Sorting through the data avalanche
Multi-institute group including a UCLA mathematics professor held its inaugural meeting about using AI to make sense of an overabundance of scientific data.
Mathematics
UCLA study finds that if physical distancing measures are relaxed too soon, efforts may have been all for naught
Andrea Bertozzi, distinguished professor of mathematics, joined a team of other mathematicians and scientists to compare the results of three mathematical models of disease transmission that they used to analyze data from local and national governments. The models all highlight the dangers of relaxing public health measures too soon. The study, published in the journal…
Institute of Pure and Applied Mathematics awarded $25 million renewal from NSF
UCLA’s Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics, through which mathematicians work collaboratively with a broad range of scholars of science and technology to transform the world through math, has received a five-year, $25 million funding renewal from the National Science Foundation, effective Sept. 1. The new award represents the latest investment by the NSF, which has helped to support…