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2022 SMSS Teaching Excellence Award -- Dr. Shaghayegh Setayesh -
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Dr. Zhaosheng Feng Receives 2020-2021 UTRGV Faculty Excellence Award for Research
Welcome
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Welcome to the website of the School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV).
The School has more than 45 tenured and tenure-track faculty members in pure and applied mathematics, statistics, and mathematics education and conduct research in various areas such as partial differential equations, number theory, algebraic geometry, applied statistics, optimization, or K-12 research, to name a few. Faculty have also established interdisciplinary collaborations with researchers in various disciplines, such as engineering, physics, biology, and the health sciences. Our faculty members have received grants from funding agencies, such as, the Department of Defense, National Science Foundation, and Eisenhower grants. The School also has a talented cadre of Lecturers who contribute to the early mathematical development of our students from across the university.
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News and Announcements
February 6, 2022
Our MSIA Ph.D program application has been reopened and the deadline has been extended to March 1, 2023. Please submit your application by the new deadline if you want to start our doctoral MSI program in Fall 2023.
December 26, 2022
Applying to our doctoral program
Our MSIA Ph.D. program application deadline has changed to February 1 for the year 2023 and subsequent years. Please submit your admission application by the new deadline if you want to start our doctoral MSI program in Fall 2023.
March 22, 2022
p-Adic Numbers, Ultrametric Analysis, and Applications: CIMPA-CIMAT Research School
The school will take place from May 22nd- May 31st, in the CIMAT, Guanajuato, Mexico. The school is intended to be a hybrid event, with a small number of participants (about 25) in Guanajuato. If there is a sanitary emergency, the event will be fully online. There is funding for supporting students from developing countries (including students from Mexico). The registration is available at https://www.cimpa.info/en/node/6486.
February 18, 2022
REU Program on Applied Mathematics and Computational and Data Science
The School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences (SMSS) is excited to announce applications for the NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in Summer 2022.
The program will run from June 13 to August 12, 2022. Applicants must be full-time undergraduate students pursuing a major in the mathematical or statistical sciences in Fall 2022. Applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents of the United States in accordance with NSF regulations. Review of applications will begin on April 1, 2022 and continue till spots are filled.
February 15, 2022
Researcher Spotlight - Dr. Josef Aaron Sifuentes
November 10, 2021
Kudos to Md Salman Rahman from the MS program in Applied Statistics and Data Science, for winning First Place in the Big Idea Competition in the Health and Life Science Category and Third Place in the General Category. Great job Salman. We are proud of you!