Daniel Kan Biography in AMS Notices

The October 2015 issue of the AMS publication, Notices, features a biographical article about former mathematics professor Daniel M. Kan (1927-2013). The article, written by Clark Barwick, Michael Hopkins, Haynes Miller and Ieke Moerdijk, reflects on Daniel's life, work and influence on the field of mathematics.

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Building 2 Architects Named Top Firm

Ann Beha Architects, the firm responsible for the renovation of Building 2, has been named one of the top 50 firms of 2015 by Architect Magazine. Rankings are based on scores in the categories of business, sustainability and design.

...Building 2 Renovation

Henri Poincaré Prize

Professor Alexei Borodin has won the 2015 Henri Poincaré Prize. This prize, awarded every three years at the International Mathematical Physics Congress, recognizes outstanding contributions in mathematical physics and supports young people of exceptional promise who have already made outstanding contributions to the field.

Congratulations Alexei!

2015 Teaching Prize for Graduate Education

Professor Larry Guth has been awarded the 2015 Teaching Prize for Graduate Education by the School of Science. Prize recipients are nominated by faculty and students to recognize their outstanding teaching.

Congratulations Larry!

PRIMES and RSI Students Win All Davidson Math Awards

PRIMES student Noah Golowich became a Davidson Fellow Laureate ($50,000 award), and PRIMES USA student Peter Tian became a Davidson Fellow ($25,000 award). Among the 20 national fellowships only two were awarded for mathematical projects, and both went to PRIMES students. Both Noah and Peter were also RSI students in 2014.

Thank you to Noah's mentors Laszlo Lovasz, David Rolnick, and Yufei Zhao, Peter's mentor Jesse Geneson, PRIMES and RSI Head mentor Tanya Khovanova, Professor Jacob Fox who provided the projects, and to Professor David Jerison and Dr. Slava Gerovitch who do a great job running these programs!

Congratulations Noah and Peter!
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Rogers Family Prize

The 2015 Hartley Rogers Jr. Family Prize for the best SPUR paper has been shared between student Yuchen Fu and his mentor Seth Shelley-Abrahamson, and student Ofer Grossman and his mentor Dongkwan Kim. Their projects were suggested by Pavel Etingof and Andrew Sutherland.

Congratulations, Yuchen, Seth, Ofer, and Dongkwan!