Academic Advising Updates
The Fall 2020 Career Fair is this week! Here are advising updates and announcements for this week. Continue reading…
Math Club Event: The Mathematics Behind Symmetries
The Math Club invites you to a talk by graduate student Juliana Bukoski on the mathematics behind symmetries. A group is an important mathematical object that captures the idea of symmetry. Juliana will define groups and look at tweaking the definition to capture "partial symmetries." Continue reading…
Annual Putnam Exam and Seminar
Give yourself a mathematical treat! The annual Putnam Exam will be held this academic year on Saturday, February 20. The Putnam seminar will meet remotely via Zoom each Friday at 2:30 pm, starting on September 25. However, there is still time to get involved with the Putnam Exam and seminar. Continue reading…
Fall 2020 Pi Mu Epsilon Applications
The applications to join Pi Mu Epsilon this fall are now available. Pi Mu Epsilon is a non-secret organization whose purpose is the promotion of scholarly activity in mathematics among students in academic institutions. Nebraska Alpha Chapter, founded in 1928, inducts new members each fall. Continue reading…
Important Academic Dates
Friday, October 2 - Last day to change a full-length Regular Academic Session course registration to or from “Pass/No Pass”
Monday, October 26 through Tuesday, November 10 - Priority Enrollment for the Spring 2021 Semester
Fall 2020 University Career Fair
Each day starting September 22 through September 25, the Fall 2020 University Career Fair will be held virtually on Handshake from 12 to 4 pm. This is an excellent opportunity to connect virtually with employers and organizations Continue reading…
Fall 2020 Actuarial Science Career Fair
On Monday, September 28 from 3:30 to 6 pm, UNL Students can connect virtually with employers who are recruiting for internships and full-time positions in Actuarial Science and related fields. Continue reading…
NSF GRF Program and Goldwater Scholarship
The deadlines for applying for the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program and the Goldwater Scholarships are coming up. These are programs specifically for students in the STEM fields, and these competitive programs are offer substantial rewards. Continue reading…
Math/Science Hybrid Tutor Position
The Student Support Services/TRiO program is looking for a Math/Science hybrid tutor to hire as quickly as possible. You must be sophomore-standing or higher and have at least a 3.0 GPA, and the position pays $10/hour as well as qualifies for work study. Continue reading…
PIESL Conversational Partner Program
The Programs in Intensive English as a Second Language (PIESL) Conversational Partners Program’s main purpose is connecting international students with UNL community members through authentic and friendly conversations and interactions. The sign up deadline is Friday, September 25. Continue reading…
Converge Nebraska
Converge Nebraska is a program designed to pair you with somebody of a different political perspective to sit down and have a discussion about how we can disagree respectfully. Students take a short political ideology questionnaire and are paired with someone who scored significantly different. Continue reading…
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program
The Gilman Scholarship Program offers grants of up to $5,000 to United States undergraduate students of high financial need participating in credit-bearing study abroad programs or international internships. The October 2020 deadline application is open for students in programs during 2021. Continue reading…
Omicron Delta Kappa Applications
Omicron Delta Kappa is a National Leadership Honor Society. OΔK is one of four members of the Honor Society Caucus, a consortium of the most prestigious honor societies in the country. Applications for the 2020-2021 Circle Class are currently LIVE and will be due on Friday, October 2, 2020 at 5 pm. Continue reading…
Women in Mathematics in New England Virtual Conference
The Women in Mathematics in New England (WIMIN) Conference will be held virtually this year on Saturday, October 17. Their plenary speakers will be Emille Lawrence and Nora Youngs. The deadline to register is Tuesday, October 6. Continue reading…
MAKO Undergraduate Mathematics Research Conference
Missouri State University will again be hosting its annual MAKO undergraduate mathematics research conference, but the conference will be a virtual conference due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This conference is scheduled to start on Saturday, November 7, at 9:00 a.m. Continue reading…
NJIT Ph.D. in Mathematical Sciences
The Department of Mathematical Sciences at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) is inviting candidates to apply to one of our doctoral program tracks: (1) Applied Mathematics or (2) Applied Probability & Statistics. Teaching and research assistantships are available. Continue reading…
Database Developer and Analyst Research Position
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate is offering a unique opportunity that will support the Office of Innovation and Collaboration to develop, build, and maintain a database/website interface for technical analyses, program reviews, and annual reports. Continue reading…
Mathematics Summer Internships at the National Security Agency
Applications for Summer 2021 are now open for the Directors Summer Program and Cryptanalysis and Signals Analysis Summer Program. These 12 week paid internships are an opportunity to work directly on mission-critical problems and experience the excitement of the NSA mathematics community. Continue reading…
Jobs and Internships
Click here for job and internship openings that would be available for Mathematics majors. Continue reading…
Advisors
If you have questions, concerns, or just want to talk about your next steps as a student, your faculty advisor, Prof. Petronela Radu (pradu@unl.edu), and your assigned advisor, Doug Pellatz (dpellatz@unl.edu), are here to help.
Originally published September 22, 2020 -
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