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COVID-19 Kills Renowned Princeton Mathematician, 'Game Of Life' Inventor John Conway In 3 Days COVID-19 Kills Renowned Princeton Mathematician, 'Game Of Life' Inventor John Conway In 3 Days
Covid-19 Kills Renowned Princeton Mathematician, 'Game Of Life' Inventor John Conway In 3 Days Renowned mathematician and Princeton University professor John Horton Conway died April 11 of coronavirus. He was 82 . Princeton scientist Sam Wang in mourning Conway's death noted his fever started Wednesday morning. Three days later, he died. "I am sorry to confirm the passing of my colleague John Conway. An incomparable mathematician, a pleasant neighbor, and an excellent coffee acquaintance," Wang tweeted. "Part of coronavirus's hard toll in New Jersey." Born in Liverpool, England, Conway knew at 11 years old he wanted to be a mathematician. Conway's most notable contribution to his f…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
NJ Teacher Putting Math Puzzles In Her Window Every Day During Coronavirus Quarantine NJ Teacher Putting Math Puzzles In Her Window Every Day During Coronavirus Quarantine
NJ Teacher Putting Math Puzzles In Her Window Every Day During Coronavirus Quarantine Westfield High School math teacher Callie Campbell is used to starting every class with a joke. With schools closed and students learning virtually in an effort to stop the spread of coronavirus, that changed. But Campbell's found a way around it. Campbell has been used poster board to write out math puzzles and jokes for the passing walkers and cars, and anyone on social media who happens to stumble upon her widely shared photos. "Teaching and learning is different now," said Campbell, a WHS graduate herself (Class of 2006). "So I wanted to create a resource to foster a dialogue and crea…

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by Cecilia Levine
Schools
'Grey's Anatomy'-Inspired Research Project Wins North Jersey Student National Award 'Grey's Anatomy'-Inspired Research Project Wins North Jersey Student National Award
'Grey's Anatomy'-Inspired Research Project Wins North Jersey Student National Award An 18-year-old student from Closter is among 20 from across the country being recognized for a recent project that has the capacity to benefit society. Nicole Moiseyev won a $10,000 Davidson Fellows Scholarship for her "Grey's Anatomy"-inspired project, The Effects of the Orphan Drug Act on Rare Disease Research and Drug Development: Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design. "Even more so than the scholarship itself," said Moiseyev, a rising Duke University freshman, "the recognition awarded to me for my research encourages me to continue pursuing projects su…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
Bergen Academies Student Wins $25G For MS, Osteoporosis Research Bergen Academies Student Wins $25G For MS, Osteoporosis Research
Bergen Academies Student Wins $25G For MS, Osteoporosis Research A North Jersey teen is one of 20 students from across the U.S. to be recognized for projects that have the potential to benefit society. Deena Shefter of Ridgewood, 17, won a $25,000 Davidson Fellows Scholarship for her project, Modeling the Effects of Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide on Pre-Osteoblast Differentiation. The Bergen Academies student's fascination with diseases of the nervous system inspired her to investigate the connection between multiple sclerosis (MS) and osteoporosis, conditions that affect millions of people globally.  Considering that osteoporosis and MS impact different…

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by Cecilia Levine