📚 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:

🔬📣 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! ⬇️ soapboxscience.org/apply-to-spe...

📘 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. Read more: us15.campaign-archive.com?u=409ac47d10...

🗓️ 🎉 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. Read more:

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

📋 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...

🎉 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. Read more about Robert’s achievements here:

🧠 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. Read it now:

🌐 ♾️ What Is a Manifold? In the mid-19th century, Bernhard Riemann conceived of a new way to think about mathematical spaces, providing the foundation for modern geometry and physics. Read more ⬇️

🔒 Join us on Tuesday, November 4, for AI and Trust, a seminar with Bruce Schneier (Munk School), which explores how mathematicians and the AI community can build shared understanding and collaboration around trust in AI. Register today: www.fields.utoronto.ca/activities/2...

⚾️ Baseball fans know it is all about the stats. They can change a team’s chances but also help transform and improve the entire game. Brush up on the data and rules as the Jays take on the Dodgers in game 6 of the World Series tonight! 🧢🐦 Go Jays go!

✍️📚 What a weekend at the Fields! Writing Math brought together thinkers and storytellers who are changing how we share math with the world. Check out a few snaps from the day ⬇️

📄 Origami patterns solve a major physics riddle. The amplituhedron, a shape at the heart of particle physics, appears to be deeply connected to the mathematics of paper folding. Read more ⬇️

✏️📚 How do we write math? Join authors, educators, and communicators on Saturday, October 25, for Writing Math: Perspectives from Authors and Educators, an event exploring how complex ideas become compelling stories. Register today at: www.fields.utoronto.ca/activities/2...

🧠 Excited to share the full program of our #NeuroAI workshop at the @fieldsinstitute.bsky.social (next Monday & Tuesday) 📍 Toronto + Online: fields.utoronto.ca/activities/2... 🎙️ Talks by VanRullen, @neurograce.bsky.social, Eliasmith, Pitkow, Kanai, Thompson & more.

Join authors @dreugeniacheng.bsky.social @onlinekyne.bsky.social Anthony Bonato @profnoahgian.bsky.social Siobhan Roberts @patchenbarss.bsky.social Paula Rowinska for Writing Math: a free hybrid event @fieldsinstitute.bsky.social, Oct 25 @ 2:30 PM ET RSVP → shorturl.at/fbQ2v

Missed out on the Public Opening of the 2025 Fields Medal Symposium? We’ve got you covered. You can now watch Mark Braverman’s keynote "How do you measure surprise?" followed by a panel discussion featuring Mark, Matt Weinberg, and Rotem Oshman.

⏳ Time is running out! Get your nominations in for the 2026 CRM-Fields-PIMS Prize by November 1, 2025! This premier Canadian math award recognizes outstanding advancements in mathematical research. Nominate someone today: www.fields.utoronto.ca/honours-and-...

🧠 Today at Fields, we’re hosting BrainModes 2025! This annual international conference brings together researchers to explore innovative ways of understanding complex brain activity through modelling and multimodal neuroscience data. Great energy, great discussions—here are some photos from the day!

The 2025 Margaret Sinclair Award Lecture was recently delivered by the winner, Andrijana (Andie) Burazin (pictured with Deputy Director Patrick Ingram). Dr. Burazin won for her dedication to community building and improving communication in math. Learn more: www.fields.utoronto.ca/talks/Margar...

🧠 We’re thrilled to welcome theoretical neuroscientist Karl Friston to the Fields Institute’s Distinguished Lecture Series! Dr. Friston will deliver three lectures exploring brain function, active inference, and artificial curiosity. Register today: www.fields.utoronto.ca/activities/25-26/Friston

Thank you, President Woodin and Minister Quinn, for participating in last night's Fields Medal Symposium: Abacus Medal honouring Mark Braverman. It was an honour to have you at the Institute

📣 Join us tomorrow for Student Night at the Fields Medal Symposium, where you’ll get the chance to meet and speak with Abacus Medal winner Mark Braverman! Register now to secure your spot: www.fields.utoronto.ca/activ.../25-...

