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Our Department Represents New Mexico at #MathSciOnTheHill
January 9, 2026
Our own Assistant Professor Anna Nelson, along with researchers from various New Mexico Labs, math camps (Anita Chou Executive Director of Campersand), and former UNM undergraduate/HS dual credit math students (Tommy Denny-Martins and Isa Chou now... read more
In-service Week Schedule, Spring 2026
January 9, 2026
Schedule for Spring 2026 In-Service
Thursday, January 15 and Friday, January 16. All meetings are in-person; some may require instructors to bring their laptops.
See pdf schedule.
There will be a breakfast buffet at 8 a.m. in the SMLC atrium on... read more
In memoriam: Bill Zimmer
January 8, 2026
Prof. Emeritus Bill Zimmer died in mid-December. William John Zimmer earned his PhD under Irving Burr at Purdue University (1959) and advised 7 PhD students at UNM.
"Bill came to Sandia in 1959 as a new Ph.D. from Purdue and moved to UNM's Math and... read more
UNM-PNM Math Contest First Round Nov 2025
November 24, 2025
The first round of the 2025-2026 UNM-PNM Statewide High School Mathematics Contest, was held earlier this month on November 7-10, 2025. A total of 449 students from 35 schools participated. Although select online participation was possible, almost... read more
Inaugural NM Math Meet
September 26, 2025
The first New Mexico Math Meet (NM3) took place from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM on Saturday, September 20th, 2025 at the Science and Math Learning Center (SMLC) on the UNM campus. Over 90 middle school students from Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, and Las Cruces... read more
Dennis Baidoo & Emmanuel Kubuafor Receive Lester R. Curtin Award
August 22, 2025
Graduate students Dennis Baidoo and Emmanuel Kubuafor of the University of New Mexico’s Department of Mathematics and Statistics were honored with the Lester R. Curtin Award at the 2025 Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) in Nashville, Tennessee, the... read more
