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  1. Lisa Torrey stands at a whiteboard pointing to a diagram while students sit at tables in small groups, listening, writing, or working on laptops in a bright, modern classroom.

    Meet Professor Lisa Torrey

    Associate Professor of Computer Science Lisa Torrey combines her love of problem-solving and creativity to make computer science accessible, engaging, and exciting for all students. Her courses inspire intellectual curiosity and civic responsibility in order to equip students with the skills to thrive in a rapidly evolving digital world.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Zane Cooper, Mindy Pitre, Patti Lock, Howard Eissenstat. Saint Lawrence University Faculty Focus.

    Faculty Focus-February 4, 2025

    Faculty members put their knowledge into action so students and others are able to benefit from it. Recently, faculty published academic journal articles, gave invited presentations, launched research programs, and were interviewed by international media.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. Austin Riesenberger, Cole Ames, Zakiy Manigo, Alex Bjerser, and Ryan Carvel on a ferry in New York City in front of the Statue of Liberty.

    Five Former Saints Football Players Engineer Their Futures

    Balancing athletics and academics is no small feat, but five former Saints football players are proving they can tackle both.

  8. 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.

  9. Dan Look, wearing a blazer and a green t-shirt, smiles and stands in front of shelves filled with transformer action figures.

    Professor Dan Look Defies Math Stereotypes

    Dan Look is well aware he doesn’t present like a typical math professor. But that observation has roots in the stereotypes about the discipline and those who study it that the Rutherford Professor of Mathematics, through his dynamic personal and pedagogical style, seeks to undo.    

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  10. Four students sit at a table, engaged in a discussion. They are wearing matching red Saint Lawrence University shirts, and several iced coffee drinks are on the table. The background shows a bright classroom with a colorful abstract design on the wall.

    Rewriting the STEM Equation for North Country Girls

    When St. Lawrence math professors Patti Frazer Lock P’08 and Daniel Look started planning the 2024 Math & Everything event, they knew they had their work cut out for them. Keenly aware of the misperceptions often associated with mathematics, statistics, and computer science majors and career paths for women, Lock and Look were determined to give high school women from across the North Country an opportunity to see their potential from a variety of new angles.