It is with great sadness that the Simons Foundation announces the death of its co-founder and chair emeritus, James Harris Simons, on May 10, 2024, at the age of 86, in New York City. Read Full Article Here
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Melanie Matchett Wood—William Caspar Graustein Professor of Mathematics and Director of Graduate Studies—becomes the first female faculty member of the Harvard Department of Mathematics to be elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. “It is a great honor...
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Harvard scored second place among the winning teams at the 84th annual William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition. Over 3,400 students from over 450 institutions participated in the highly competitive exam administered by the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) this past...
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The 2024 Harvard Staff Art Show celebrates the creative work of the Harvard University staff through an online exhibition, local shows, and artist events across the University. This year's show features over 400 artworks by 240 artists, including our very...
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Anne J. Manning, Harvard Gazette Dan Freed was as serious about perfecting his skills as a trombone player as he was about solving partial differential equations in the late 1970s. The math concentrator got special dispensation from then-Faculty Dean Raoul...
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