Henry McKean (1930-2024)
It is with profound sadness that we inform you of the passing of our esteemed friend and colleague Henry McKean, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics. Read more here.
Henry McKean (1930-2024)
Henry McKean (1930-2024)
Lai-Sang Young Awarded the 2023 Heinz Hopf Prize
Every two years, ETH Zurich awards the Heinz Hopf Prize for outstanding scientific work in the field of pure mathematics. This year's honoree is Professor Lai-Sang Young. Congratulations! Read more here.
Lai-Sang Young Awarded the 2023 Heinz Hopf Prize
Lai-Sang Young Awarded the 2023 Heinz Hopf Prize
Lerrel Pinto Wins Packard Foundation Fellowship
Lerrel Pinto, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, has received a 2023 Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Read more here.
Lerrel Pinto Wins Packard Foundation Fellowship
Lerrel Pinto Wins Packard Foundation Fellowship
Yann LeCun Announced as Inaugural Jacob T. Schwartz Chair
Yann LeCun has been named as the first recipient of the Jacob T. Schwartz Chaired Professorship in Computer Science. Read more about the honor and inaugural honoree here.
Yann LeCun Announced as Inaugural Jacob T. Schwartz Chair
Yann LeCun Announced as Inaugural Jacob T. Schwartz Chair
Alumni Q&A with Wojciech Zaremba, Co-Founder of OpenAI
An in-depth conversation with Wojciech Zaremba, Co-Founder and Research Scientist at OpenAI, about his time at NYU Courant and his vision for the future of artificial intelligence. Read it here.
Alumni Q&A with Wojciech Zaremba, Co-Founder of OpenAI
Alumni Q&A with Wojciech Zaremba, Co-Founder of OpenAI
S.R. Srinivasa Varadhan Awarded 2023 Padma Vibhusan Medal
Professor Raghu Varadhan has been honored with the Padma Vibhusan, the second-highest civilian award distributed by the Republic of India. The medal acknowledges his "exceptional and distinguished service" in the fields of science and technology. Read more.
S.R. Srinivasa Varadhan Awarded 2023 Padma Vibhusan Medal
S.R. Srinivasa Varadhan Awarded 2023 Padma Vibhusan Medal
Launching a New Initiative, NYU and DeepMind Clear the Path for Future AI Researchers
Launching a New Initiative, NYU and DeepMind Clear the Path for Future AI Researchers
Leslie Greengard Awarded the 2023 ICIAM Pioneer Prize
Professor Greengard has been honored for his pioneering work on fast algorithms, including the fast multipole method, fast Gauss transform, and fast direct solvers. Congratulations! Read more.
Leslie Greengard Awarded the 2023 ICIAM Pioneer Prize
Leslie Greengard Awarded the 2023 ICIAM Pioneer Prize
Nina Holden Wins Rollo Davidson Prize
Nina Holden, Assosciate Professor of Mathematics, has won the 2023 Rollo Davidson Prize for her "leading work on random planar maps and Liouville quantum gravity." You can read more about the honor here.
Nina Holden Wins Rollo Davidson Prize
Nina Holden Wins Rollo Davidson Prize
Vlad Vicol Named a 2023 Simons Investigator in Mathematics
Vlad Vicol, Professor of Mathematics, has been chosen as a 2023 Investigator by the Simons Foundation. The selective program is designed to "support outstanding theoretical scientists in their most productive years." Congratulation! You can read more about the honor here.
Vlad Vicol Named a 2023 Simons Investigator in Mathematics
Vlad Vicol Named a 2023 Simons Investigator in Mathematics
Sylvia Serfaty Awarded the 2024 Maryam Mirzakhani Prize in Mathematics
Sylvia Serfaty, Silver Professor of Mathematics, has been awarded the 2024 Maryam Mirzakhani Prize in Mathematics by the National Academy of Sciences. Congratulations! Read more here.
Sylvia Serfaty Awarded the 2024 Maryam Mirzakhani Prize in Mathematics
Sylvia Serfaty Awarded the 2024 Maryam Mirzakhani Prize in Mathematics
Jinyoung Park Awarded the 2025 Levi L. Conant Prize
Jinyoung Park, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, has received the 2025 Levi L. Conant Prize from the American Mathematical Society. Read more here.
Jinyoung Park Awarded the 2025 Levi L. Conant Prize
Jinyoung Park Awarded the 2025 Levi L. Conant Prize
Anirudh Sivaraman Wins 2024 NSF CAREER Award
Anirudh Sivaraman, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, has received the 2024 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation. Read more here.
Anirudh Sivaraman Wins 2024 NSF CAREER Award
Anirudh Sivaraman Wins 2024 NSF CAREER Award
Seminars and Events
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
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Warren Weaver Hall, Room 201
Nov. 20, 2024, 3:30PMIvan Cheltsov, The University of Edinburgh
Thursday, November 21, 2024
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Warren Weaver Hall, Room 1302
Nov. 21, 2024, 11AMMichele Coti Zelati, Imperial College London -
Warren Weaver Hall, Room 317
Nov. 21, 2024, 11AMRenfei Zhou, Carnegie Mellon University -
Warren Weaver Hall, Room 202
Nov. 21, 2024, 4:15PMTanya Wang, Bobae Johnson, Sonia Reilly, Charlotte, Courant Institute, NYU
Friday, November 22, 2024
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Warren Weaver Hall, Room 1302
Nov. 22, 2024, 10AMAlex Townsend, Cornell University -
Warren Weaver Hall, Room 512
Nov. 22, 2024, 11AMAlesker Semyon, Tel Aviv University -
Warren Weaver Hall, Room 1302
Nov. 22, 2024, 2:10PMNour Al Hassanieh, Courant Institute, New York University
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
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Warren Weaver Hall, Room 512
Nov. 26, 2024, 3:30PMPhilip Engel, University of Illinois in Chicago
News & Announcements
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NYU Takes Silver Medal at the 2024-25 ICPC Greater New York Regional Contest
Courant students Zhiqian Chen, Kaiyue Guo, and Puming Liu placed second in the ICPC Greater New York Regional Contest, securing a spot in the North American Championship next year. Read More
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Lai-Sang Young Awarded the 2024 Rolf Schock Prize in Mathematics
Lai-Sang Young, Professor of Mathematics and Neural Science, has received the 2024 Rolf Schock Prize in Mathematics from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Read More
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Eyal Lubetzky Named a 2025 Fellow of the American Mathematical Society
Eyal Lubetzky, Chair and Professor of Mathematics, has been named a 2025 Fellow of the American Mathematical Society. Read More
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Percy Deift Invested as a Member of the American Academy of Sciences and Letters
Percy Deift, Silver Professor of Mathematics, has been invested as a Member of the American Academy of Sciences and Letters in recognition of intellectual excellence and courage. Read More
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Jinyoung Park Awarded the 2025 Levi L. Conant Prize
Jinyoung Park, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, has received the 2025 Levi L. Conant Prize from the American Mathematical Society. Read More
Special Events and Activities
Friday, December 6, 2024
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"Stories from a Mathematician in Court"
Warren Weaver Hall, Room: 109,
Dec. 06, 2024, 2PMJonathan Mattingly, Duke University