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Los Angeles Math Circle (LAMC) student establishes her own satellite math circles, reaches over 130 students
Aditee Prabhutendolkar attends the Los Angeles Math Circle (LAMC) program, a free enrichment program of the Department of Mathematics at UCLA. Now a junior in high school, Aditee is

Professor Andrea Bertozzi awarded the 2019 Ralph E. Kleinman Prize
Every two years, SIAM presents the Ralph E. Kleinman Prize to one individual for “outstanding research, or other contributions, that bridge the gap between mathematics and applications.” This

2019 Math Commencement Keynote Speaker: Vladimir Tenev
On Sunday, June 16th, UCLA Math alumnus Vladimir (Vlad) Tenev came to campus to give the commencement keynote address to over 400 graduates, their families and friends. His

Graduate students receive prestigious fellowships
Second year PhD student Kevin Miller has been selected for the 2019 National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship. With the purpose of increasing the

University of Washington to hold conference in honor of Professor John Garnett
On August 19-23, 2019, the University of Washington (UW) will hold a conference titled Modern Aspects of Complex Analysis and Its Applications in Seattle. The conference is

UCLA team places as semi-finalist in Case Study Challenge
Team UCLA Bruins placed as a semi-finalist in the 2019 Society of Actuaries Student Research Case Study Challenge. All except one of the undergraduate team members

Professor Jun Yin and team prove universal pattern that explains why materials conduct
Photo credit: Quanta Magazine/ Shuttershock Last summer, Profs. Jun Yin (UCLA) (and Ph.D. student Fan Yang), Paul Bourgade (New York University) and Horng-Tzer Yau (Harvard University)

In Memoriam: Veeravalli Seshadri Varadarajan
It is with great regret that the Mathematics Department must note the passing last week, at age 81, of our colleague Professor Emeritus and Distinguished Research

Russel Caflisch elected to National Academy of Sciences
Former IPAM Director and UCLA Professor of Mathematics Russel (Russ) Caflisch is one of 100 new members to be elected into the National Academy of Sciences in