NYU Announces Courant Institute School of Mathematics, Computing, and Data Science
“Today, we take the next step in the path that Richard Courant started us on,” President Linda G. Mills said in the University’s official announcement, “The creation of a new school that combines mathematics, its theory and application, with computer science and data science.” Read more here.
NYU Announces Courant Institute School of Mathematics, Computing, and Data Science
NYU Announces Courant Institute School of Mathematics, Computing, and Data Science
Yann LeCun Accepts the 2025 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering
Yann LeCun, Jacob T. Schwartz Chaired Professor of Computer Science, received the 2025 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering from King Charles III during a ceremony at St. James Palace in London. Read more here.
Yann LeCun Accepts the 2025 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering
Yann LeCun Accepts the 2025 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering
Denis Yarats Keynote Speaker at the NYU Entrepreneurs Festival
Denis Yarats, former Courant PhD student and Co-Founder of Perplexity AI, was the featured keynote speaker at the 14th Annual NYU Entrepreneurs Festival. Read more here.
Denis Yarats Keynote Speaker at the NYU Entrepreneurs Festival
Denis Yarats Keynote Speaker at the NYU Entrepreneurs Festival
Welcome New Faculty (AY 2025-26)!
NYU Courant is thrilled to welcome nine new faculty members this academic year—read through their short bios here.
Welcome New Faculty (AY 2025-26)!
Welcome New Faculty (AY 2025-26)!
Hong Wang Awarded Ostrowski Prize and Salem Prize
Hong Wang, Professor of Mathematics, was been awarded the Ostrowski Prize, the Salem Prize, and the 2025 ICCM Gold Medal of Mathematics. Read more here.
Hong Wang Awarded Ostrowski Prize and Salem Prize
Hong Wang Awarded Ostrowski Prize and Salem Prize
Applied Mathematics Laboratory Publishes Breakthrough Research on Melting Icebergs
Leif Ristroph, Associate Professor of Mathematics, and his team in the Applied Mathematics Laboratory have pinpointed factors that cause icebergs to capsize in a new paper published by Physical Review Fluids. Read more here.
Applied Mathematics Laboratory Publishes Breakthrough Research on Melting Icebergs
Applied Mathematics Laboratory Publishes Breakthrough Research on Melting Icebergs
Marsha Berger Awarded the 2025 John von Neumann Prize
Marsha Berger, Professor Emeritus of Computer Science and Mathematics, has won the 2025 John von Neumann Prize. Read more here.
Marsha Berger Awarded the 2025 John von Neumann Prize
Marsha Berger Awarded the 2025 John von Neumann Prize
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
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
Seminars and Events
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
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Warren Weaver Hall, Room 317
January 20, 2026, 3:30PMAaron Landesman, Harvard University -
Warren Weaver Hall, Room 1314 and on Zoom
January 20, 2026, 6:00PMLidor Portal, Ben Gurion U
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
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Online,
January 21, 2026, 11:00AMMathav Murugan, UBC
Thursday, January 22, 2026
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Warren Weaver Hall, Room 1302
January 22, 2026, 11:00AMStan Palasek, IAS Princeton
Friday, January 23, 2026
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Warren Weaver Hall, Room 512
January 23, 2026, 11:00AMJean-Michel Bismut, Institut de Mathématique d'Orsay
News & Announcements
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Arthur Jacot Receives 2025 AMR Prize in the Mathematics of Artificial Intelligence
Arthur Jacot, Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science, has received the 2025 AMR Prize in the Mathematics of Artificial Intelligence. Read More
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Professor Emeritus Robert Kohn (1953-2026)
We are saddened to announce that Robert Kohn, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics, passed away on January 12th. Read More
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Daniele Panozzo Receives ACM SIGGRAPH Test of Time Award
Daniele Panozzo, Professor of Computer Science, has recieved the ACM SIGGRAPH Test of Time Award for his 2015 paper "Instant field-aligned meshes." Read More
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Sylvia Serfaty Receives 2025 Riemann Prize in Mathematics
Sylvia Serfaty, Silver Professor of Mathematics, has received the 2025 Riemann Prize in Mathematics awarded by the Riemann International School of Mathematics. Read More
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Arthur Jacot Awarded AMR 2025 Prize in the Mathematics of Artificial Intelligence
Arthur Jacot, Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science, has received the 2025 Prize in the Mathematics of Artificial Intelligence from the Association for Mathematical Research. Read More