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  • Remembering Professor Thomas Wolf

    Thursday, June 12, 2025 | By

    The community at Brock University is saddened to learn of the passing of Thomas Wolf, Professor of Mathematics and Statistics.

    Headshot of Thomas Wolf, Brock University Professor of Mathematics

    Wolf was an inspiration to many — students, staff, and faculty alike.

    In addition to his research interests in differential equations and integrability, computer algebra, general relativity, and combinatorial game theory, Wolf had a passion for the computerization of the game Go and organized the Brock Go Club.  He was also actively engaged in various youth outreach and student initiatives, including the Caribou Contests, a mathematics camp, and serving as a judge in the Niagara Science Fair.

    More details about Wolf and his work can be found in the article in Brock News: Professor Thomas Wolf remembered for sharing his love of math – The Brock News

    The Faculty of Mathematics and Science is planning memorial activities in the Fall. Further details to follow.

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  • Department of Mathematics and Statistics Colloquium: Dr. Basil Nanayakkara

    Thursday, May 22, 2025 | By

    The Department of Mathematics and Statistics invites students, faculty, and staff to attend the upcoming colloquium with speaker Dr. Basil Nanayakkara on Thursday, May 29, from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM.  The talk is entitled Limits and co-limits: the categorical viewpoint

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    Registration link:  https://experiencebu.brocku.ca/event/295746

     

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  • Our Muller Learning Centre in the Newsletters of the International Commission on Mathematical Instruction!

    Friday, March 21, 2025 | By

    Congratulations again to our colleague, Professor Emeritus Eric Muller, whose outstanding contributions and commitment in mathematics education were recognized through renaming our Math & Stats Learning Centre after him, and now mentioned in the Newsletter of the International Commission on Mathematical Instruction, published on March 15, 2025:

    Math Learning Centre named after Professor Eric R. Muller

    It may be rather rare nowadays that a university room be named after a person, not in gratitude for a generous financial donation—however important these may be in the life of universities—, but as a tribute to academic excellence and dedication.  Such an event occurred recently at Brock University (Canada), when the Learning Centre of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics became the “Eric Muller Math & Stats Learning Centre”.

     

    Read the full article here.

    Read about Professor Emeritus Eric Muller here.

     

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