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Bidirectional Contact Tracing Could Have a Dramatic Impact on COVID-19 Infection Numbers

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The NC State Belltower

Apr 15, 2022

College’s Graduate Programs Make Strong Showing in 2022 U.S. News Rankings

The college’s graduate programs ranked highly in the latest U.S. News and World Report rankings. 
Memorial Belltower

Mar 18, 2022

NC State’s Financial Mathematics Program Recognized as Global Leader

The Master of Science in Financial Mathematics program has been recognized as one of the top 25 quantitative financial master’s programs globally. 
The late NC State mathematics professor Chia Ven Pao.

Mar 4, 2022

Alumni Lead Effort to Establish Endowment in Honor of Late Mathematician Pao

A group of alumni is working to establish an endowed scholarship for international students in honor of the late mathematics professor Chia Ven Pao.  
Students pose in front the Dabney Hall sign at NC State.

Jan 24, 2022

NSF-Funded Programs Offer Research Opportunities to External Undergraduate Students

The college will offer three Research Experiences for Undergraduates programs this summer. 
icebergs in water

Dec 17, 2021

Time Lag Between Intervention and Actual CO2 Decrease Could Still Lead to Climate Tipping Point

A lag between intervention and CO2 decrease could have ramifications for climate change. 
The statues in Wolf Plaza

Nov 24, 2021

Passionate About the Power of Higher Education

Megan Pryor, a mathematics and math education major, participated in the Marian Drane Graham Scholars program. 
Campus gateway sign reading NC State University

Jun 21, 2021

Sciences Student Noah Wolfe Named Astronaut Scholar

Noah Wolfe, a senior in physics and mathematics, has been selected as part of the 2021-22 class of Astronaut Scholars. 
The NC State Belltower lit red against a night sky

Jun 11, 2021

Chertock Named Martin Distinguished Professor

The College of Sciences has named Alina Chertock, head of the Department of Mathematics, as the LeRoy B. Martin, Jr. Distinguished Professor. 
Talley Student Union

May 20, 2021

WeBWorK Available to All Faculty

The Department of Mathematics pioneered NC State's use of an open-source online homework system that's now available to all faculty. 
Electron microscope image of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

Feb 10, 2021

Bidirectional Contact Tracing Could Have a Dramatic Impact on COVID-19 Infection Numbers

NC State mathematician Alun Lloyd recently co-authored a study that found bidirectional contact tracing is twice as effective as forward tracing, the contact tracing method currently in use.