Michael P. Brenner, the Glover Professor of Applied Mathematics and Applied Physics at Harvard University, will give three lectures on campus as part of the Department of Mathematic’s annual Charles ...

Suzanne Lenhart, Chancellor’s Professor in the Department of Mathematics, will join a storied list of honored speakers to deliver the Josiah Willard Gibbs Lecture at the world’s largest annual math ...

The puzzle pieces come together frustratingly slow. A clue here, a bit of illumination there — not enough to see the whole picture, just to inch forward bit by bit. Until finally, the light comes on.

You can probably think of a time when you’ve used math to solve an everyday problem, such as calculating a tip at a restaurant or determining the square footage of a room. But what role does math play ...