical feasibility argument for the use of aptamers in therapy and imaging on September 5 at the University of Alabama at Huntsville as part of the Karen Ames Lecture Series. Poster.
Math Help Room reopens September 2
The Math Help Room reopens Tuesday, September 2. It will be open 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. weekdays through the week before finals.
Located in 385 Carver, the Help Room is a place for students who need help in any of the following math classes: 104, 105, 140, 141, 142, 151, 160, 165, 166, 181, 195, 196, 265
Annual department meeting
Next week, Wednesday, September 10 at 4:10 p.m. in 298 Carver. Who should attend: faculty members, lecturers, post docs, graduate students, staff members.
Foreign travel grant requests
For travel through May 13, 2009 are due Tuesday, September 2 by 5:00 p.m. to Departmental Office
Confidentiality Presentation
Thursday, September 4 at 4:10 p.m. in 305 Carver - Kathy Jones, Registrar, will talk to the department about FERPA and confidentiality issues involved with student records. Math office will be closed so staff may attend.
Colloquia and Seminars this week
Discrete Mathematics Seminar
Tuesday, September 2 at 2:10 p.m. in 268 Carver - Olga Pryporova
Matrix Groups Seminar
Tuesday, September 2 at 2:10 p.m. in 128 Carver - Kenneth Driessel on The convolution of Algebra of SU(2)
Mathematics
Colloquia
Tuesday, September 2 at 4:10 p.m. in 298 Carver - Professor Susan
Montgomery (USC) Orthogonal representation of Hopf algebras
Probability Seminar
Wednesday, September 3 at 2:10 p.m. in 282 Carver - Sunder Sethuraman will continue Large deviations for Urn Schemes and random graphs
Graduate
Student Seminar
Wednesday, September 3 at 4:10 p.m. in 160 Carver - Paul
Sacks on Degree Requirements
Interior-Point Methods Seminar
Thursday, Septebmer 4 at 2:10 p.m. in TBA - Ken Driessel on Derivatives, gradients and Hessians
Transitions
Graduate student birthdays this week:
9/3 Jeff Doran
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