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  1. Dan Look reads his new book Math Cats to cats.

    Dan Look’s New Cat-Inspired Book Shows the Cute and Cuddly Side of Mathematics

    When you cuddle up with your feline companion, do you think about mathematics?

  2. Engineering Students 2025

    Next Chapter Ahead for SLU Combined Engineering Students

    This fall, four students in SLU’s Combined Engineering Program are heading to Columbia University, Clarkson University, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), where they’ll specialize in everything from chemical to biomedical engineering. What drew them to engineering? What will they carry forward from SLU? We asked, and they had plenty to share.

  3. From left to right: Kate Morris, Bill Short, Dan Look, Judith Nagel-Myers, Alison Del-Rossi

    2025 Convocation Ceremony Honors Faculty and Staff, Awards Promotions

    The St. Lawrence University community gathered under the canopy of the Herring-Cole Grove in the Enchanted Forest on Aug. 27 to celebrate the start of a new academic year and recognize the outstanding contributions of faculty and staff.

  4. A Magnificent May for the MCSS Department!

    Jaime Carroll

    Even though May isn't quite over, the Department of Math, Computer Science, and Statistics has had an incredible month, and we'd like to share some of our accomplishments and festivities:

  5. A row of St. Lawrence University standing in a line. They have on caps, gowns, a colorful reflecting their achievements.

    Passion, Grit, and Growth: Meet the Class of 2025

    Before they don their caps and gowns for Commencement on Sunday, May 18, members of St. Lawrence University’s Class of 2025 are taking a moment to reflect on the classes, mentors, and moments that shaped their time on campus. From NCAA tournament appearances and mountain summits to honors research and advocacy across continents, these seniors have pursued their passions with purpose.

  6. HRUMC 2025

    HRUMC 2025

    Professors Dan Look and Daniel Condon of the Math, Computer Science, and Statistic Department accompanied twenty-two students to the 25th annual Hudson River Undergraduate Math Conference at Union College, where Jenny Krueger '25 and Jason Stasio '25 presented their SYE research.

  7. 2025 Piathlon Winners Team Name: Steminists – Team Members: Elise Heppell ’27 (math, physics, envs) and Courtney Keryley ’27 (math)

    MCSS holds 13th Pi-athlon in Celebration of Pi Day

    Jaime Carroll / University Communications

    St. Lawrence's Department of Mathematics, Computer Science, and Statistics held its 13th Pi-athlon to celebrate Pi Day. Held at Peterson Quantitative Resource Center in Valentine Hall, students partook in various events including Sudoku, mathematically themed video games, puzzle making, etc.

  8. Mathematics Major Eliza Brown Presents at the Joint Mathematics Meeting in Seattle

    Jaime Carroll / Eliza Brown

    Eliza's presentation featured research she completed with Dr. Gabriel Dorfsman-Hopkins: "Exploring Mandelbrot Escape Velocity," where she created 3D prints depicting how quickly points pass outside the Mandlebrot set move towards infinity.

  9. Ed Harcourt and a Saint Lawrence student sit in front of a computer in a lab and collaborate on a project. Harcourt points at something on the computer screen as the student's hands hover over the keyboard.

    Q&A: Meet Professor Ed Harcourt

    With decades of experience as a software engineer, a passion for hands-on learning, and a penchant for diving deep into the zeros and ones of computing, Charles A. Dana Professor of Computer Science Ed Harcourt brings the digital world to life for St. Lawrence University students.

  10. St. Lawrence University Inducts New Members to Mu Sigma Rho Statistics Honorary Society

    Matt Higham

    St. Lawrence is one of the first liberal arts colleges to have a chapter of the Statistics Honorary Society.