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…
2025 Social Choice Theory and Computation Conference
Institute for Mathematics and Democracy, in collaboration with Wellesley College Wagner Centers, is happy to announce Social Choice: Theory and…
Electoral Reform Leaders Speak with IMD High School Summer Researchers
Over the past month, students participating in IMD’s high school summer research program have been hard at work exploring intersections…
Report: Deficiencies in Recent Research on Ranked Choice Voting Ballot Error Rates
Alan Parry, PhD, Associate Professor of Mathematics, Utah Valley University John Kidd, PhD, Assistant Professor of Statistics, Utah Valley University…
Mathematics of Voting and Representation Workshop in Edinburgh, Scotland
In June 2024, IMD co-organized a weeklong workshop on Mathematics of Voting and Representation, held in Edinburgh, Scotland. The presentations…
Mathematical Association of America Grant to Fund 2025 High School Summer Research
Each year, IMD hosts a summer research program for high school students to conduct research at the intersection of mathematics…
2024 High School Summer Research Mentors
As IMD prepares to get started with this year’s high school summer researchers, we would like to acknowledge and thank…
Will of the People – A Panel Discussion in Edinburgh, Scotland
As part of the Mathematics for Humanity workshop on Mathematics for Voting and Representation taking place at the International Centre…
Summer 2024 Undergraduate Research at IMD
This summer, two Wellesley College students will use topological data analysis of Pew political typology data to explore the structure…
