News & Updates
''Who Wants to Be a Mathematician'' in Vancouver
On October 21, the popular American Mathematical Society "game show" Who Wants to Be a Mathematician made its first visit outside the United States when it traveled to Canada, specifically to the...
Call for Nominations for the 2011 CAIMS/PIMS Early Career Award in Applied Mathematics
The Canadian Applied and Industrial Mathematics Society and the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences are pleased to announce the 2011 competition for the CAIMS/PIMS Early Career Award in...
Louis Nirenberg, First Recipient of Chern Medal, to Receive UBC Honorary Degree and Deliver PIMS Distinguished Lecture
At the International Congress of Mathematicians held in Hyderabad, India this past August, Louis Nirenberg, from the Courant Institute for the Mathematical Sciences at New York University, was awarded...
Long Range Plan for Mathematical and Statistical Sciences
In June 2010 NSERC requested that the mathematical and statistical sciences community prepare a long range plan for a five- to ten-year horizon. The exercise will be funded by NSERC, and draws on the...
BIRS Funding Announcement: PIMS Offspring is a Mathematical Jewel
Banff, Alberta -- Mathematics is the core science of our technologically driven, global society. The Banff International Research Station (BIRS), at the renowned Banff Centre, provides a forum for the...
Cooperation Agreement between the Yangtze Center of Mathematics and PIMS
The Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences is pleased to announce that it has signed a collaborative agreement with the Yangtze Center of Mathematics at Sichuan University in Chengdu, China...
Donald W. Stanley Appointed PIMS Site Director at the University of Regina
The Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences is pleased to announce that Dr. Donald W. Stanley, Associate Professor of Mathematics at the University of Regina, has been appointed PIMS site...
Steven Ruuth Appointed PIMS Site Director at Simon Fraser University
The Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences is pleased to announce that Dr. Steven Ruuth, a Professor of Mathematics at Simon Fraser University, has been appointed interim PIMS site director...
Andy Liu from University of Alberta Awarded 2010 PIMS Education Prize
The Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) is pleased to announce that the winner of the 2010 PIMS Education Prize is Prof. Andy Liu from the University of Alberta. This prize is...
Daniel Coombs from UBC Awarded 2010 CAIMS/PIMS Early Career Award in Applied Mathematics
The Canadian Applied and Industrial Mathematics Society (CAIMS) and the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) are pleased to announce that Prof. Daniel Coombs of the University of...
PIMS awarded $1.2 million by Alberta Government
The Alberta Ministry of Advanced Education and Technology has awarded $1.2 million in support of PIMS programs in Alberta for the period 2010-2013. These funds will support a variety of activities...
Call for Nominations for the 2010 PIMS Education Prize
The Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences is now accepting nominations for the 2010 PIMS Education Prize. The prize is $1,000. The prize will be awarded to a member of the PIMS community who...