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In Memoriam: Donald Babbitt
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our colleague Professor Emeritus Donald Babbitt on October 10, 2020 at the age of

Andrea Ghez wins 2020 Nobel Prize in physics
Andrea Ghez, UCLA’s Lauren B. Leichtman and Arthur E. Levine Professor of Astrophysics, today was awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in physics. Ghez helped pioneer a powerful

IPAM awarded $25 million renewal from NSF
Dimitri Shlyakhtenko, director of IPAM and a UCLA professor of mathematics. Photo credit: Reed Hutchinson/UCLA — UCLA’s Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics, through which mathematicians work

Professor Bertozzi and her team use mathematical modeling to forecast the spread of COVID-19
Professor Andrea Bertozzi and her co-authors published their latest COVID research findings in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Applicable to both future spikes of COVID-19

In Memoriam: Olga Radko
It is with our deepest sorrow that we inform you of the death of our colleague, Dr. Olga Radko, at the age of 45, on

UCLA Mathematics supports #ShutDownSTEM initiative in solidarity for racial justice and equity
The UCLA Mathematics Department will join other departments in the Division of Physical Sciences in supporting #ShutDownSTEM and #ShutDownAcademia, an initiative from a multi-identity, intersectional coalition of STEM

In Memoriam: Thomas M. Liggett
It is with great sadness to announce the passing of Emeritus Professor Thomas M. Liggett last Tuesday, May 12, 2020. After receiving his PhD from Stanford University

Los Angeles Math Circle swiftly transitions to remote learning to ensure student success
Los Angeles Math Circle (LAMC) is a popular weekly free enrichment program for K-12 students hosted by the UCLA Math Department and attracting children from the

Asst. Adjunct Professor awarded 2019 IDRE Postdoctoral Fellowship
Dr. Matthew Jacobs is a recipient of the 2019 Institute for Digital Research and Education (IDRE) Postdoctoral Fellowship. For the last two years, he has been a postdoc