News

Feit Lecture

March 7, 2011
This year's Feit Memorial Lecture will be presented by Allen Knutson of Cornell University, on Wednesday, March 23 at 4:30 pm. See our calendar for further details.

Piatetski-Shapiro Lecture

March 7, 2011
This year's Piatetski-Shapiro Memorial Lecture will be presented by Alexandre Kirillov of the University of Pennsylvania, on Wednesday March 30 at 4:30 pm. See our calendar for further details.

Hahn Lectures by Matthew Emerton

February 22, 2011
This year's Hahn Lectures were given by Matthew Emerton of Northwestern University.

Prizes and Exams

January 1, 2011
The Barge Prize  in mathematics will be awarded to freshmen and sophomores on the basis of a competitive exam.

Robinson Lecture 2010

November 15, 2010
This year's Robinson Lecture was given by Michael Rabin of Harvard University.  Rabin is known for his foundational work in theoretical computer science, including automata theory, randomized algorithms and cryptography.

Benoit Mandelbrot, Sterling Professor Emeritus, Oct 14 2010

October 20, 2010
We are saddened by the death of our colleague, Benoit Mandelbrot, on Thursday Oct. 14 2010. An appreciation by Michael Frame is found on the following page.

Gregory Margulis awarded ENS Honorary Doctorate

October 18, 2010
On October 18, 2010, Gregory Margulis received a Doctorate Honoris Causa from the Ecole Normale Superieure.