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Professor Monica Visan Receives Inaugural Edmond and Nancy Tomastik Prize
UCLA Mathematics Professor Monica Visan has received the Inaugural Edmond and Nancy Tomastik Prize, presented by the American Mathematical Society. Visan is being honored for

Professors Guido Montúfar and Deanna Needell receive NSF AIMing grant
Professors Guido Montúfar and Deanna Needell have received a National Science Foundation grant on Artificial Intelligence, Formal Methods, and Mathematical Reasoning. This program (AIMing) supports

UCLA and Purdue Collaboration to Uncover the Mechanisms behind Memorization in Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems are becoming part of everyday life, utilized for generating and editing text, recommending content, and recently in exploring mathematical and scientific

Monica Visan Named 2026 AWM-AMS Emmy Noether Lecturer
UCLA Mathematics Professor Monica Visan has been selected to deliver the 45th Emmy Noether Lecture at the Joint Mathematics Meetings held in Washington, D.C. from

Professor Andrea Bertozzi named Ulam Scholar at Los Alamos National Laboratory
UCLA Mathematics Professor Andrea Bertozzi has been named a 2026 Ulam Scholar at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. As an Ulam Scholar, Bertozzi will be

In Memoriam: Hector Fattorini (1938-2025)
It is with great sadness to announce that Professor Emeritus Hector Fattorini passed away on October 20th, 2025. Hector received his bachelor’s degree from the

Professor Mason Porter named among the world’s most influential researchers
Thirty-nine UCLA faculty members, including UCLA Mathematics Professor Mason Porter, have been named among the world’s most influential scholars in the sciences and social sciences.

Professor Wilfrid Gangbo Receives 2026 Award for Distinguished Public Service
UCLA Mathematics Professor Wilfrid Gangbo has been awarded the 2026 Award for Distinguished Public Service, presented by the American Mathematical Society. He is being recognized

Professor Ziyang Gao awarded the Compositio Prize
Professor Ziyang Gao has been awarded the Compositio Prize for the period 2020-2022 for his paper, Generic rank of Betti map and unlikely intersections. Gao
