http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/topic/mathematics.html Mathematics headlines from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology News Office. en-us http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/www/mitlogo-rss.jpg http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/topic/mathematics.html 88 31 Wed, 7 May 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/math-conf-tt0507.html MIT professor Thomas Mrowka and seven other speakers will present topics ranging from quantum gravity and its connection with probability theory to the solution of two recent conjectures, the Kodaira conjecture and the Weinstein conjecture. Wed, 7 May 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/math-conf-tt0507.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/obit-lorenz-0416.html Edward Lorenz, an MIT meteorologist who tried to explain why it is so hard to make good weather forecasts and wound up unleashing a scientific revolution called chaos theory, died April 16 of cancer at his home in Cambridge. Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/obit-lorenz-0416.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/women-math-0407.html Women have traditionally been scarce in university math departments, but a conference at MIT this weekend will celebrate those who have succeeded in math and encourage more to pursue careers in the field. Mon, 7 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/women-math-0407.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/peeling-0330.html Frustrated by tape that won't peel off the roll in a straight line? Angry at wallpaper that refuses to tear neatly off the wall? A new study by an MIT mathematician and others shows that wallpaper is simply obeying the laws of physics. Sun, 30 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/peeling-0330.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/twenty-one-0328.html The movie "21," a fictional work loosely based on the story of the MIT blackjack team that won millions of dollars from casinos across the country, opens in theaters Friday. Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/twenty-one-0328.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/putnam-0327.html MIT's math team made a strong showing at the William Lowell Putnam intercollegiate mathematics competition, finishing in third place. Two MIT math majors finished in the top six: sophomore Qingchun Ren and junior Xuancheng Shao. Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/putnam-0327.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/crossword-0222.html Teamwork is encouraged in the MIT math department when it comes to solving New York Times crossword puzzles, but one person usually stays on the sidelines: professor Kiran Kedlaya--"he's too good," says the head of the department. Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/crossword-0222.html http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/lusztig-tt0116.html George Lusztig, the Norbert Wiener Professor of Mathematics, has been awarded the 2008 Leroy P. Steele Prize for Lifetime Achievement. Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/lusztig-tt0116.html