The 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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We 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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On 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 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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We are delighted to announce that Professor Mihnea Popa was appointed the Karen and Farhad Nanji Family Professor of Mathematics. This newly established professorship is intended to be “awarded to an eminent scholar in the Sciences” with the stipulation that...
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