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MATHEMATICS EVENTS

 

46th MPC Oct 9-11, 2025

The 46th Midwest Probability Colloquium will be held at Northwestern University Oct 9-11, 2025The Midwest Probability Colloquium has been an annual event for several decades, bringing together a wide-breadth of knowledge in the field of probability.  

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Undergraduate Math Colloquium

The Fall NU Math UG Colloquium will be held on Wed, Oct 15th at 5:30p in Lunt 105, with guest speaker, Prof. Wouter Van Limbeek (UIC).  The title of the talk is "The Banach-Tarski paradox, pyramid schemes, and non-amenable groups."

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NU MATH BOAS DAY 2025

On Wednesday, October 22nd at 4pm in Lunt 105, we will have a series of short, engaging talks by our new Boas Assistant Professors and Postdoctoral Lecturers. Check out our Seminar Calendar for more information.

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Mathematics News

 

Prof. Alex Smith Wins 2025 SASTRA Ramanujan Prize

NU Mathematics faculty member, Prof. Alex Smith, has won the 2025 SASTRA Ramanujan PrizeProf. Smith has made breakthrough contributions to several long-standing problems in number theory, employing ideas from combinatorics, analytic number theory, and probability. 
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Now Open: Nominations for Nemmers Prize

Nominations are open for Northwestern’s University’s 2026 Nemmers Prize in Mathematics. More information here. Nemmers prizes recognize leaders from institutions outside Northwestern who have made lasting contributions to their field. Deadline to nominate is Jan 14, 2026.
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Mathematics Seminar Calendar

 

2024-2025 NU Math Dept Newsletter

 

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Math Department Seminar Calendar

 

New Mathematics research, conferences, undergraduate events, graduate seminars, and more!