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📬 The March mailer is here!

In the lead-up to Pi Day, our latest newsletter dives into the “normality question” that has haunted numberheads for generations. That, plus the latest news, events, and opportunities from Fields!

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The Man Who Stole Infinity | Quanta Magazine In an 1874 paper, Georg Cantor proved that there are different sizes of infinity and changed math forever. A trove of newly unearthed letters shows that it was also an act of plagiarism.

♾️ The man who stole infinity.

In an 1874 paper, Georg Cantor proved that there are different sizes of infinity and changed math forever. A trove of newly unearthed letters shows that it was also an act of plagiarism.

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📝 Applications are open for the Summer School on Formalization in Lean, hosted by the Institute for Computer-Aided Reasoning in Mathematics (ICARM) at Carnegie Mellon University, July 7–18, 2026!

Learn more and apply today: icarm.io/project/summ...

🗓️ This week at Fields, we’re excited to welcome researchers from around the world to the 37th International Conference on Algorithmic Learning Theory (ALT 2026) and ShaiFest! We managed to grab a few pics between the conversations, collaborations, and cutting-edge ideas – take a look.

Congratulations to Dr. Jennifer Holm, recipient of the 2026 Margaret Sinclair Memorial Award for excellence in mathematics education!

Read more about her work: www.fields.utoronto.ca/news/Dr-Jenn...

📣 Upcoming at Fields! Join us on May 7 for the Keyfitz Lecture in Mathematics and the Social Sciences delivered by Stephanie Dick.

Don’t miss out, register today! www.fields.utoronto.ca/activities/2...

Summer Program - THE EDGE PROGRAM The EDGE Summer Program helps women and gender nonconforming students thrive in their PhD programs in the mathematical sciences. 90% of EDGE Summer Program alumni have either received a graduate...

📣 Last chance to apply for the EDGE Summer Program!

This four-week residential session is designed to prepare a cohort of women and gender-nonconforming individuals to thrive in their PhD programs in the mathematical sciences.

Apply by February 20, 2026! www.edgeforwomen.org/summer-sessi...

✨📄 Last week involved a different kind of problem-solving! Friends and staff stepped away from their desks for an afternoon of origami, learning how a single sheet of paper can transform through patience, precision, and creativity.

Take a look at a few moments from our afternoon of folding fun!

📣 Applications for FUSRP: Shanghai are open now!

The Fields Centre for Sustainable Development (CSD) China welcomes undergraduate students from around the world to participate in a mathematical research experience this summer in Shanghai.

Apply today: www.fields.utoronto.ca/activities/2...

Women in Science Museum staff members have chosen and written about a number of notable women that they find inspiring and have shaped science throughout history.

🔬✨ Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science!

We’re celebrating the remarkable women who have shaped science and continue to inspire future generations. From pioneering researchers to modern trailblazers, their stories remind us why representation in STEM matters.

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Long-Sought Proof Tames Some of Math’s Unruliest Equations | Quanta Magazine Mathematicians finally understand the behavior of an important class of differential equations that describe everything from water pressure to oxygen levels in human tissues.

🧮 Long-sought proof tames some of math’s unruliest equations.

Mathematicians finally understand the behaviour of an important class of differential equations that describe everything from water pressure to oxygen levels in human tissues.

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🌈📐 Registration is now open for Spec(ℚ̄(ζ(3))) !

Spec(ℚ̄(ζ(3))) celebrates and amplifies the work of 2SLGBTQIA mathematicians in algebraic geometry, arithmetic geometry, commutative algebra, and number theory.

Register today: www.fields.utoronto.ca/activities/2...

11 Famous African American Mathematicians You Should Know About — Mashup Math Last Updated: October 8th, 2024

📚 This Black History Month, we’re celebrating the contributions of Black mathematicians who shaped science and discovery! Check out these stories of trailblazers and their lasting impact:

Apply to speak at Soapbox Science 2026 Apply online here! Deadline 2nd March 2026 Are you a woman, non-binary or genderqueer person who works in science and who is passionate about your research? Are you eager to talk to the general p…

🔬📣 Are you a woman, non-binary, or genderqueer scientist who loves sharing your work with the public? Soapbox Science is looking for speakers across all areas of STEMM—from PhD students to professors and entrepreneurs!

