News & Updates

The Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) is pleased to announce Dr. Benedict Williams as the recipient of the 2017 UBC Mathematics & Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences...

We are building Canada's digital generation with Callysto, a pilot project by Cybera and the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences and funded by Canada's CanCode Grant. We have officially...

ELMACON is looking for volunteers for our 20th anniversary competition taking place on Saturday, April 28, 2018. For 20 years, ELMACON has given students from grades 5 to 7 a chance to experience...

PIMS Mathematical Education Circles is a monthly gathering open to all math educators interested in enhancing their teaching practices by sharing opinions and experiences with their peers. Each...

The Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences is now accepting nominations for the 2018 PIMS Education Prize. The winner receives $1000. The prize will be awarded to a member of the PIMS...

Math Circles Returns! PIMS and UBC are excited to be bringing back the Math Circles Workshops for elementary school students to Monday evenings in 2018. We invite students from grades 4-7 to challenge...

The winner of the 2018 CRM - Fields - PIMS Prize is Professor Jeremy Quastel of the University of Toronto. Jeremy Quastel is widely recognized as one of the top probabilists in the world, having made...

We are proud to announce that PIMS Interim Deputy Director, Brian Marcus was named to the 2018 class of American Math Society fellows. He was recognized for his contributions to dynamical systems...

Rufus Bowen (1947-1978), Professor of Mathematics at UC Berkeley, was a rising star in dynamical systems before is sudden passing at the far too young age of 31. Over a career of only ten years, he...

We are proud to announce that PIMS Innovation Coordinator, Professor Michael Lamoureux has been recognized as a 2017 Peak Scholar in Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Knowledge Engagement. The Peak...

A group of French mathematicians are organizing a "Semaine d'Étude Maths-Entreprises" that will take place in Lille, France on January 29-February 2, 2018. These so-called "Study Weeks" are very...

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...