Research
Modeling Poor Sleep and Vaso-occlusive Crises in Sickle Cell Disease
At LS26, Milan Marsh presents a model that examines how poor sleep impacts several factors associated with pain during a vaso-occlusive crisis.

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Students and Education
“Modeling Life” Course Connects Life Science Students to Calculus Through Mathematical Modeling
At ED26, Emily Nielson details a calculus class designed specifically for students in the life sciences that emphasizes mathematical modeling.

At LS26, Megan Morrison explains her mathematical model that explores the neuronal mechanisms behind locomotion in C. elegans.

At the 2026 SIAM Conference on Mathematics of Planet Earth, Kaitlin Hill introduces an energy-focused model for permafrost.

Research
From Opinion Polarization to Climate Action: A Social–climate Model of the Opinion Spectrum
Athira Satheesh Kumar details her social-climate earth system model that explores how human social dynamics influence climate.

Bryan Quaife and Jhamieka Greenwood detail their wSINDy model that can be trained on experimental data and reveal fire spread mechanisms.

Conor Rowan provides a history of equation discovery and symbolic regression and discusses how AI may impact future mathematical breakthroughs.

Congratulations to the SIAM prize recipients who will be recognized at AN26, ED26, LS26, and MPE26!

Arthur Montanari, Ana Elisa Barioni, and Adilson Motter discuss the mathematics of collective group dynamics in animals and potential applications.

Node degree volatility, which quantifies the rate of change in a node’s functional connectivity, helps identify seizure onset zones.
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