Cecilia Diniz Behn, assistant professor of applied mathematics and statistics at Colorado School of Mines, and graduate student Nora Stack were recently featured in a Cosmos Magazine article about the use of mathematical modeling to tackle problems related to the body's day-night cycle, or circadian rhythm. Among the challenges that circadian models could help address are adjusting to shift work and overcoming jet lag. From the article: “We know we need people to do shift work, because we need things to function 24 hours a day,” says Stack’s dissertation advisor, Cecilia Diniz Behn, also of ....