The three physicists credited with "the invention of supergravity" have won the Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for their work nearly 40 years ago. The announcement was made by the Selection Committee. In ...
Each March, the otherwise obscure field of "bracketology" becomes a premier discipline in the U.S. As pundits and fans debate the 68 teams that most deserve to participate in the NCAA Division I Men's basketball tournament, ...
Mathematics
Mar 12, 2012
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By examining historical data, statisticians in the College of Science at Virginia Tech have quantified biases that play a role in granting Division I at-large basketball teams inclusion in the NCAA March Madness Tournament.
Mathematics
Mar 1, 2011
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The field for NCAA Tournament will be announced March 11, and basketball fans want to know which teams will be a part of March Madness. Researchers at the University of Illinois may have discovered the secret to forecasting ...
Mathematics
Mar 5, 2018
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With the NCAA Men's and Women's Basketballl Tournaments tipping off soon, brackets and bubble-busters are reaching a fever pitch. Dr. Jay Coleman, the Richard deRaismes Kip Professor of Operations Management and Quantitative ...
Mathematics
Mar 5, 2015
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