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Mathematicians, Including Professor Zhouli Xu, Prove Dimension 126 Contains Strangely Twisted Shapes
Pictured from left to right: Weinan Lin, Fudan University in Shanghai; Guozhen Wang, Fudan University of Shanghai; Zhouli Xu, UCLA Mathematics Professor. “Mathematicians have put

Professor Mason Porter named Fellow of the Network Science Society
UCLA Math Professor Mason Porter has been named a Fellow of the Network Science Society. The Network Science Society’s Fellowship Program recognizes researchers who have

Professor Sorin Popa Elected to National Academy of Sciences
UCLA Mathematics Professor Sorin Popa has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition for his continued research in functional analysis, especially in

Professor Joaquin Moraga receives NSF CAREER Award
Professor Joaquin Moraga has received the National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Award. He will be receiving $500,000 over the course

Professors Anton Bernshteyn and Ernest Ryu named 2025 Sloan Research Fellows
Anton Bernshteyn (left) and Ernest Ryu (right)

Professor Mason Porter Receives 2025 George Pólya Prize for Mathematical Exposition
UCLA Math Professor Mason Porter has been named the recipient of the 2025 George Pólya Prize for Mathematical Exposition, a prestigious honor from the Society

Professor Andrea Bertozzi Leads New Research Initiative using AI to Classify Data
Professor Andrea Bertozzi (Left). Pictured on the right is an image showing an artistic interpretation of the work of Professor Andrea Bertozzi, generated by OpenArt

Professor Zhouli Xu Awarded 2025-26 AMS Centennial Fellowship
UCLA Mathematics Professor Zhouli Xu has been awarded the 2025-2026 AMS Centennial Research Fellowship. He was selected based on his outstanding research in algebraic topology.

Professor Igor Pak, UCLA PhD Candidate Nikita Gladkov, and MIT PhD Candidiate Aleksandr Zimin Debunk the ‘Bunkbed Conjecture’
Photo Credit: Quanta Magazine, Math’s ‘Bunkbed Conjecture’ Has Been Debunked. “Hollom found a counterexample to this version of the conjecture. He created a small hypergraph