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Loyola Marymount University Professor and Chair of the Mathematics Department Lily Khadjavi was named the inaugural recipient of the Mary and Alfie Gray Award for Social Justice presented by the Association for Women in…
When Le Wang came to the U.S. for her graduate education after receiving her B.S. in Biological Sciences from Zhejiang University in China, the professors who helped her with a difficult transition made all…
Marilyn Heron ’66 attended Marymount College before the 1973 merger with Loyola University. She was one of the first students at the college to study mathematics, and she went on to forge a pioneering career in the aerospace industry – including participating in the launch of the Apollo spacecraft. As a former scholarship recipient, she knows the transformative possibilities of receiving financial backing, and her lifetime of giving to the university has amounted to over $1 million, recognizing her as a member of the LMU Centennial Society. “I’m very proud of the projects that I worked on over the course of my career,” said Heron. “If I can help, even just in a small way, it can allow students to stay motivated and continue their education.”
Professor of Mathematics Robin Wilson’s career is founded on the belief that “math literacy can be the key to unlocking the unlimited potential of disenfranchised communities.” While he was introduced to and interested in…
Alissa Crans, professor of mathematics and a fellow of the Association for Women in Mathematics, writes in the Scientific American: “As a mathematician, I’m tickled that honoring something mathematical has become a widespread phenomenon….
Guy Consolmagno, S.J., director of the Vatican Observatory and president of the Vatican Observatory Foundation, has described the mission of the observatory as, in part, convincing the world that faith and science coexist and…
Heather Tarleton, Ph.D., started her term as the inaugural associate dean for diversity, equity and inclusion for the Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering at Loyola Marymount University in January 2021. “Seaver…
