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Harvard Makes Strong Showing at 86th Putnam Mathematical Competition

Harvard scored third place among the winning teams at the 86th annual William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition. Over 4,300 students from over 480 institutions participated in the highly competitive exam...
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Laura DeMarco Appointed Hollis Professor of Mathematicks and Natural Philosophy

We are delighted to announce that Professor Laura DeMarco was appointed the Hollis Professor of Mathematicks and Natural Philosophy. The Hollis Professorship is the second oldest named chair at Harvard...
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When you do the math, humans still rule

Have reports of AI replacing mathematicians been greatly exaggerated? Artificial intelligence has attained an impressive series of feats — solving problems from the International Math Olympiad, conducting encyclopedic surveys of...
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In Memory of Professor Emeritus Benedict Gross

It is with heavy hearts that we say farewell to Professor Emeritus Benedict Gross, who passed away in December, 2025. Gross joined the Harvard Department of Mathematics as an undergraduate in...
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Horng-Tzer Yau Awarded 2026 Steele Prize for Seminal Contribution to Research

The American Mathematical Society (AMS) awarded the 2026 Leroy P. Steele Prize for Seminal Contribution to Research to Harvard Merton Professor of Mathematics Horng-Tzer Yau, László Erdős, and Benjamin Schlein....
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Two Harvard Math Graduates Honored for Outstanding Research

The American Mathematical Society (AMS) honored two Harvard math graduates with the 2026 Frank and Brennie Morgan Prize for Outstanding Research in Mathematics by an Undergraduate Student. Yunseo Choi, a...
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Two Math Concentrators Among 2026 Rhodes Scholars

Congratulations to all the Harvard students named among the American Rhodes Scholar Class of 2026! Among them are two math concentrators, seniors Jay Chooi and Emma Finn. Jay Chooi, of...
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Laura DeMarco finds psychedelic beauty in complex sequences

Why are there gaps in the asteroid belt? The answer can be found in dynamical systems, the branch of mathematics that deals with the evolution of chaotic systems over time....
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Lauren Williams Recipient of 2025 MacArthur Fellowship

Earlier today, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced the 2025 MacArthur Fellows, recipients of the so-called “genius grant.” The Fellowship—including a generous stipend bestowed over the course...
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Fifteen Questions: Curtis T. McMullen on Shared Truths, Unsolved Problems, and How to Illustrate Infinity

The Cabot Professor of Mathematics sat down with Fifteen Minutes to discuss life lessons from mathematics, the challenges of formulating good questions, and his work visualizing curved space. Professor Curtis...
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