Earlier today, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced the 2022 MacArthur Fellows, recipients of the so-called “genius grant.” The Fellowship—including a generous stipend bestowed over the course of five years with no conditions—is awarded annually to talented...
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On Thursday, October 6, the Harvard Human Flourishing Program will bring Dr. Francis Su to Sever Hall to talk about mathematics for human flourishing. Su received his A.M and Ph.D. in mathematics from Harvard University in the early- and mid-90s,...
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Dr. Hakim Walker joined the Harvard Department of Mathematics as a preceptor in 2017. A graduate of Boston University and The George Washington University, he has received numerous teaching awards and is a seven-time recipient of the Harvard Certificate of...
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Mazur received the award for his work in topology, arithmetic geometry, and number theory, and for his leadership and generosity in shaping the next generation of mathematicians. Earlier today at a ceremony in Helsinki, Finland, International Mathematical Union (IMU) President...
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Dr. Michael J. Hopkins, George Putnam Professor of Pure and Applied Mathematics and Harvard Department of Mathematics Chair, gave a lecture titled "The great wild manifold rodeo: Dennis Sullivan in algebraic topology" as part of the 2022 Abel Lectures held...
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