News & Updates

It is with profound sadness that we learned about the recent passing of Professor William (Bill) Aiello. Bill was active in our UBC site PIMS NSERC renewal committee. He brought lots of good ideas...

The Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) invites applications for support of activities in the mathematical sciences to occur after April 1, 2020. Here are just some of the...

This prize was created by two founding donors, Anton Kuipers and Darrell Duffie, to recognize UBC researchers for their leading edge work in mathematics or its applications in the sciences...

The Centre de recherches mathématiques (CRM), the Fields Institute, and the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) invite nominations for the joint CRM-Fields-PIMS Prize, awarded in...

In May 2019, Étienne Ghys visited Vancouver for a PIMS sponsored mathematics tour of the city. He took time out of his packed schedule to talk to PIMS about his life and work. Click here to read the...

The Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences is pleased to announce that Dr. Marni Mishna has been appointed PIMS Deputy Director effective as of July 1, 2019. Marni Mishna is a Professor of...

The 2019 PIMS Education Prize is awarded to Jamie Mulholland in recognition of his important work on mathematics outreach and popularization. Jamie Mulholland is a Senior Lecturer at SFU and has won...

The Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) has learned that our invited speakers may have been contacted by companies or individuals claiming to be affiliated with PIMS and offering...

Call for participation at summer school on random walks and complex networks in Nice As part of the PIMS-CNRS collaboration, PIMS supports the participation of two master or PhD students (CAD 1250...

The Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences is now accepting nominations for the 2019 PIMS Education Prize. The winner receives $1000. The prize will be awarded to a member of the PIMS...

Alexandre Bouchard-Côté Wins 2018 PIMS - UBC Mathematical Sciences Young Faculty Award The Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) is pleased to announce Dr. Alexandre Bouchard-Côté as...

The Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) is pleased to announce Kristine Bauer as the new PIMS Site Director at the University of Calgary, replacing Cristian Rios in the role...