The Institute for Advanced Study is delighted to announce the establishment of the Frank C. and Florence S. Ogg Professorship in the School of Mathematics , thanks to the generosity of former Mathematics Member (1968–69), Andrew Ogg . The new professorship is named in honor of Ogg’s parents.
Wei Ho , Visiting Professor in the School of Mathematics , has been named as the first Director of the " Women and Mathematics " (WAM) program at IAS. During her five-year appointment she will lead the annual, award-winning program, which has the mission to recruit and retain more women in mathematics.
With mathematics playing an increasingly important role in spurring a new round of technological advancements, entrepreneurs have called for more efforts to cultivate math talent in order to help the nation establish a beachhead in the next frontier of technological competition.