2025 IMD Summer High School Research Program
Every year, IMD runs an online five-week summer research program for advanced high school students, who work in groups on…
IMD Researchers Begin a Study of Ranked Choice Methods
In December 2024, a team of IMD-affiliated faculty and students started a large empirical study of ranked choice voting methods.…
Presentation Videos and Slides from “Redesigning our Democracy” by IMD Fellows
Exactly one month after the 2024 Election, IMD fellows engaged the Wellesley community in an impactful discussion around the mechanisms…
Redesigning our Democracy – an IMD Event at Wellesley College
On December 5, we are excited to present “Redesigning our Democracy: A Quantitative Approach,” an series of short talks delivered…
IMD Affiliates at the 2025 Joint Mathematics Meetings Special Session
In January 2025, three of IMD's affiliates, Dr. David McCune, Dr. Jennifer Wilson, and Dr. Michael Jones will co-organize a…
Introducing the 2024-2025 IMD Fellows
We are excited to welcome Wellesley College students Arial Brookhart ‘27, Winnie Zhou ‘27, Presha Goel ‘27, Cianna Salvatora ‘25,…
Colloquium on Sortition and Democracy at Wellesley College
On October 17, the Wellesley College Math Department will host IMD affiliate Dr. Bailey Flanigan for her colloquium talk entitled…
IMD Intern Ilinca Drondoe’s Paper on Power Distribution in the UN Security Council
IMD intern Ilinca Drondoe has released a paper studying the extent of power imbalances in the United Nations Security Council…
IMD Co-Directors Bring Math and Democracy to Detroit Public Schools
As election season arrives, IMD will bring education around math and democracy into Detroit Public Schools. Professors Ismar Volić, Stanley…
Faculty Research Initiative Inspires Interdisciplinary Collaboration on Democracy
This academic year, IMD is collaborating with Wellesley’s Hillary Rodham Clinton Center (HRCC) on their Faculty Research Initiative to create…
“Counted Out” Film Features IMD Co-founder
Director Vicki Abeles’ new documentary Counted Out highlights the often hidden ways our world runs on math. Through investigating crises…
IMD Fellows Program, 2024-25
As the start of the school year has begun, IMD is now accepting applications to our Fellows Program. The purpose…