Step onto the soapbox; apply today! ⬇️
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📘 The latest issue of Fields Notes is out!

This Special Edition highlights the 2025 Fields Medal Symposium: Abacus Medal, and features lectures from Mark Braverman, Yael Kalai, and Christos Papadimitriou.

Read it now ⬇️ www.fields.utoronto.ca/sites/defaul...

☕️ ❄️ A perfect way to brighten up a winter day—warming up at Fields with hot chocolate, s’mores, board games, and great company. Thanks to everyone who came by to spend the afternoon with our staff!

Last week, we were delighted to welcome Nantel Bergeron from York University to the Fields Institute. His chalkboard penmanship was so impressive, we couldn’t resist snapping a couple of photos! 🖊️

🎉 New year, new insights. Start fresh with our January newsletter – your monthly dose of updates and inspiration.

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The Year in Mathematics | Quanta Magazine Explore a shape that can’t pass through itself, a teenage prodigy, and two new kinds of infinity.

🗓️ 🎉 2025 has come to an end, but what a year for mathematics! From exploring a shape that can’t pass through itself, a teenage prodigy, and two new kinds of infinity, @quantamagazine.bsky.social wraps up 2025 with a recap of some of the year’s biggest stories.

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✅ Registration for the Shared Graduate Course, Agent-Based & Individual-Based Modeling: Theory and Praxis taught by Professor Nathaniel Osgood, University of Saskatchewan, is now available!

Secure your spot today: www.fields.utoronto.ca/activities/2...

Yesterday, our Director, Deirdre Haskell, had the opportunity to present at the Joint Mathematics Meetings 2026—connecting with the global mathematics community and sharing insights at one of the field’s largest annual gatherings!

📣 Exciting news! You can now register for the Shared Graduate Course, Self-Similarity and the Einstein Vacuum Equations, taught by Professor Yakov Shlapentokh-Rothman.

Space is limited, register today: www.fields.utoronto.ca/activities/2...

New Proofs Probe Soap-Film Singularities | Quanta Magazine Mathematicians have broken through a long-standing barrier in the study of “minimizing surfaces,” which play an important role in both math and physics.

🫧 New proofs probe soap-film singularities.

Mathematicians have broken through a long-standing barrier in the study of “minimizing surfaces,” which play an important role in both math and physics.

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📋 Registration for Mathematics Inspired by Quantum Field Theory with Professor Masoud Khalkhali is available now!

Be sure to secure your spot and check out the other course offerings of our Winter 2026 Shared Graduate Program: www.fields.utoronto.ca/activities/2...

Robert McCann is awarded the 2026 CRM-Fields-PIMS Prize The Centre de recherches mathématiques (CRM), the Fields Institute and the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) are proud to recognize the University of Toronto professor for his out...

🎉 Congratulations to Robert McCann on receiving the 2026 CRM-Fields-PIMS Prize! This honour recognizes his groundbreaking contributions to optimal transport theory and his impact across mathematics.

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🧠 Next week at Fields!

Join us Dec 9–11 for Multi-Scale Methods and Emergence in Neural & Cognitive Science, an international, interdisciplinary meeting. Register today: emergence-multiscale-neuro-workshop.github.io

Have you checked out our list for our Winter 2026 Shared Graduate Course Program yet? Register today for fantastic courses, including Mathematical Epidemiology, taught by Professor Jane Heffernan!

See all the details by visiting: www.fields.utoronto.ca/activities/2...

📣 Calling all students! The 2026 Fields Undergraduate Summer Research Program is now accepting applications until Monday, January 5, at 1:00 PM (EST).

Submit your application today! survey.alchemer.com/s3/8438339/2...

📣 Our Shared Graduate Course Program returns this winter! Be sure to check out our exciting course offerings, including Nonlinear Dispersive Equations: Well-Posedness and Stability of Nonlinear Waves with Professor Dmitry Pelinovsky.

Secure your spot today: www.fields.utoronto.ca/activities/2...

📰 Stay cozy, stay in the know. November's newsletter is here with everything you need to catch up on.

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