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Nature journal features “tears of wine” study

Andrea Bertozzi and her colleagues Yonatan Dukler, Hangjie Ji, Claudia Falcon published new research which explores the fluid dynamics behind a phenomenon known as tears

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11th Annual Curtis Center Math and Teaching Conference welcomes over 200 teachers, students, and mathematicians

Photo caption: Conference attendees participating in a hands-on lesson demonstration. This year’s 11th Annual Curtis Center Mathematics and Teaching Conference at the UCLA Luskin Conference Center

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Professor Artem Chernikov receives 2020 Simons Fellowship

Professor Artem Chernikov has been selected among the class of 2020 Simons Fellows in Mathematics for his project titled, “Model theory, groups and hypergraph combinatorics.”

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UCLA Putnam team ranks #4 out of 570 institutions

In the 2019 Putnam Mathematical Competition, the UCLA team (Ciprian Bonciocat, Jacob Zhang, Kaiqi Zhu) was ranked #4 out of 570 institutions. Individually, Jacob Zhang

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Profs. Rowan Killip and Monica Visan awarded Honorable Mention Outstanding Discovery Award

Professors Rowan Killip and Monica Visan have been selected for the Honorable Mention Outstanding Discovery Award for making the greatest research discovery in the Division

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Professor Conley receives Inaugural Excellence in Education Award

UCLA Mathematics Professor William Conley has been selected as the winner of the Inaugural Physical Science Centennial Excellence in Education Award for Senate Faculty. William

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In Memorium: Rodolfo De Sapio

Associate Professor Emeritus Rodolfo (Rudy) Vittorio De Sapio passed away on January 24, 2017 due to complications arising from cancer of the bladder. Rudy joined the UCLA Department

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In Memoriam: Edward Effros

It is with great regret that the Mathematics Department must note the passing, at age 84, of our colleague Professor Emeritus and Distinguished Research Professor Edward Effros on

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Professor Mason Porter publishes findings on reducing congestion in supermarkets

Using population-level mobility models, UCLA mathematics professor Mason Porter and his collaborators investigated customer mobility flow between supermarket zones. Previously, similar types of models have been used