News - Press Releases

  • Jun-08
  • 26
Cooperation Agreement between the Chern Institute and PIMS

The Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences
is pleased to announce that it has signed a
collaborative agreement with the Chern Institute
of Mathematics (CIM) at Nankai University in Tianjin,
China. CIM was founded through the initiative of the
late Professor S. S. Chern, who was also the first
director of the Institute until 1992. The current
director is Yiming Long, a member of the Chinese
Academy of Sciences.   more››

  • Jun-08
  • 17
New PIMS Deputy Director

The Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors has appointed David Brydges as PIMS Deputy Director, starting on August 1, 2008. He will also serve at PIMS-UBC Site Director.

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  • Jun-08
  • 2
2008 PIMS Education Prize.

The PIMS Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) is pleased to announce that the winners of the 2008 PIMS Education Prize are Virginia Warfield (University of Washington) and Harley Weston (University of Regina).   more››

  • Feb-08
  • 21
University of Regina joins PIMS

The Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) has welcomed the University of Regina as a full member, effective December 1, 2007.   more››

  • Feb-08
  • 12
Malgorzata Dubiel wins 3M Teaching Fellowship

The Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) congratulates Dr. Malgorzata Dubiel (Simon Fraser University, PIMS SFU Education Coordinator) on being awarded a 3M Teaching Fellowship for 2008.   more››

  • Feb-08
  • 5
IGTC in Mathematical Biology receives $120,000 from B.C. Government

The Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) is pleased to announce that the British Columbia Ministry of Advanced Education will support the International Graduate Training Centre (IGTC) in Mathematical Biology through a $120,000 grant to finance three two-year graduate student fellowships.   more››

  • Jan-08
  • 16
Ian Putnam Appointed U.Vic Site Director

Ian Putnam is the new PIMS Site Director at the University of Victoria. His term began on January 1, 2008.   more››

  • Jan-07
  • 8
Dr. Allan Borodin: Recipient of the 2008 CRM-Fields-PIMS Prize

The Centre de recherches mathématiques (CRM), the Fields Institute, and the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences are pleased to announce that Professor Allan Borodin of the University of Toronto is the recipient of the 2008 CRM-Fields-PIMS Prize, in recognition of his exceptional achievement.   more››

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