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Through a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, Jenny Quan is exploring the mathematical principles behind Rubik's cubes.

After 27 years, Berkeley Math Circle has shut down its flagship program, BMC-Upper, due to “stringent” new campus background ...

MathGPT is one of those tools every student (who studies any math course) should try at least once. It offers one of ...

An associate dean at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has publicly called former President Donald Trump a racist and ...

The math that built Wall Street never died — it just put on a hoodie. CAPM still drives how traders manage risk, balance ...

AI search startup Perplexity is making its new Comet browser available to everyone in the world for free as it works to position the product against big browsers and search engines. For certain paid ...

SINGAPORE, Sept. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- 12 fully sponsored live training sessions led by Academic Director Leonard Yong prepare young learners for Math Olympiad success and strengthen their academic ...

Many AI tools can help students organize assignments and study materials. Tools don't just have to do work for students; when used correctly can be augmentative. Here are our favorites, and what to ...

Sometimes, the simplest photo feats are the most satisfying of all. Me? I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve needed to remove the background from an image for one reason or another. Maybe it’s ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — A fourth grader from San Francisco is one of 24 students from around the country and the world headed to the NBA Draft in New York City, but not to play basketball. They’re ...