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W&J seniors published in mathematics scientific journal

Updated: February 9, 2021 | Tagged:

WASHINGTON, PA (Feb. 9, 2021)-Washington & Jefferson College (W&J) Seniors Alexas Iams and Hannah Johnston have been published in the peer-reviewed scientific journal “Australasian Journal of Combinatorics”. The paper, “Searching for quicksand ideals in partially ordered sets,” began as a project in their MTH320 “Junior MathTalks” class with Assistant Professor of Mathematics Robert Muth, Ph.D….

Daniel Florentino ’21 named W&J wrestling co-captain

Updated: February 1, 2021 | Tagged:

Daniel Florentino of McMurray has been named co-captain of the Washington & Jefferson College wrestling team. Florentino will serve as captain this season along with Alex Donahue and Manny Dovshek.

Amy Mercante ’91 named global business director for Teslin Substrate Products, PPG

Updated: January 6, 2021 | Tagged: , ,

L&NW recently had the chance to speak to Amy Mercante, who has spent nearly 30 years with the company and has been named the global business director, Teslin Substrate Products. She provides insight on the company’s latest offerings for the label and packaging space, as well as her role within the organization.

Professor Ryan Higginbottom Discusses Waiting and Anticipation

Updated: August 25, 2020 |

The life of a Christian is one of anticipation. We do not ignore the past or the present, but we look to the future with eagerness and hope, writes W&J Professor Ryan Higginbottom.

W&J Junior Earns NASA Internship  

Updated: April 2, 2020 | Tagged: , , ,

WASHINGTON, PA (April 2, 2020)-Washington & Jefferson College (W&J) junior Alexas Iams is following her dreams to infinity and beyond-all the way to NASA’s Langley Research Center.   The math major and CIS minor will spend the summer interning on a project related to the on-orbit operation of the Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment III (SAGE III) International Space Station mission. Alexas will be producing…

W&J students pose together at the Joint Mathematics Meeting of the AMS and MAA in Denver, Colorado.

Math students and faculty present at National Joint Mathematics Meeting

Updated: February 4, 2020 |

WASHINGTON, PA (Feb. 4, 2020)—From January 14-18, seven Washington & Jefferson College (W&J) students and six math department faculty attended the National Join Mathematics Meeting (JMM) in Denver, Colo., with three faculty and four students presenting their work. The American Mathematical Society (AMS) and Mathematical Association of America (MAA) join together each year to present…

In a matter of time: When does new decade begin?

Updated: December 31, 2019 | Tagged:

W&J Mathematics Professor John Zimmerman is featured in this article about when the new year actually begins.

Mathematics Program Sheet

Updated: October 21, 2019 |

CEPM Opens 2019-2020 Energy Lecture Series

Updated: October 15, 2019 | Tagged:

WASHINGTON, PA (Oct. 7, 2019) – The Center for Energy Policy and Management will host its first Energy Lecture Series of the 2019-2020 season on Wednesday, Oct. 23 at 6 p.m. in the Howard J. Burnett Center at Washington & Jefferson College. The overall theme of this year’s Series is “Unpacking Energy Efficiency Programs and…

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Updated: September 19, 2019 | Tagged:

The iconic towers are hard to miss. In the evenings, students use the unoccupied classrooms for group studying or meetings. Several departments call Old Main home including History, Political Science, Philosophy, Sociology, and Mathematics.