mathematics

Kenneth Lange has written four advanced textbooks and published more than 200 scientific papers in the areas of genetic epidemiology, population genetics and other subjects.

Kai-Wei Chang, Pavel Galashin, Ravi Netravali and Harold Pimentel are among the new class of young researchers recognized for their scientific achievements.

Clarivate released its annual list of the most highly cited researchers, which includes dozens of UCLA researchers across various disciplines.

Through the institute, mathematicians work collaboratively with a broad range of scholars to address today's biggest scientific challenges.

A study led by UCLA mathematicians and scientists highlights the dangers of a major COVID-19 spike after the removal of health precautions.

Researchers will work to create super-powerful computers that harness the mysterious behavior of particles at the subatomic level.

A UCLA-led research team analyzed data from Los Angeles and Indianapolis since the stay-at-home restrictions began.

A team led by Andrea Bertozzi and Mason Porter will use mathematical modeling to provide insights to those developing strategies to mitigate the disease’s spread.

The UCLA Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics will host a workshop on the many implications of doctored content, Nov. 15-16.

The engineers and mathematicians have designed a unique and effective system that could be used to produce clean, fresh water, or to recycle industrial water that would otherwise be wasted.

Economists explore in a working paper whether parental gender attitudes have an effect on math aptitude.

The new position honors renowned Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan, who made substantial contributions to mathematics in the early 1900s.

Learn about nanotechnology, meteorites and dinosaurs, among other science topics. Actress, author and mathematics alumna Danica McKellar will receive a science and education award.

UCLA’s James Stigler is working to improve math and science education nationally by eliminating the rote memorization methods and studying what really works.

Team of UCLA students places fifth in the annual Putnam examination, which routinely stumps some of the smartest math whizzes in the country.

The gift, to support work in operator algebras, extends Masamichi Takesaki’s previous investment in his home department.

Award-winning comedy television writers with degrees in mathematics and science discuss “The Calculus of Comedy: Math in The Simpsons, Futurama, and The Big Bang Theory” on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017.

Graduating senior Luke Vellotti is leaving UCLA this week with two bachelor’s degrees — one in mathematics and one in computer science — and starting his career at Google as a software developer.

Math often gets a bad rap as an uncreative left brain-oriented activity, but Andrea Bertozzi recalls that, as a child, she was fascinated by math's creative potential.

May cover story notes that Terence Tao is “widely considered one of the greatest minds currently working in mathematics.”

The UCLA study has important implications in an era of climate change.

The Marian Group formulates theoretical models of how materials will behavior under conditions that are nearly impossible to physically replicate, such as ultrafast heating, high-dose irradiation or very fast deformation rates.

UCLA mathematicians ‘cheat physics’ to produce stunning visual effects.

The technique, called a "non-malleable commitment," is the electronic equivalent of a lockbox and requires only two rounds of one-way communication from the sender to the recipient.

UCLA is No. 2 among American public universities and No. 10 in the world, according to the U.S. News and World Report 2017 Best Global Universities rankings, published today.