🎓Graduating math students & their family members: join us on May 26 for the annual Niven Lecture - an accessible talk aimed at the general public.
🗣️Speaker: Joshua Greene (Boston College): “The Square Peg Problem.”
🕐 1 - 2 PM
📍 MATH 100
More details 👉🏼 tinyurl.com/mwysszc4
Congratulations to UBC Mathematics graduate student Jacob Stockton on being awarded the 2025-2026 Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award. 👏
This award recognizes the exceptional contributions graduate teaching assistants make to teaching and learning at UBC.
First Nations, Inuit & Métis–identifying Math/Stats students are invited to an informal lunch on Mon, April 13, 2026.
➡️ A chance to connect over a shared meal 🥪🥗
Register by Wed, April 8th for details: tinyurl.com/yp3yu2tu
The UBC Math Storm the Wall team crushed it again - champions for the third year in a row! 🥇💪🏽
Congratulations to the team - you made us proud! 🙌🏼
Test your understanding of differential calculus - take the Calculus Challenge Exam on June 10!
This 2.5‑hour test is for students who’ve taken high‑school calculus and want a head start.
▶️ Score 50%+ to earn first‑year credit at BC universities!
Register by May 22 👉🏼 tinyurl.com/bd64y6f3
Faculty, postdocs, grad students, and math undergrads - join us on Mon, Mar 30 for our second Math Tea Social.
🗣️Speaker: Dr. Anotida Madzvamuse
🕞3:30 - 4:30 PM
📍LSK 121
What to expect
👉A short talk, followed by tea/coffee and snacks.
Drop in or stay for the whole event.
The Calculus Challenge Exam is a 2.5‑hour test for students who’ve taken high‑school calculus and want a head start.
▶️ Score 50%+ to earn first‑year credit at BC universities!
▶️ At $100, it's more affordable than the AP calculus exam.
Register by May 22 👉🏼 tinyurl.com/c8rjunnz
Department members (faculty, postdocs, and grad students) & undergrads:
📌Join us on March 16 for our first ever Math Tea. This event will feature a short, informal talk by Dr. Leah Edelstein-Keshet, followed by coffee, tea, snacks, and socializing. ☕🍪
🕞3:30 - 4:30 PM 📍LSK 121
UBC Mathematics associate professors Elina Robeva and Geoffrey Schiebinger have each received a 2026 Killam Research Fellowship, recognizing their exceptional research contributions and scholarly achievements.
Congratulations Dr. Robeva and Dr. Schiebinger! 👏
Read more: tinyurl.com/yf2sj39r
🥧Celebrate Pi Day with UBC Math on Friday, March 13!
Come grab a slice - or a whole pie!
🔸$3/slice or $10/pie
🕚11 am to 1 pm
📍Outside of the math office (room 121)
💵💳Cash or online credit card payment accepted.
Thank you @saveonfoods.bsky.social (UBC) and Safeway (Broadway).
March 8 is International Women’s Day. Across research, education, university services and student life, women at #UBC are making a difference in the lives of others every day.
Explore stories of achievement, events and community resources here: events.ubc.ca/internationa...
UBC Math department members: we’re hosting a billiards tournament! 🎱
Prizes, glory, and bragging rights are on the line.
All skill levels welcome - we’ve got beginner and intermediate tiers.
Kick‑off party:
📅 March 12
🕓 4:30 PM
📍 Math Annex, Room 1115
Sign‑up by Mar 8: tinyurl.com/4bjvwnuv
📣Vancouver high school students: Archimedes Talks returns Sun, Mar 8, 10:30–1:30 at UBC (📍IKB, Room 261). Two expert speakers, lunch included. 🗣️🥪
Fee: $20 (scholarships available)
Speakers: Alannah Hallas ( @ubcphas.bsky.social ) & Colin MacDonald (UBC Mathematics)
Register 👉
tinyurl.com/48crzhd4
Snapshots from today’s UBC Math-Bio/IAM colloquium featuring keynote speaker Dr. Mark Lewis (UVic).
Thank you to everyone to attended!
Our very own Dr. Melania Alvarez was featured in the @vancouversun.bsky.social, where she shared insights on how to strengthen math education in Canada and offered advice for parents on helping children build confidence and curiosity in math.
tinyurl.com/muw4383v
📸 Did you graduate in Nov 2025 or are scheduled to graduate in May 2026? To be included in our 2026 grad class composite, book your grad photos today!
