Most preschool math, literacy apps not designed to help children learn, UCI study finds
Few incorporate evidence-based features that align with best practices for teaching
September 19, 2018
KEYWORD
math
Founding professor of math donates personal, professional papers to UCI Libraries
Collection includes Edward Thorp’s work proving merits of card counting in blackjack
June 12, 2018
New UCI center to look at life by the numbers
Mathematics and biology come together in interdisciplinary research effort
May 24, 2018
Svetlana Jitomirskaya named fellow by American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Mathematician joins 35 other UCI faculty members in prestigious organization
April 18, 2018
UCI-led team studying use of baby books to improve parenting skills and child outcomes
With a $2.9 million grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development, Stephanie Reich, UCI associate professor of education, and Natasha Cabrera, associate professor of human development at the University of Maryland, are principal investigators for a study evaluating the effectiveness of embedding educational information in baby books that […]
July 27, 2017
Mathematician Qing Nie awarded foundation grant to study cancer drug resistance
UCI mathematics professor Qing Nie and his collaborators have been awarded $455,000 to study cancer drug resistance by the Jayne Koskinas Ted Giovanis Foundation for Health & Policy and the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Along with an interdisciplinary team of experimental cancer biologists, engineers and mathematicians, Nie hopes to identify novel and more effective treatments for patients with breast […]
January 30, 2017
Richard Schoen wins 2017 Wolf Prize in mathematics
Richard Schoen has been awarded the 2017 Wolf Prize in mathematics for his contributions to geometric analysis and the understanding of the interconnectedness of partial differential equations and differential geometry. The UCI professor of mathematics, who holds the department’s Excellence in Teaching Chair, is among eight Wolf Prize laureates this year from the United States, […]
January 05, 2017
Lawrence Benveniste ’72 commits to estate gift to support UCI mathematics
A renowned economist and former dean of Emory University’s Goizueta Business School, Lawrence Benveniste ’72 and his wife, Marie, have committed to a $5 million estate gift to establish endowed chairs in mathematics at UCI and UC Berkeley. Benveniste earned a bachelor’s in mathematics at UCI in 1972 and a doctorate in mathematics at UC Berkeley in […]
November 30, 2016
Solving problems
UCI program fosters math skills and college dreams in underprivileged middle schoolers
April 27, 2016
Bridging the gap
Adaptive learning program developed at UCI supplements and reinforces math and science skills
July 01, 2013