An Undergraduate Mathematics Magazine Project | Spring 2025
Explorations in Undergraduate Mathematics: A Playful Journey into Mathematics is a magazine and special project written and edited by a group of undergraduate students from Professor Debra K. Borkovitz’s Spring Mat 301 Writing in Math Course. Students in Professor Debra Borkovitz’s Mat 301 course spent the semester reading math journals, analyzing writing styles, and reflecting […]
Abby Lutton, Department Manager, Named Recipient of a 2025 CAS Outstanding Service Award
Congratulations to Abby Lutton for being named a recipient of the College of Arts and Sciences’ Outstanding Service Award (OSA) for 2025! She received a shiny, engraved crystal glass award at the CAS Faculty Meeting on April 30, 2025. The OSA recognizes colleagues for significant contributions to CAS/GRS at Boston University during the 2024-2025 academic […]
Teaching Fellow Award Winners 2024-2025
The department congratulates four PhD students on their selection for teaching fellow awards for AY 2024-2025: Minh Thu Bui is the recipient of the Department’s Best TF Award in Statistics. Rob Jencks is the recipient of the Department’s Best TF Award in Mathematics. Ben Krewson is the recipient of the GRS Outstanding TF Award in […]
Prof. Judith Lok wins 2025 Mosteller Statistician of the Year Award
Professor Judith Lok has been named the recipient of the 2025 Mosteller Statistician of the Year Award by the Boston Chapter of the American Statistical Association. This award recognizes a distinguished statistician who has made exceptional contributions to the field of statistics and who has performed outstanding service to the statistical community. Professor Lok has […]
Congratulations to Prof. Yu-Shen Lin, 2025 Simons Fellow
Professor Yu-Shen Lin has been named as a Simons Fellow in Mathematics for AY 2025-2026 by the Simons Foundation in recognition of his research in geometry and mathematical physics.
MA in Statistics
The Master of Arts Program in statistics provides advanced preparation in fundamental statistical theory and methods through a combination of traditional courses and electives in addition to modern topics in computation and data science. The program prepares students for positions in the fields of education or industry, or for future graduate study leading to a PhD. Students […]
GAANN Fellowship
GAANN Fellowships in Mathematics & Statistics The Department of Mathematics & Statistics at Boston University has a grant from the U.S. Department of Education for Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN). This grant provides fellowships to pursue a PhD for qualified graduate students with strong academic records and demonstrated financial need. These fellowships […]
Department Highlights
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Why Mathematics and Statistics?
In addition to being beautiful subjects that inform and highlight the power of precise thinking, Mathematics and Statistics are at the heart of a variety of careers in the sciences, business, education, finance, manufacturing, communications, and engineering.