The Department

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Winter 2026

Letter from the Editor

Newsletter editor Jennifer Schultens covers recent honors, as well as Department news on accessibility. Welcome to the site!

Click here for the update!

Also check our highlights of awards and notable news from this past academic year.

Catch up on what's happening!

A student in a blue wizards hat explains mathemagical tricks to several Picnic Day goers.

Puzzles, Folds, and Bubbles Galore

Gorgeous weather encouraged a great crowd for annual UC Davis Picnic Day. Our Department members delighted Picnickers with a glorious display of math in a delightful array of forms.

Read Picnic Day Highlights!
An actress portraying mathemetician Emmy Noether swims in a pool. The actress is portrayed in black and white, and the pool is vibrant blue.

Diving into Math through Theater!
Craig Tracy, an older man with glasses sitting outdoors at a café, wearing a dark grey collared shirt, smiling softly.

In Memoriam: Craig Tracy
Roger Wets stands, presenting, in front of a projection of a rainbow parabolic surface and an array of vectors.

In Memoriam: Roger J-B Wets

New Faculty

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Anuj Kumar

Joining Us

Visiting Professor

KAPs

Lecturers