Congratulations to Professor Ian Agol for winning the 2016 Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics! The award is due to his "spectacular contributions to low dimensional topology and geometric group theory, including work on the solutions of the tameness, virtual Haken and virtual fibering conjectures."Read more about Ian Agol wins the 2016 Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics
As faculty of the UC Berkeley Mathematics Department, we are committed to taking an active role in maintaining a safe and inclusive workplace, free of sexual harassment. We feel that the University procedures currently in place fail to protect our students from sexual harassment, and allow...Read more about A letter from a group of math faculty regarding sexual harassment