News

In Memoriam: George Daniel Mostow 1923-2017

May 5, 2017
The department is saddened by the death of George Daniel Mostow, Henry Ford II Professor Emeritus of Mathematics, on April 4, 2017. Funeral Services will be held at Congregation B'nai Jacob, 75 Rimmon Rd., Woodbridge Thursday afternoon, April 6th at 2 PM.

Hee Oh awarded a Guggenheim fellowship in Natural sciences

April 10, 2017
On April 6, 2017, the Board of Trustees of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation approved the awarding of 173 Guggenheim Fellowships to a diverse group of scholars, artists, and scientists. Appointed on the basis of prior achievement and exceptional promise, the successful candidates were chosen from a group of almost 3,000 applicants in the Foundation’s ninety-third competition.

SUMRY 2017: Undergraduate Research Opportunities

January 25, 2017
The Department of Mathematics is pleased to announce the 2017 Summer Undergraduate Mathematics Research at Yale (SUMRY). 

Congratulations to Florencia Orosz for having been selected to receive one of the “Austin B. Creel Trust Awards”

November 14, 2016
Congratulations to Florencia Orosz for having been selected to receive one of the “Austin B. Creel Trust Awards”. This award, to honor the life and legacy of Yale alumnus, Austin B. Creel, class of 1959.

Fall 2016 Math Mornings

October 17, 2016
It all adds up: Sundays + Math Mornings = a formula for fun The mathematical mind does not take weekends off.

Enigma lecture

September 28, 2016
Lecture about the "Enigma" cipher machines used by the German Armed Forces to safeguard their communications during World War II.  An actual WWII-era Enigma machine will be on display.  Audience members are invited to handle it, ask questions and learn how it works.  By David Saltman, Center for Communications Research Princeton, Institute for Defense Analysis.  Wednesday, September 28, 2016, 4:15-5:15 pm in LOM 215.

Math Mornings resumes for Fall 2016

September 20, 2016
The Math Mornings outreach lecture series for local families and students resumes this fall with three lectures, by Asher Auel (Oct 16), Tarik Aougab (Nov 6) and Jessi Cisewski (Nov 13). See math.yale.edu/math-mornings  for more details, and videos of previous lectures.