Featured NewsMath major masterminds crack the code of a classic board gameEmrah Jusufoski '28info@skidmore.edu07/16/2025 04:30:10 PMdisplayMath majors Riley Vavolizza ’26 and Rachel Xia ’26 teamed up with Associate Professor Kirsten Hogenson to turn a board game into cutting-edge research — an example of Skidmore faculty research with students over the summer.NewsAssociate Professor Kirsten Hogenson writes equations on a white board as Riley Vavolizza ’26 and Rachel Xia ’26 watch with computers on their laps.Associate Professor Kirsten Hogenson writes equations on a white board as Riley Vavolizza ’26 and Rachel Xia ’26 watch with computers on their laps.Associate Professor Kirsten Hogenson works with math majors Riley Vavolizza ’26 and Rachel Xia ’26 on cracking Mastermind strategies — turning a classic game into fresh research.