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Professor Andrei Okounkov awarded Frederic Esser Nemmers Prize in Mathematics

Congratulations to Professor Andrei Okounkov for being awarded the Frederic Esser Nemmers Prize in Mathematics. The award, which is bestowed by Northwestern University, recognizes top scholars for their lasting contributions […]

Simon Brendle elected to the National Academy of Sciences

Congratulations to Professor Simon Brendle for being elected to the National Academy of Sciences!

March 25th COLLOQUIUM: Javier Gómez-Serrano (Brown University)

Joint Distinguished Interdisciplinary and Applied Mathematics and Mathematics Colloquium Title: AI-Driven Mathematical Discovery: Singularities, Algorithms, and Beyond Speaker: Javier Gómez-Serrano (Brown University) Date, Time, Location: Wednesday, March 25th @4:30 PM – 5:30 PM […]

Spring 2026 Samuel Eilenberg Lectures

Starting Tues. Jan 27th, the Spring 2026 Samuel Eilenberg Lectures will take place on Tuesdays at 2:40 – 3:55 PM in Room 520, Mathematics Hall. Professor Robert Bryant will deliver a […]

Feb. 26th COLLOQUIUM: Mohammed Abouzaid (Stanford)

Title: Can AI systems produce interesting proofs? Speaker: Mohammed Abouzaid (Stanford) Date, Time, Location: Thursday, Feb. 26th @4:30 PM – 5:30 PM in Math Hall 520 Abstract: We recently released a set […]

Feb. 9th COLLOQUIUM: Aaron Landesman (Harvard)

Title: Malle’s conjecture over function fields Speaker: Aaron Landesman (Harvard) Date, Time, Location: Monday, Feb. 9th @4:30 – 5:30PM in Math Hall 520 Abstract: The inverse Galois problem, a foundational question in number theory, […]

Feb. 6th COLLOQUIUM: Denis Nesterov (ETH Zurich)

Speaker: Denis Nesterov (ETH Zurich) Title: Compactifications and Degenerations Date, Time, Location: Friday, Feb. 6th @3 – 4PM in Math Hall 520 Abstract: I will discuss a universal structure that appears in the compactification of […]

Feb. 2nd COLLOQUIUM: Lucas Mason-Brown (Texas)

Speaker: Lucas Mason-Brown (Texas) Title:  Unitary representations of semisimple Lie groups and conical symplectic singularities. Date, Time, Location: Monday, Feb. 2nd @4:30 – 5:30PM in Math Hall 520 Abstract: One of the most fundamental […]

Jan. 30th COLLOQUIUM: Sky Cao (MIT)

Title: Yang-Mills, probability, and stochastic PDE Speaker: Sky Cao (MIT) Date, Time, Location: Friday, Jan. 30th @3 – 4PM in Math Hall 520 Abstract: Originating in physics, Yang-Mills theory has shaped many […]

Nov. 13th COLLOQUIUM: Sheldon Katz (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

Title: The reasonable effectiveness of physics in mathematics Speaker: Sheldon Katz (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Date, Time, Location: Thursday, Nov. 13th @3PM – 4PM in Math Hall 520 Abstract: One of […]