Interested in law, mathematics, or gerrymandering? Join us Tuesday for a Rockefeller Center Public Event!


Tuesday, September 19, 5:00-6:00 pm, Rockefeller 003

Constitution Day Program:

“Political Geometry: What Do Shapes Have To Do with Fair Electoral Representation?"

Moon Duchin, Associate Professor of Mathematics, Tufts University


Followed by a student dinner

6:15-7:15 pm, Morrison Commons

RSVP:
https://studentdinnermoonduchin.eventbrite.com



Learn how...

  *   Shapes of congressional and legislative districts can have a big impact on electoral representation
  *   Gerrymandering is an old practice, but new technologies have elevated the risk of intentional mis-representation
  *   New technologies, together with new ideas from pure mathematics, can help solve the problem