Release Date: 09-25-2009

Stuart Kauffman, Complex Systems pioneer, to join UVM faculty

Stuart Kauffman, one of the world's most eminent scientists — a founder of the field of complex systems science, pioneer of biocomplexity research, and MacArthur "Genius" Fellow — will join the faculty of the University of Vermont in January. Full Story...

Release Date: 08-24-2009

Dodds receives prestigious science award from National Science Foundation

Peter Sheridan Dodds has received a prestigious five-year $678,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award for his reseearch. Full Story...

Release Date: 08-03-2009

How happy is the Internet?

When it comes to gauging the happiness of an entire society, things aren't simple. Applied mathematicians Peter Dodds and Christopher Danforth of the University of Vermont in Burlington wondered if the Internet could help. Full Story...

Release Date: 08-03-2009

Does a nation's mood lurk in its songs and blogs?

In a new paper, a pair of statisticians at the University of Vermont argue that linguistic analysis — not just of song lyrics but of blogs and speeches — could add a new and valuable dimension to a growing area of mass psychology: the determination of national well-being. Full Story...

Release Date: 04-14-2009

Cathy Bliss awarded Complex Systems Graduate Assistantship

The College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences (CEMS) and the Graduate College at UVM are delighted to announce that Catherine Bliss will be awarded the first of CEMS' highly competitive Complex Systems Graduate Assistantships. Full Story...

Release Date: 11-12-2008

It's complex: CEMS research and the UVM Complex Systems Center

Complexity lies at the heart of Peter Dodd's research and teaching as an assistant professor of mathematics and statistics. He's part of a group of researchers who make up UVM's Complex Systems Center launched in 2006 by the College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences. Full Story...

Release Date: 09-15-2008

Leahy secures additional $1.7M for UVM'S high-performance computer

Senator Patrick Leahy, a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced today an additional $1.7 million to make further improvements to the Vermont Advanced Computing Center (VACC), which helps Vermont researchers reach new milestones in their fields. Full Story...

Release Date: 01-28-2008

2008 NKS Summer School to be held at UVM

The New Kind of Science (NKS) Summer School 2008 will once again be held June 23 - July 11, 2008 at the University of Vermont's College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences (CEMS). Full Story...

Release Date: 10-22-2007

UVM lead institution in NSF award focused on cultivating systems thinking in undergraduates

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has approved a three-year project involving the University of Vermont as the lead Institution together with the University of South Florida, Northern Arizona University, and the University of Hawaii. Full Story...

Release Date: 10-22-2007

Science features "Mathematics and Complex Systems" article by Richard Foote

Dr. Richard Foote, mathematics professor in UVM's College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences (CEMS), has published an article in the October 2007 issue of Science magazine. Full Story...