Colloquia are held on selected Mondays throughout the term, starting at 3:10 PM, via Zoom (unless otherwise noted). Talks generally last about 30 minutes, with 10 minutes for questions at the end. Students, faculty, staff, and the mathematical public are all cordially invited to attend. Speakers, titles, and abstracts are updated throughout the semester as details become available.

Date/Video Link Speaker Home Institution Title (with link to abstract) Monday, Sep. 7th Sanduni Palliyage James Madison University - Department of Mathematics and Statistics Pairwise Comparisons and Testing Homogeneity of Odds Ratios in Stratified 2 x 2 Contingency Tables Monday, Sep. 7th Hyejin Park James Madison University - Department of Mathematics and Statistics Strategies Used by Transition-to-Proof Course Students When Selecting Proof Methods Monday, Sep. 21st Stephan Garcia Pomona College - Mathematics Department Combinatorics and the Kitchen Sink Monday, Oct. 19th Nawar Shara Medstar Health Research Institute - Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics ANOVA or Articial Intelligence and Machine Learning? Applications in Healthcare Management Monday, Nov. 2nd Colonel Firman Ray Major Owen Tolson  U.S. Army - Strength Analysis and Forecasting Division U.S. Army Strength Analysis and Forecasting Division - An Introduction to Analytical Decision Making Within the U.S. Army Personnel Office Monday, Nov. 9th Sam Rhodes Georgia Southern University - College of Education The Impact of Metacognition, Executive Function, and Heuristics when Problem Solving Monday, Nov. 30th Shane Daveler James Madison University - Department of Mathematics and Statistics Fixed Points on Character Varieties of the Torus Monday, Nov. 30th Josie Messina James Madison University - Department of Mathematics and Statistics Regulating the Right to Bear Arms: A Statistical Analysis of Gun Control Policies and Gun Violence in the United States Monday, Dec. 7th Lauren Godfrey Katherine Shepherd James Madison University - Department of Mathematics and Statistics Proportional Representation and Fairness in Two-Party Legislative Elections

Colloquia Schedules from Previous Terms