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Black and white close-up photo of Henry McKean.

Henry McKean (1930-2024)

It is with profound sadness that we inform you of the passing of our esteemed friend and colleague Henry McKean, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics. Read more here.

Henry McKean (1930-2024)

Henry McKean (1930-2024)

Lai-​Sang Young in a light blue polo shirt

Lai-​Sang Young Awarded the 2023 Heinz Hopf Prize

Every two years, ETH Zurich awards the Heinz Hopf Prize for outstanding scientific work in the field of pure mathematics. This year's honoree is Professor Lai-​Sang Young. Congratulations! Read more here.

Lai-​Sang Young Awarded the 2023 Heinz Hopf Prize

Lai-​Sang Young Awarded the 2023 Heinz Hopf Prize

Lerrel Pinto

Lerrel Pinto Wins Packard Foundation Fellowship

Lerrel Pinto, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, has received a 2023 Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Read more here.

Lerrel Pinto Wins Packard Foundation Fellowship

Lerrel Pinto Wins Packard Foundation Fellowship

Yann LeCun crosses his arms in a blue shirt.

Yann LeCun Announced as Inaugural Jacob T. Schwartz Chair

Yann LeCun has been named as the first recipient of the Jacob T. Schwartz Chaired Professorship in Computer Science. Read more about the honor and inaugural honoree here.

Yann LeCun Announced as Inaugural Jacob T. Schwartz Chair

Yann LeCun Announced as Inaugural Jacob T. Schwartz Chair

Wojciech Zaremba smiling in a grey t-shirt on a grey background.

Alumni Q&A with Wojciech Zaremba, Co-Founder of OpenAI

An in-depth conversation with Wojciech Zaremba, Co-Founder and Research Scientist at OpenAI, about his time at NYU Courant and his vision for the future of artificial intelligence. Read it here.

Alumni Q&A with Wojciech Zaremba, Co-Founder of OpenAI

Alumni Q&A with Wojciech Zaremba, Co-Founder of OpenAI

Raghu Varadhan headshot.

S.R. Srinivasa Varadhan Awarded 2023 Padma Vibhusan Medal

Professor Raghu Varadhan has been honored with the Padma Vibhusan, the second-highest civilian award distributed by the Republic of India. The medal acknowledges his "exceptional and distinguished service" in the fields of science and technology. Read more.

S.R. Srinivasa Varadhan Awarded 2023 Padma Vibhusan Medal

S.R. Srinivasa Varadhan Awarded 2023 Padma Vibhusan Medal

Pathways to AI class eats gelato on University Place.

Launching a New Initiative, NYU and DeepMind Clear the Path for Future AI Researchers

We had lunch with the inaugral class of the Pathways to AI initiative. They told us all about their experience in the program over the summer. Read more here.

Launching a New Initiative, NYU and DeepMind Clear the Path for Future AI Researchers

Launching a New Initiative, NYU and DeepMind Clear the Path for Future AI Researchers

Professor Leslie Greengard wearing glasses poses for a headshot.

Leslie Greengard Awarded the 2023 ICIAM Pioneer Prize

Professor Greengard has been honored for his pioneering work on fast algorithms, including the fast multipole method, fast Gauss transform, and fast direct solvers. Congratulations! Read more.

Leslie Greengard Awarded the 2023 ICIAM Pioneer Prize

Leslie Greengard Awarded the 2023 ICIAM Pioneer Prize

Black and white headshot of Nina Holden

Nina Holden Wins Rollo Davidson Prize

Nina Holden, Assosciate Professor of Mathematics, has won the 2023 Rollo Davidson Prize for her "leading work on random planar maps and Liouville quantum gravity." You can read more about the honor here.

Nina Holden Wins Rollo Davidson Prize

Nina Holden Wins Rollo Davidson Prize

Vlad Vicol in front of a concrete wall.

Vlad Vicol Named a 2023 Simons Investigator in Mathematics

Vlad Vicol, Professor of Mathematics, has been chosen as a 2023 Investigator by the Simons Foundation. The selective program is designed to "support outstanding theoretical scientists in their most productive years." Congratulation! You can read more about the honor here.

Vlad Vicol Named a 2023 Simons Investigator in Mathematics

Vlad Vicol Named a 2023 Simons Investigator in Mathematics

Sylvia Serfaty in front of a blackboard.

Sylvia Serfaty Awarded the 2024 Maryam Mirzakhani Prize in Mathematics

Sylvia Serfaty, Silver Professor of Mathematics, has been awarded the 2024 Maryam Mirzakhani Prize in Mathematics by the National Academy of Sciences. Congratulations! Read more here.

Sylvia Serfaty Awarded the 2024 Maryam Mirzakhani Prize in Mathematics

Sylvia Serfaty Awarded the 2024 Maryam Mirzakhani Prize in Mathematics

Jinyoung Park (a young woman with long, dark hair and classes) standing inside a courtyard.

Jinyoung Park Awarded the 2025 Levi L. Conant Prize

Jinyoung Park, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, has received the 2025 Levi L. Conant Prize from the American Mathematical Society. Read more here.

Jinyoung Park Awarded the 2025 Levi L. Conant Prize

Jinyoung Park Awarded the 2025 Levi L. Conant Prize

Anirudh Sivaraman in front of a gray backdrop.

Anirudh Sivaraman Wins 2024 NSF CAREER Award

Anirudh Sivaraman, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, has received the 2024 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation. Read more here.

Anirudh Sivaraman Wins 2024 NSF CAREER Award

Anirudh Sivaraman Wins 2024 NSF CAREER Award

News & Announcements

The Courant Institute is taking advantage of the quieter summer months to make some important facilities improvements at Warren Weaver Hall and 60 Fifth Avenue. Read More

We are sad to announce that Peter Lax, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics, passed away on May 16th. Read More

Fang-Hua Lin, Silver Professor of Mathematics, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Read More

Hong Wang, Associate Professor of Mathematics, has proven the century-old Kakeya set conjecture in a joint work with Joshua Zahl. Read More

Kyunghyun Cho, Professor of Computer Science and Data Science, has been named as the recipient of the Glen de Vries Chair for Health Statistics by the Courant Institute. Read More

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