News - Press Releases

  • Sep-18
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PIMS Math Circles Workshops Are Back!

Math Circles Workshops for Elementary School students are back. PIMS and UBC invites students from grades 4-7 to challenge and develop their thinking, creativity and problem solving skills in an awesome environment.  more››

  • Aug-18
  • 3
PIMS Public Lecture: Using Mathematics to Fight Cancer

What can mathematics tell us about the treatment of cancer? In this talk I will present some of work that I have done in the modeling of tumor growth and treatment over the last fifteen years.   more››

  • Aug-18
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2018 IPSW Registration Closing August 7

Registration closes on August 7th for the last, PIMS IPSW of the summer!   more››

  • Jul-18
  • 6
PIMS Announces PIMS-Europe Fellowships

PIMS-Europe (CNRS UMI #3069) is announcing a new program, the PIMS-Europe Fellowships, with the goal of developing and supporting research collaborations between mathematical scientists at PIMS member universities and researchers across France. 

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  • Jun-18
  • 28
PIMS Invites 2019 Activity Proposals

The Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) invites applications for support of activities in the mathematical sciences to occur after April 1, 2019

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  • May-18
  • 31
PIMS Sponsors AARMS Industrial Problem Solving Workshop at Dalhousie University

PIMS is excited to sponsor the upcoming AARMS Industrial Problem Solving Workshop (IPSW) to be held at Dalhousie from July 3 to 6, 2018. During this workshop, faculty and postdocs will work collaboratively with graduate and undergraduate students on industrial problems posed by Atlantic Canadian companies.

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  • May-18
  • 31
PIMS Celebrates the 20th Annual ELMACON

Started in 1999, ELMACON was designed to give elementary school students in grades five through seven the chance to experience mathematics as an exciting and challenging competition.  more››

  • May-18
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Alexander Bihlo Named Recipient of the 2018 CAIMS & PIMS Early Career Award in Applied Mathematics

CAIMS and PIMS are pleased to announce Alexander Bihlo of Memorial University as the winner of the 2018 Early Career Award in Applied Mathematics.  more››

  • Apr-18
  • 20
4-week Math Summer School for Elementary School Teachers

The Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences and the Departments of Mathematics at UBC, and SFU will be offering a 4-week Math Summer School for Elementary School Teachers this summer. The summer school will run from Monday July 9th to Friday August 3rd, 2018.  more››

  • Apr-18
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Julia Pevtsova to Receive 2018 PIMS Education Prize

Julia Pevtsova has been selected as the winner of the 2018 PIMS Education Prize.  more››

  • Apr-18
  • 4
Ben Williams Wins 2018 PIMS | UBC Mathematics Faculty Award

Ben Williams has been selected as the winner of the 2018 PIMS | UBC Mathematics Faculty Award.  more››

  • Apr-18
  • 4
Callysto Website Launches

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. Visit the project site.  more››

  • Apr-18
  • 4
Volunteer for the 20th ELMACON

ELMACON needs volunteers for the 2018 competition.  more››

  • Feb-18
  • 16
PIMS Mathematical Education Circle: An Opportunity for Math Educators

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.  more››

  • Jan-18
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Call for Nominations: 2018 PIMS Education Prize

Nominations close: March 15, 2018 
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  • Dec-17
  • 13
PIMS Math Circles Workshops Return to Monday Evenings in 2018

Math Circles Workshops for Elementary School students are back. PIMS and UBC invites students from grades 4-7 to challenge and develop their thinking, creativity and problem solving skills in an awesome environment.  more››

  • Dec-17
  • 11
Professor Jeremy Quastel Named Winner of the 2018 CRM - Fields - PIMS Prize

The winner of the 2018 CRM - Fields - PIMS Prize is Professor Jeremy Quastel of the University of Toronto.

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  • Dec-17
  • 1
PIMS Interim Deputy Director Brian Marcus Named a 2018 Fellow of the American Math Society

PIMS Interim Deputy Director, Brian Marcus named to the 2018 class of American Math Society fellows.  more››

  • Dec-17
  • 1
PIMS Celebrates Rufus Bowen

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 made an enormous number of profound, deep, and lasting contributions to areas of the subject that are remain active today.  more››

  • Nov-17
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Michael Lamoureux Recognized as a 2017 Peak Scholar

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