School of Mathematics News
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Sylvester Zhang awarded Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship
PhD student Sylvester Zhang was recently awarded the Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship from the University of Minnesota.
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Administrative Director Katherine Dowd earns Vickie R. Courtney Award
Katherine Dowd was recently recognized with the Vickie R. Courtney Award for Outstanding Service to University Senate Governance for her service to the P&A Senate.
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Alumni Profile: Jered Bright
Jered Bright is a UMN-TC alumnus, Senior Teaching Specialist at UMR, and recent recipient of the Morse-Alumni Award.
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