Deadline: March 30, 2026
Book now 👉 tinyurl.com/525h9ds5
📣Undergrads: Our last undergraduate colloquium takes place on March 10.
This is a great opportunity to learn about the kinds of research opportunities available for undergrads!
🕓4 - 5 PM
📍MATH 203
🗣️🙋🍪2 talks, a Q&A session, and snacks!
Space is limited - register today 👉 tinyurl.com/yf2n968v
Join our upcoming probability seminar on Feb 25:
🗣️Petr kosenko, UBC - "On recent progress related to studying harmonic measures for random walks on hyperbolic isometry groups and lamplighter groups."
🕞 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
📍 ESB 2012
Details 👉 tinyurl.com/5888ex29
Please join us for an education leadership seminar on Feb 27:
🗣️Speaker: Johana Thomas Zapata, UBC
📌Talk title: "What happens when Indigeneity enters the mathematics classroom? Insights from a SoTL project"
🕛12 - 1 PM
📍MATH 126
Details: tinyurl.com/nhjjm5ck
Last chance to register!
Join us on March 2nd for the UBC Math/IAM Colloquium with guest speaker Dr. Mark Lewis.
🕘9 AM - 4 PM
📍ESB 4133 & LSK 306
☕🥪Coffee, tea, snacks and lunch provided!
🔗Register: ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
UBC Math Algebraic Geometry Seminar (Feb 23):
🗣️Clifton Cunningham, UCalgary - "Arthur packets: generalizations and applications"
🕒3 - 4 PM
📍MATH 104
Full abstract 👉 tinyurl.com/48vw6ek6
📢 Save the Date: March 2nd! 🗓️
Join UBC Math & IAM for a Math-Bio Colloquium featuring Dr. Mark Lewis (UVic).
📍 ESB 4133 & LSK 306
🕘 9AM - 4PM
🥪 Free catered lunch, coffee, tea & snacks
🔗Attendance is FREE, but registration is required 👉 ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
2026 math grads - don't forget to book your grad photo by Mar 30. Book early — evenings & weekends fill fast!
Book now 👉 tinyurl.com/525h9ds5
UBC Math Ergodic Theory & Dynamical Systems Seminar (Feb 12):
🗣️Ignacio Rojas, UBC - "A non-linear generalization of the Kakutani Equidistribution problem"
🕓4 - 5 PM
📍ESB 4133 & online
Learn more 👉 tinyurl.com/2jdfvdkb
Vancouver high school students: register for our Archimedes Talks this Sun, Feb 8.
🔸Angie O'Neill, Zoology - Comparing Tetrapod Skulls: How Structure Affects Feeding
🔸Eric Cytrynbaum, Math - Sticks standing upright, divers hovering: the mathematics of instability
Learn more tinyurl.com/48crzhd4
🗣️UBC Math algebraic geometry seminar (Feb 9) welcomes Pablo Ocal (UBC) for a talk titled "The tableaux algebra, with applications to geometry and crystals".
🕒3 - 4 PM
📍Math 104
Learn more 👉 tinyurl.com/26aad8bp
UBC Math Ergodic theory & dynamical systems seminar (Feb 5):
🗣️Lior Silberman, UBC
Talk title: "Homogeneous dynamics and QUE"
🕓4 - 5 PM
📍ESB 4127
Learn more: tinyurl.com/5hebaude
February is #BlackHistoryMonth. Black history and excellence should be celebrated every day, but this month offers a dedicated opportunity to reflect, recognize and elevate Black achievements and history.
Find events and resources at UBC: bit.ly/3SGImTD
Join us at the UBC Math department colloquium on Feb 6 as we welcome Antonio Lei (uOttawa) for a talk titled "On the Iwasawa theory of digraphs".
🕒️ 3 PM - 4PM
📍 ESB 2012 & online
Learn more: tinyurl.com/4vdsep5v
UBC math undergraduates: discover what’s possible as an undergraduate in the Math Department!
📆Join us on Feb 3 as we hear from two former undergrad research students.
☑️Learn about the kind of research you could do!
☑️Q&A session
☑️Refreshments
🕓4 - 5 PM 📍MATH 203
Register: tinyurl.com/3xy8v8yb
