Mathematics

Victor Barcilon standing in front of a blackboard in 1980

Victor Barcilon, applied mathematician and geophysical scientist, 1939–2020

Prof. Emeritus Max S. Bell

Max S. Bell, prolific educator and author of definitive math curriculum, 1930–2021

Satellite photo of hurricane halfway over land

Math Institute workshop to focus on how math and statistics can address climate change

Preschool children learning math at table with teacher

A new math intervention helps narrow achievement gap among preschoolers

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Conference to explore how math, statistics can address urgent global problems

People walk past Eckhart Hall on the campus of the University of Chicago with trees turning colors.

National Science Foundation awards $15.5 million to launch math institute at UChicago

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UChicago mathematician Alexander Beilinson wins prestigious Shaw Prize

Math anxiety Lego figure

Fear of math can outweigh promise of higher rewards

Alex Eskin

UChicago mathematician, physicists win $3 million ‘Oscars of science’

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Pioneering UChicago mathematician wins prestigious Wolf Prize