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📢 Register now for our Decentralized Finance and Market Microstructure workshop at the Fields Institute! Join leading experts as we explore the intersection of DeFi, blockchain, and market microstructure. 📅 Date: May 8-9, 2025 🔗 Details & Registration: fields.utoronto.ca/activities/24-…

❄️⛸️ Last week, we took a break from crunching numbers to carve up the ice at Nathan Phillips Square! From smooth glides to some graceful falls, we embraced the winter spirit together—because math and motion go hand in hand! 🌀

🚨 Last Call for Registration! 🚨 Don't miss your chance to join our information security and machine learning seminar at 4 PM tomorrow at Fields! 🔐 🔗 Register now before it's too late: fields.utoronto.ca/activities/24-… #CyberSecurity #Cryptography #InfoSec #Mathematics

🗣️Pivot! After decades of curiosity and debate, researchers have made a breakthrough in the age-old moving sofa problem—a mind-bending mathematical puzzle about the largest possible sofa that can turn a right-angle hallway. 🛋️➡️📐 Read more: scientificamerican.com/article/mathem…

Congratulations to Dr. Andrijana (Andie) Burazin, recipient of the 2025 Margaret Sinclair Memorial Award for excellence in mathematics education! 👏 Read more about her achievements here shorturl.at/OdUlu

Exciting news from Queen’s University! 🎉 A generous donation has been made to establish the Peter Taylor Professorship in Mathematics and Statistics. This professorship honours Dr. Peter Taylor, an educator dedicated to innovation in math education. shorturl.at/HEvUa

🔐 Register today for our Information Security & Machine Learning seminar at the Fields Institute! From privacy-preserving machine learning to adversarial attacks and secure AI deployment, this seminar is a must-attend for anyone in the field! fields.utoronto.ca/activities/24-…

💌💘This Valentine’s Day, let’s talk the math of love! Scientists have explored formulas that predict relationships, compatibility, and even the secret to lasting romance, but can equations really calculate love? Check out this take on love by the numbers: popularmechanics.com/science/math/a…

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Want to learn how mathematical models are transforming our understanding and treatment of cancer? Check out the latest blog post by Thomas Hillen and Sumaira Rehman on the Fields Thematic Program in Mathematical Oncology! 🧬 mathematical-oncology.org/blog/fields-th…

What’s better than an afternoon of strategy, snacks, and sweet treats? 🎲🍫✨ A big thank you to everyone who joined us for our cozy social yesterday afternoon—whether you came for the games, the s’mores, or just the great company, we loved having you at Fields!

Dr. Haskell was already sold on the importance of “using A.I. to do math, and the huge problem of understanding the math of A.I.” An expert in mathematical logic, she plans to use a theorem-proving program to create the equivalent of a textbook. tinyurl.com/bdfzxbur

🗞️ Have you checked out the latest edition of Fields Notes yet? In this issue, we asked three promising young mathematicians to interpret talks by Ulrike Tillmann, David Mumford and Mikhail Gromov. All that and so much more; read your copy today! shorturl.at/imxOc

It is mathematically freezing outside. Learn about the numerical principles of the #PolarVortex in this edition of the Fields Mailer. Stay for the 🐻‍❄️ ❄️ shorturl.at/ZyZHk

Fields is saddened to learn of the passing of Dr. Zoé Chatzidakis, a brilliant mathematician, loyal friend, fierce advocate for her subject and strong supporter of women and young people. shorturl.at/hlhYL

🍎 Do you know an inspiring and dedicated mathematics educator who deserves recognition? Nominate them for the 2025 Margaret Sinclair Memorial Award! Submit your nominations now through January 31, 2025. shorturl.at/Xr3nt

A polar vortex might be happening outside, but the Commutative Algebra Workshop huddles are keeping everyone's brain in top form.

Great interview with Jeffrey West youtu.be/v__he5Imqfo?si… via @YouTube

🎂 Get amped for André Marie Ampère’s Birthday! A prodigy who mastered the known field of mathematics by age 12, Ampère became a physics, chemistry, and mathematics professor. Learn more about his life and contributions to the study of electromagnetism: britannica.com/summary/Andre-…

📣 Calling all students! The deadline for student applications for the 2025 Fields Undergraduate Summer Research Program is Monday, January 27th, at 1:00 PM (EST). Submit your application today at survey.alchemer.com/s3/8115482/FUS…