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Photo Credit: Princeton University Alumni Website. Professor Terence Tao has been awarded the 2026 James Madison Medal, the highest distinction for a Princeton University alumnus. Tao was honored at Princeton’s annual Alumni Day this past February for his exceptional contributions to the field of mathematics. Tao received his PhD from Princeton University in 1996 at […]
In honor of Women’s History Month, the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) has featured UCLA Mathematics Professor Andrea Bertozzi for her diverse research work and contributions to SIAM. When asked about advice to early-career professionals, Bertozzi stated, “Do not be afraid to step out of your comfort zone and learn new things; it’s […]
In the 86th annual Putnam Competition held on December 6th, 2025, the UCLA team was ranked #31. Listed below are the students who ranked in the top 500, listed alphabetically by first name: Ricky HuJason LiuAkash MadirajuKenneth RenHaoran SunMuztaba SyedDiana ToluSahan WijetungaThomas Wu The Basil Gordon Prize, for the top scorer among UCLA students, will […]
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 her contributions to nonlinear dispersive and wave equations, specifically through the introduction, development, and applications of the method of commuting flows. She was honored at the Awards Celebration on January […]
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 research at the “interface of innovative computational and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and new strategies/technologies in mathematical reasoning to automate knowledge discovery”. This grant is a collaboration between Cal Tech, […]
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 data. However, AI tools that memorize, that is, store and reproduce outcomes directly seen in their training sets, pose several risks related to security, privacy, and reliability. Through a $1M […]
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 January 4–7, 2026. This distinguished lecture was established in 1980 by the Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) to honor the extraordinary contributions of women in the field of mathematical […]
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 presenting a series of talks on her research during a short-term residency at the Center for Nonlinear Studies (CNLS) at Los Alamos National Laboratory. “The Stanislaw M. Ulam Distinguished Scholar […]
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 Universidad de Buenos Aires before completing his PhD at NYU in 1965. Hector first joined the UCLA Mathematics Department in 1967 as a Visiting Professor and gradually rose in the […]