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College of Science launches Center for the Mathematics of Biosystems

The leadership of the Center for Mathematics of Biosystems (from left): Associate Director Lauren Childs, Director Stanca Ciupe, Interim Director Nicole Abaid, and Associate Director Silke Hauf. Photo by Melissa McKeown for 51¹ÙÍø Tech.

The leadership of the Center for Mathematics of Biosystems (from left): Associate Director Lauren Childs, Director Stanca Ciupe, Interim Director Nicole Abaid, and Associate Director Silke Hauf. Photo by Melissa McKeown for 51¹ÙÍø Tech.

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