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A new University of Kentucky study funded by the National Science Foundation seeks to make mathematics more relatable to all students by focusing on how teachers respond to children’s experiences, knowledge and mathematical reasoning.

Recipients will receive a three-year annual stipend for a research-based master's or doctoral degree in a STEM-related field.

Stapleton is one of 128 researchers across the U.S. and Canada “whose creativity, innovation and research accomplishments make them stand out as the next generation of scientific leaders,” according to the foundation.

Nathaniel Stapleton in the UK College of Arts and Sciences' Department of Mathematics recently received two grants for “new tools in chromatic homotopy theory,” a project funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). 

Tara Holm, a mathematician and professor at Cornell University, will deliver the 2018-19 J.C. Eaves Lecture. Hosted by the University of Kentucky Department of Mathematics, the lecture will take place at 5 p.m. Thursday, March 21, in 208 White Hall Classroom Building.

Olivia Prosper, an assistant professor of mathematics in the UK College of Arts and Sciences, is lead principal investigator on a project that may help reduce the threat of drug-resistant pathogens to global health.

Emily Dautenhahn, a senior double majoring in mathematics and history in the UK College of Arts and Sciences, has found ways to merge her interests in travel and math research.

Francis Su, a mathematician from Harvey Mudd College, will deliver a talk on how math helps people flourish at UK next Thursday.

Assistant Professor Bert Guillou in the Department of Mathematics has been awarded a National Science Foundation grant for his research in homotopy theory. The grant is just shy of $140,000 and will be spread over three years.