The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) have announced their 2020 Fellows. The title recognizes important contributions to STEM disciplines, including pioneering research, leadership within a given field, teaching and mentoring, fostering collaborations, and advancing public understanding of science. IPAM is proud to […]

The Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) has honored 14 members as AWM fellows, Class of 2021. The AWM Fellows Program recognizes individuals who have demonstrated a sustained commitment to the support and advancement of women in the mathematical sciences, consistent with the AWM mission: […]

Andrea Ghez, UCLA’s Lauren B. Leichtman and Arthur E. Levine Professor of Astrophysics, was awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics today. Half of the prize is to be shared with Reinhard Genzel of UC Berkeley and the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics. Ghez […]

IPAM mourns the death of colleague and friend, Vaughan Jones, Stevenson Chair and Distinguished Professor of Mathematics at Vanderbilt University. Considered one of the world’s foremost mathematicians, Jones’ teaching career began at UCLA in 1980 before moving on to teach at the University of Pennsylvania […]