Mathematics

Math anxiety Lego figure

Fear of math can outweigh promise of higher rewards

Alex Eskin

UChicago mathematician, physicists win $3 million ‘Oscars of science’

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Pioneering UChicago mathematician wins prestigious Wolf Prize

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Arūnas Liulevičius, mathematician and beloved UChicago teacher, 1934-2018

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Kids benefit when parents overcome math anxiety

Children with abacus

Boys and girls share similar math abilities at young ages, study finds

Wolf Prize winners

Two UChicago mathematicians awarded one of field’s top prizes

UChicago launches PhD program in computational and applied mathematics

Fourth-year to study applied mathematics with Churchill Scholarship

Three undergraduates earn Goldwater Scholarships for academic merit in STEM fields