Last weekend was our beloved Jessie's birthday! We hope this year has many amazing things in store for her, and we're so grateful that she was born \^_^/
Zhengyao has been selected to receive a University Graduate Continuing Fellowship for 2021-2022., which speaks highly of your record of accomplishments as a graduate student at the University.
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February 4: Nathanael Berestycki
Introduction to mixing times and the cutoff phenomenon
How many times should you shuffle a deck of cards so that its distribution is approximately uniform? This question can be formalised through the notion of mixing time for a Markov chain. Elementary theory tells us that, given an irreducible and aperiodic Markov chain on a
Last month Dr. Williamson gave an invited talk at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) Close Relationships Preconference entitled "Meta-Research on Relationship Science: A Focus on Diversity and Inclusion." The talk presented results from a systematic literature review that assesses the diversity and inclusion of under-represented groups in the research being conducted in our field. You can view a recording of the talk here. Read more about SPSP Close Relationships Preconference Talk
Are you a teacher that teaches students about environmental issues? Then we have a kit just for you! It’s called a Teacher Nurdle Kit, and it has a curriculum for your students to learn about how plastics reach the ocean and all the materials needed for the teacher to explain the problems and solutions clearly. This interactive kit comes with 6 glass jars of nurdles where students will work in groups to help discuss plastics, how they get into the environment, what the harmful impacts are, and what can be done to prevent
The Mission Aransas NERR, with the support of the NOAA Marine Debris program, is launching our “Solo” clean up event. This is not any clean up- we are awarding prizes. At the end of each day a winner will be selected for the most unique item(s) found. Please see the details for the event below:
WHO: Anyone who is interested in helping to clean up coastal Texas.
WHAT: Pick-up marine debris for proper disposal while social distancing
