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Halmos Mathematicians Gear Up for Annual Brain Bowl, April 4
Halmos Mathematicians Gear Up for Annual Brain Bowl
April is Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month, the Halmos College Department of Mathematics is hosting its annual Mathematics Brain Bowl intramural competition. This event will be held on April 16 at noon in Mailman Hollywood Building. Interested students who would like to compete should contact Ricardo Carrera, Ph.D. Prizes will be awarded to the winning team and all participants will be invited to a lunch at the conclusion of the brain bowl.
Students may register as a free agent or as a team. Deadline for registration is Wednesday, April 4.
Mathematics and statistics play a significant role in addressing many real-world problems — internet security, sustainability, disease, climate change, the data deluge, and much more. Research in these and other areas is ongoing, revealing new results and applications every day in fields such as medicine, manufacturing, energy, biotechnology, and business. Mathematics and statistics are important drivers of innovation in our technological world, in which new systems and methodologies continue to become more complex.