Mathematics & Statistics

The Mathematics and Statistics Department hosted a Pi day party including a Bake Off and a Pie-Your-Professor event.

Nancy Scherich and student Nathaniel Song '26 gave an invited colloquium talk about their joint mathematics research in knot theory at Davidson College last week.

Five students from the Baseball Analytics Club presented a case in Phoenix, Arizona to judges working for Major League Baseball teams.

Hwayeon Ryu, associate professor of mathematics, along with Elon students and an alumnus published a paper in Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering on investigating immune dysregulation in COVID-19.

Following a year and a half collaborative process that involved faculty from across the college, the new statement was shared at the college’s recent spring faculty meeting.

The longtime faculty member in the Department of Mathematics will spend the 2026-27 academic year researching the way math has been used to drive storytelling – and how stories then spark the curiosity of readers who want to learn more about math concepts.

Eleven Elon seniors and alumni have been named semifinalists for The Fulbright U.S. Student Program: the largest educational exchange program in the world that offers research, study and teaching opportunities to recent graduates in more than 140 countries, with approximately 2,000 grants awarded annually in all fields of study.

The Elon Dance Team was joined by four faculty/staff members to perform the halftime show at the Elon vs. Townsen men's basketball game.

An Elon University associate professor of mathematics Hwayeon Ryu joined more than 290 mathematicians on Capitol Hill on Jan. 8, 2026, to advocate for sustained federal investment in mathematical sciences education and research, highlighting how federal support promotes undergraduate research, expands access to STEM pathways and strengthens the U.S. STEM workforce.

Students and faculty at the Elon Mathematics Department attended and presented at the Joint Mathematics Meetings on January 4-7, 2026, in Washington DC.