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Professor Terence Tao Receives 2022 Grand Médaille of the French Academy of Sciences
Professor Terence Tao has been chosen as the 2022 recipient of the Grand Médaille of the French Academy of Sciences. “It is no exaggeration to call

In Memoriam: Paul H. Roberts
It is with great sadness to write that Professor Emeritus Paul Roberts passed away on November 17th. He joined the UCLA Mathematics department in 1986

UCLA Curtis Center Applied Mathematics Mentorship Program cultivates mathematical excellence in underrepresented youth
Through the Applied Mathematics Mentorship Program(AMMP), UCLA students are encouraging young Latino and Black seventh to ninth graders to incorporate math into their communities and

UCLA Putnam Team ranks #7 out of 456 institutions
In the 2022 Putnam Mathematical Competition, the UCLA team were ranked #7 out of 456 institutions. Individually, Zachary Tu and Runze Yu received honorable mentions

Dr. Sarah Burnett receives 2022 L’Oréal USA For Women in Science Fellowship
Dr. Sarah Burnett has been awarded the 2022 L’Oréal USA For Women in Science Fellowship, being one of the five women postdoctoral scientists chosen this year. Her

UCLA Math Alum Thomas Hou ’87 and Mathematician Jiajie Chen Solves Centuries Old Fluid Equation
“Hou, later joined by Chen, took advantage of the fact that, upon closer analysis, the approximate solution from 2013 seemed to have a special structure.

Professor Terence Tao wins Global Australian of the Year award
Professor Terence Tao has been named Global Australian of the Year by Advance.org — a federally funded organization that highlights the work of Australian high achievers. “Despite

Assistant Professor Joaquin Moraga joins the Department
Joaquin Moraga will be joining the department as an assistant professor in July 2022. He earned his PhD in Mathematics at the University of Utah

UCLA Computer Science Professor Amit Sahai to join the Department
UCLA Computer Science Professor Amit Sahai will begin a new joint appointment in the Departments of Mathematics and Computer Science this Fall. Amit Sahai is