03/16/2007: University of Tennessee Captures 2007 Math Jeopardy Regional Crown
A veteran University of Tennessee, Knoxville team broke out to an early lead
on its way to winning its second regional crown in three years at 2007 Math
Jeopardy Contest held at Statesboro, Georgia on March 16th and
17th. The Jeopardy contest was part of the Mathematical Association
of America — Southeastern Section (MAA-SE) annual meeting. Sixteen math teams
representing regional colleges and universities throughout the Southeast
competed in event held on the campus of Georgia Southern University.
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05/05/2005: Robots lend a helping hand
Dr. Lynne Parker's robotics research may seem like something out of a science-fiction movie. However, unlike the superhuman or destructive robots portrayed by Hollywood, Dr. Parker's robotics research has numerous practical applications ranging from homeland security to saving the lives of emergency workers.
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07/30/2004: 2004 Governor's School for the Sciences (GSS)
These gifted rising juniors and seniors from high schools across the state of Tennessee constitute the top 1% of their respective classes and have demonstrated exceptional abilities in the study of Mathematics and Computer Science.
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03/31/2004: Spring break in Mexico? Yucatán university invites professor to talk
about search engines, importance of mathematics
With his never-ending willingness to promote relationships between mathematics and computer science, Prof. Michael W. Berry of the University of Tennessee's Department of Computer Science spent his 2004 Spring Break in Mérida, México as a guest of the Department of Mathematics at the Universidad Autómata De Yucatán (UADY).
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