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African leaders show support for AIMS-Next Einstein initiative
Support from African leaders is adding momentum to the AIMS-Next Einstein Initiative (NEI) , an ambitious plan to create a coordinated network of 15 African Institutes for Mathematical Science (...
Perimeter congratulates 2018 Nobel laureate Donna Strickland of University of Waterloo
When informed by a reporter that she was only the third woman in history to have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics, Donna Strickland responded incredulously: “Really?” Strickland, who...
Next Einstein Initiative recognized as world changing idea with US$ 2m award from Google
As part of a project to fund world-changing ideas, Google has awarded US$2 million to the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) for its Next Einstein Initiative (NEI) , a...
“Bright minds in their life’s prime” - Perimeter celebrates fifth PSI class
The fifth class of Perimeter Scholars International (PSI) celebrated their completion of the intense master’s program during a ceremony featuring science, a bittersweet farewell, and a surprising hip hop twist...
Two Perimeter faculty members win Canadian Association of Physicists medals
Robert Myers is one of Canada's most distinguished string theorists, who has made numerous key contributions in subfields ranging from foundational string theory to gravitational physics to string cosmology. Several...
New Perimeter Institute Director among world’s most influential scientists
Robert Myers , a theoretical physicist consistently ranked among the world’s most influential scientists, has been appointed the new Director of Perimeter Institute. The appointment follows an exhaustive global search...
2015 Year in review
A BRILLIANT YEAR BEGINS The year began with a shower of photons over Paris as the United Nations launched the International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies . Perimeter celebrated...
2019: Perimeter’s scientific year in review
ROB MYERS NAMED PERIMETER’S NEW DIRECTOR After an exhaustive international search, theoretical physicist Robert Myers was appointed the new Director of Perimeter Institute in February. Myers is the most cited...
Perimeter team wins 2024 APS Excellence in Physics Education Award
The American Physical Society (APS) has awarded its 2024 Excellence in Physics Education Award to Perimeter Institute’s educational outreach team. The award recognizes the team “for developing outstanding educational resources...