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Harvey Mudd College @hmc.edu · 20h

Standout scholar and dual-sport CMS athlete Cate Lewison ’26 was recently spotlighted for her accomplishments both on and off the field. A computer science and mathematics major, Lewison shared what motivates her to maintain a positive student-athlete experience. Read more at uqr.to/lewison-cms.

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HMC mathematics professor @arvm.bsky.social has received an NSF grant that will fund geometric combinatorics research. Vindas Meléndez & his students will collaborate on original problems, many drawn from Ehrhart theory, which studies the properties of polytopes. uqr.to/nsf-gcr.

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Harvey Mudd College @hmc.edu · 9d

HMC chemistry professor Spencer D. Brucks has been awarded a Petroleum Research Fund grant from the American Chemical Society to support his research group's project studying the impact of stereochemistry on polymer degradation. Read more at uqr.to/brucks-acsg.

Harvey Mudd College @hmc.edu · 15d

Ardila-Mantilla's interests include polytopes, matroids, hyperplane arrangements, Lie and Coxeter combinatorics, Hopf algebras & tropical geometry. The Michael E. Moody Lecture Series brings speakers who illuminate the joy, wonder and applicability of mathematics. (2/2).

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Harvey Mudd College @hmc.edu · 15d

Last week, HMC welcomed Federico Ardila-Mantilla as a speaker in the Michael E. Moody Lecture Series. Ardila-Mantilla is a mathematician & musician whose research investigates objects in algebra, geometry, topology & applications by understanding their underlying combinatorial structure. (1/2).

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Haydee, The Associate, PhD @haydeelindo.bsky.social · 20d

Our Team's Datathon from last Spring made it into the school magazine. magazine.hmc.edu/spring-summe...

Clearly and Ethically Communicating Data | Spring/Summer 2025 | Harvey Mudd College Magazine

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Harvey Mudd College @hmc.edu · 20d

HMC architecture prof. Jia Yi Gu & her design studio received top honors in the Small Lots, Big Impacts competition for their design project "Households." The design demonstrates an innovative approach to residential architecture by providing a compelling vision for flexible living uqr.to/gu-arch.

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Andrés R. Vindas Meléndez @arvm.bsky.social · 21d

Hey, it's me :)

NSF Grant Funds Geometric Combinatorics Research at @hmc.edu ! #MathSky

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NSF Grant Funds Geometric Combinatorics Research at Harvey Mudd College | Harvey Mudd College News | Harvey Mudd College

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Harvey Mudd College @hmc.edu · 22d

Join us next week at the Annenberg Leadership Forum where Harvey Mudd President's Scholars will be presenting a Lunch and Learn workshop focused on advances toward the UN's Sustainable Development Goal No. 16: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions. Learn more at uqr.to/hmc-alf.

Harvey Mudd College @hmc.edu · 23d

Notice anything special about today's date, 9/16/25? Each number is a perfect square, & the numbers' consecutive square roots are an example of a Pythagorean triple: 3, 4, 5. Today is likely also the first—and last—time you'll see this Pythagorean triple date, as it only happens once every century.

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Harvey Mudd College @hmc.edu · 24d

The HMC team IdealPV (Katie Cheng ’28, Amy Li ’28, Felix Peng ’28 and Anika Sharma ’28) has won the DOE's Prize for Solar Safety Innovation. Read more about innovative business plan to commercialize a patented solar technology to address hotspot formation by visiting our news page. uqr.to/hmc-doep.

Harvey Mudd College @hmc.edu · Sep 9

HMC's Biology Dept. & the Hixon Center now offer a new joint major in bio & climate for Mudders interested in pursuing studies in both disciplines. The new major will develop computational & systems thinking literacy & student knowledge about the impact of their work on society. uqr.to/bio-climate.

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Harvey Mudd College @hmc.edu · Sep 8

We are just over a week away from the SENCER West Coast Regional Conference on undergraduate climate education. HMC's Hixon Center co-organized the conference which features a keynote presentation, oral & poster presentations & a facilitated climate futures activity. Learn more at uqr.to/sencer25.

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Haydee, The Associate, PhD @haydeelindo.bsky.social · Sep 8

Helping to put together a career panel on data science and human health ... Who's in this space?

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Harvey Mudd College @hmc.edu · Sep 5

Image: TforX, “Le Metro” (cropped still), 2025, video, 0:25. Image courtesy of TforX.

Harvey Mudd College @hmc.edu · Sep 5

Join us 9/6 to celebrate the opening of TforX: A Chronoscape. Created by the artist duo Nolan Windham & Jasper Eliot, TforX treats video as a multidimensional, spacetime hypervolume that is scanned through arbitrary positions & orientations using custom software. uqr.to/sprague-tfx.

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Harvey Mudd College @hmc.edu · Sep 4

Look who’s reading Mudd Magazine. Are you? uqr.to/muddmag.

Harvey Mudd College @hmc.edu · Sep 3

HMC's Office of Career Services was featured in @insidehighered.com for a pilot program that paired current students with alumni for a summer job-shadow opportunity & aimed to increase career exploration for first-gen Mudders participating in the Summer Institute program. Read more at uqr.to/ocs-js.

Harvey Mudd College @hmc.edu · Aug 28

The Mudd Amateur Rocketry Club (MARC) launched its most successful rocket to date, earning them a 3rd place spot on the Friends of Amateur Rocketry leaderboard in CA's Mojave Desert. Read more about this milestone in MARC's journey toward competitive rocketry excellence at uqr.to/hmc-MARC.

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TVP Communications @tvpcomms.bsky.social · Aug 28

@hmc.edu has implemented a new externship program, that brings professional opportunities to the students. Ashley Mowreader, reporter for @insidehighered.com, shares how first-gen students are getting real world career experience in a way that works for them.

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Harvey Mudd College @hmc.edu · Aug 27

Speakers at Convocation included HMC President Harriet Nembhard, Dean of Faculty Karl Haushalter and engineering professor @joshbrake.com. The SB33 Band closed out the event with their rendition of the Beatles' song, "With a Little Help from My Friends." (2/2).

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Harvey Mudd College @hmc.edu · Aug 27

Yesterday, the HMC community met in Galileo Hall for the College's 2025 Convocation. Two Mudders were recognized for their accomplishments: Pranay Gupta ’28 was awarded the Platt Prize, and Leah Uriarte ’28 was awarded the First-Year Writing Prize. (1/2).

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Andrés R. Vindas Meléndez @arvm.bsky.social · Aug 27

If you're in the Los Ángeles area, join us at @hmc.edu for this year's Moody Lecture on September 16! This year's speaker is my dear friend and mentor, Federico Ardila-Mantilla.

For more information: www.hmc.edu/mathematics/...

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Harvey Mudd College @hmc.edu · Aug 22

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Haydee, The Associate, PhD @haydeelindo.bsky.social · Aug 22

We're hiring in Operations Research. Join us. Tell a friend.

Darryl Yong (he/him/his) @dyong.bsky.social · Aug 20

Friends, the mathematics department @hmc.edu is looking to hire a new tenure-track operations researcher who would feel at home in our department. Please spread the word: math.hmc.edu/tenure-track...

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