April is Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month, aimed at increasing the understanding and appreciation of mathematics and statistics. Math and statistics play a vital role in helping us ...

Apple TV+ has gone all the way to ascertain that their brand new conspiracy thriller Prime Target ticked all the boxes. Not only did they hire a great cast of characters, including David Morrissey, ...

Boosting the numbers of graduate students seeking careers in mathematical sciences is the aim of a new program at the University of California, Davis. The VIGRE (Vertical Integration in Graduate ...

Are you a fourth- through eighth-grader interested in testing your math skills before heading to high school? If so, the eighth annual Davis All-City Math Tournament is the competition for you. Davis ...

Davis High’s Timothy Hwang secured first place among 10th graders at an international Mathleague competition held in Bali, Indonesia, on July 7 (July 8 in Indonesia). “I didn’t expect that I could get ...

For years, it has been assumed that teachers -- specifically math teachers -- need to master the content they intend to teach. And the best way to do this is to take courses beyond that content. Yet ...

Mathematician and activist Chandler Davis refused to answer questions in 1953 when called before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), which was investigating allegations of communist ...

Hi, it’s me, the English major–the one who managed to avoid ever taking another math class after sophomore year in high school. That’s right, after struggling through Algebra 2, I tossed my calculator ...

For decades, generations of Americans took the same basic high school math track. Algebra. Geometry. Algebra 2. Now, school districts across the country are overhauling their approach, combining ...

“Alina Gataullina, a math major, works with other students as they talk about mathematics in the undergraduate math lounge. (Gregory Urquiaga/UC Davis)” Editor’s note: This story was originally ...