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News & Features

Physicist Mark Newman awarded the 2026 John von Neumann Prize!

The John von Neumann Prize is the highest honor and flagship lecture of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM).

Empowering the Next Generation: Thomas Schwarz Receives University’s Highest Teaching Honor

Professor Thomas Schwarz has been named an Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, the university’s highest honor for faculty who demonstrate an extraordinary commitment to undergraduate education.

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