We’re (@fieldsinstitute.bsky.social) doing a thing for this - and it’s fully online! Check it out on October 6th! More details to come. www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/ma...

Taking place this week so there’s still time to get involved! (Including a student night tomorrow - Wednesday, Sept 24.

🏅 We are less than two weeks away from the 2025 Fields Medal Symposium! Be sure to join us on September 23, for ‘How Do You Measure Surprise?’, a Public Opening talk by Abacus Medal winner Mark Braverman. Learn more and register today! ➡️ www.fields.utoronto.ca/activities/2...

🎱✨ Yesterday, Fields staff and friends gathered at Pool Hop Social for a fun afternoon out. Between a few friendly games of pool, tasty appetizers, and lots of laughs, it was the perfect way to relax and spend time together outside of the office!

🏅 We are less than two weeks away from the 2025 Fields Medal Symposium! Be sure to join us on September 23, for ‘How Do You Measure Surprise?’, a Public Opening talk by Abacus Medal winner Mark Braverman. Learn more and register today! ➡️ www.fields.utoronto.ca/activities/2...

Something exciting is brewing this October at @fieldsinstitute.bsky.social. Think #math, books, and the stories behind them. Anthony Bonato, @profnoahgian.bsky.social, and I are co-organizing a celebration of popular mathematics, featuring authors who have turned big ideas into page-turning reads.

📬 September is here, and so is Fields' latest newsletter! Catch up on the latest research programs, events, and news from our community, including a special highlight of the upcoming Fields Medal Symposium celebrating Abacus Medal winner Mark Braverman! us15.campaign-archive.com?u=409ac47d10...

Amid the chaos of revolutionary France, one man’s mathematical obsession gave way to a calculation that now underpins much of mathematics and physics. The calculation, called the Fourier transform, decomposes any function into its parts. Read more ⬇️

The 2026 Fields Undergraduate Summer Research Program (FUSRP) is now accepting applications for supervisors and project proposals! The deadline for applications is October 27, 2025. Apply today! survey.alchemer.com/s3/8398164/F...

💸 📊 As part of our 2025-2026 Quantitative Finance Seminar, Fields is hosting "A Dynamic Model for Open Banking" with speaker Christoph Frei! Secure your spot today: www.fields.utoronto.ca/activities/2...

💡✨ This week, Fields is hosting the Workshop on Topological Data Analysis, bringing together researchers exploring the connections between topology and data science. As part of the program, we’re proud to feature the Coxeter Lecture Series with Prof. Carina Curto.

📢 Exciting news! India has launched its first privately funded mathematics research institute, the Lodha Mathematical Sciences Institute. Congratulations to Professor Kumar Murty, former Director of the Fields Institute, on becoming its founding director!

⚡️🤖 Last week, we hosted the AI Math Leadership Academy for Teachers! Educators learned new tools to help motivate Black and other minority students to study advanced math by leveraging their curiosity about AI. We’re excited to see the impact they will bring to their classrooms and communities!

🕸️ From social networks to urban planning, graph theory is everywhere. Explore how this branch of mathematics helps us understand and shape the world around us:

🌳🎭 A night out to remember! Recently, our Toronto-based FUSRP cohort and Fields staff took a trip to High Park to see Romeo and Juliet under the stars at the outdoor theatre. Thanks to everyone who joined us for this lovely evening of Shakespeare, summer air, and community!

☀️🍉 With summer in full swing and our Focus Program on Algebraic Topology wrapping up, we celebrated with some classic summertime treats—watermelon, popsicles, and lemonade! It was a great chance for participants to relax, mingle, and catch up with colleagues as the Program came to a close.

💡 A major leap for mathematics! The Langlands program has inspired and befuddled mathematicians for more than 50 years. Now, a major advance has opened up new worlds for them to explore.