Math Question Center helps undergraduates with PSets
If you're a Harvard University student taking an entry-level math course and you haven't heard of the Math Question Center (MQC) yet, you could be missing out on an essential...
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News Archive
Brendan Kelly Appointed Director of Introductory Mathematics
We are happy to share that Dr. Brendan Kelly has been appointed Director of Introductory Mathematics. The newly formed position was created to support the tradition of excellence in the...
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Michael Simkin Answers n-Queens Problem
Michael Simkin, post-doctoral fellow at Harvard's CMSA, has an answer for the 150-year-old chess-based n-queens problem. An article on the n-queens problem and its answer is in The Harvard Gazette....
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Alexander Petrov Awarded Clay Research Fellowship
2022 doctoral candidate Alexander Petrov has been awarded a prestigious five year Clay Research Fellowship for his work on number theory. Petrov was advised by Mark Kisin. Clay Research Fellows...
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Lauren Williams and Melanie Matchett Wood to Give Invited Talks at ICM
Professors Lauren Williams and Melanie Matchett Wood have both been asked to give invited talks at the quadrennial International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) to take place in Saint Petersburg, Russia...
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Mike Hopkins Awarded Veblen Prize
Michael Hopkins--Department Chair and George Putnam Professor of Pure and Applied Mathematics--has been awarded the American Mathematical Society's Oscar Veblen Prize in Geometry for co-authorship of the paper “On the...
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Benedict Gross Receives 2021 Fudan-Zhongzhi Science Award
Harvard Emeritus Professor Benedict Gross and Don Zagier of the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics have jointly received the 2021 Fudan-Zhonzhi Science Award for their formulation and proof of the...
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David Abrahams: Math Concentrator and Paralympic Medalist
Undergraduate Mathematics Concentrator David Abrahams won a silver medal in the men’s 100-meter breaststroke event in the Tokyo Paralympics. More from the Harvard Gazette
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Department Newsletter 2020-2021
The inaugural issue of the Mathematics Department's annual newsletter, covering highlights of the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Special Colloquium Series–Spring 2021
Spring 2021 Special Colloquium Series: Talks-Videos-Registration All talks on Zoom 3-4pm • February 23, 2021 Allan Sly -- Princeton University Replica Symmetry Breaking for Random Regular NAESAT Talk Video •...
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