Math major, Britney Mazzetta, presented her research, "Predicting U.S. Childhood Obesity through Mathematical Modeling", at the MAA MathFest in Chicago, July 26-29. She was awarded a Student Speaker Award from Pi Mu Epsilon, the national honor society for mathematics.
Britney's project was mentored by math faculty member Osman Yürekli and was supported as part of the H&S Summer Scholars Program and through funds supplied by the H&S Dean's Office.
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