The Harvard Department of Mathematics at Its Best
05/08/2026We are pleased to bring you this short documentary exploring the depth and creativity of our department. Special thanks to everyone who was part of this project!
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Top Mathematicians Grade AI’s Ability to Solve Toughest Problems
10/20/2026Less than a year ago, a Harvard math professor joined a handful of world-leading scholars on an ambitious experiment designed to better define the capabilities of AI systems and delineate the boundaries with human expertise. They repeatedly challenged AI systems...
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Two Harvard-Affiliated Math Professors Receive 2026 Wolf Prize in Mathematics
10/07/2026The Wolf Foundation named two former Harvard math professors 2026 Wolf Prize Laureates in Mathematics. Joseph Bernstein and David Kazhdan share the prize for their "foundational work on representation theory, automorphic forms and algebraic geometry, and their role in creating...
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Summit on PhD Math Education in the Age of AI
09/25/2026On September 17–18, 2026 a group of 24 mathematicians met at Harvard to grapple with the changing landscape for mathematics PhD programs in the age of AI. We produced recommendations given in the report below. We hope they serve as...
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Harvard Math Professor Joins Independent Group Advising AI Companies on Research Standards
Harvard Mathematics professor Melanie Matchett Wood has joined an independent group of nine mathematicians that will advise OpenAI and other AI companies on how to responsibly release mathematical results, the group announced Monday. The Advisory Group on Mathematics and Artificial...
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