Yulia’s Dream: A better future for Ukrainian math
Professor Pavel Etingof and Dr. Slava Gerovitch co-founded the Yulia’s Dream program to support young Ukrainian mathematicians after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Four years later, it’s still running — and offering a glimpse into the dedication it takes to carry an intellectual community through a war-torn present.
Zachary Abel on finding the factorial of 1/2
On April 28, the Undergraduate Math Association (UMA) invited Zachary Abel PhD ’16 to speak as part of the UMA Lecture Series.
Paper folding blends math, art, and science at OrigaMIT 2025
On Saturday, Nov. 15, the 2025 Annual OrigaMIT convention took place at the Stratton Student Center, letting MIT students access a wealth of origami displays by the MIT Origami Club and visiting guests.
From cannonballs to magic functions: Fields Medalist Maryna Viazovska presents sphere packing at the 2025 Simons Lecture Series
Viazovska: “I would think about these borders between different areas of mathematics as a bit artificial… In principle, everything has to be connected”
In Conversation with Dr. Henry Cohn: Three Perspectives on the Fourier Series
Whether you are an 18.03 student or a math enthusiast, chances are you have heard about the Fourier series.