News & Updates

PIMS is currently welcoming applications for support of conferences, workshops, summer schools, Distinguished Visitors, Focus Periods, Collaborative Research Groups and related activities in the...

The Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences is pleased to announce that Dr. Christopher Hoffman has been appointed site director at the University of Washington. His 3-year term will begin on...

The Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences is pleased to announce the appointment of James Colliander as Deputy Director of PIMS for a five-year period, starting on July 1, 2015. Professor...

PIMS is delighted to announce that Susan Milner, a faculty member in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics of the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV), has been selected as the winner of the...

PIMS congratulates Arvind Gupta, current CEO and Scientific Director of Mitacs and former PIMS Deputy Director, on his appointment as the 13th President and Vice Chancellor of the University of...

CAIMS and PIMS are pleased to announce that Prof. Geoff Wild of the University of Western Ontario has been awarded the 2014 CAIMS/PIMS Early Career Award in Applied Mathematics. Prof. Wild obtained...

Here’s a math problem for you: What do you get when you add one math nut to a classroom? The answer is simple: You get a love of math multiplied and divided by the number of children he teaches...

The Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences is now accepting nominations for the 2014 PIMS Education Prize. The winner receives $1000. The prize will be awarded to a member of the PIMS...

The Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences is pleased to announce that Dr. Anthony Quas has been appointed interim PIMS site director at the University of Victoria for the term January 1...

The Canadian Mathematical Sciences Institutes are pleased to announce that the winner of the CRM - Fields - PIMS Prize for 2014 is Prof Niky Kamran of McGill University. He has spent his career in...

Commercial math/logic games for middle and high school students - Susan Milner, University of the Fraser Valley Most of these games have many levels, the highest of which are often challenging even...

The Canadian Applied and Industrial Mathematics Society and the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences are pleased to announce the 2014 competition for the CAIMS/PIMS Early Career Award in...