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Professor Terence Tao receives Princeton’s James Madison Medal
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.
Professor Andrea Bertozzi featured on SIAM for Women’s History Month
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

UCLA Putnam Team ranks #31
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

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
