This week, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences announced the election of 204 new members. They include some of the world’s most accomplished scholars, scientists, writers, artists, and civic, corporate, and philanthropic leaders. Current membership includes more than 250 Nobel laureates and 60 Pulitzer […]

Stanley Osher gave one of two inaugural lectures at Harvard’s Center for Mathematical Sciences and Applications entitled “What Sparsity and L1 Optimization Can Do for You” on April 10, 2014 to an audience of about 100. Osher is IPAM’s Director of Special Projects and a […]

The National Blackwell-Tapia Committee is pleased to announce that the 2014 Blackwell-Tapia Prize will be awarded to Jacqueline M. Hughes-Oliver, Professor of Statistics, North Carolina State University (visiting George Mason University until May 2014). The prize is awarded every other year in honor of the […]

The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation recently awarded Fellowships to 177 scholars, artists, and scientists. The list includes Doron Levy (applied mathematics), who organized the 2014 IPAM workshop on cancer modeling and participated in the 2001 long program on Geometrically Based Motions; Mung Chiang (engineering), […]