Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences

This week at PIMS:

🔸 The PIMS-BIRS-UBCO: Gender Equity in the Mathematical Study (GEMS) of Optimization workshop takes place from Aug 3 - 9 at UBCO.

More upcoming events ➡️ www.pims.math.ca/events

August begins with the successful completion of the Math Summer School for Elementary School Teachers! Participating teachers got to improve their math knowledge and skills, develop teaching strategies and lessons, and grow their networks. PIMS is proud to support this long-running annual event. 🧑‍🏫

Keeping Math Skills Sharp On CTV Morning Live, Melania Alvarez of the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences at UBC outlines methods to keep your math skills sharp!

UBC Math Outreach Coordinator Dr. Melania Alavarez sat down with @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social to share some fun and easy ways to keep your kids' math skills sharp this summer! One surprising tip? Use license plates!
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Looking for funding for a workshop, conference, summer school, outreach activity, or seminar series? PIMS wants to help! Submit your scientific proposal today for the opportunity to receive funding.

Learn more & apply 👉 tinyurl.com/bhp484zb

📣 PIMS invites nominations for postdoc fellowships in the mathematical sciences (2026–27). Open to recent PhDs from Canadian member universities.

🔗 Details: tinyurl.com/35td4jc7

PIMS Education Coordinator Melania Alvarez was recently featured on NPR’s But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids, where she helped answer: “Who created math problems?” A fun episode for curious minds! 🎧 Listen here:

Fun summer learning for kids | Watch News Videos Online Watch Fun summer learning for kids Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca

Melania Alvarez, PIMS Education Coordinator, joined Global News Morning BC to talk about making math fun and how everyday summer activities can help kids keep their math skills sharp.

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This week at PIMS:

🔸 UCalgary Jr. High Data Science Camp (Jul 14 - 15)
🔸 Discrete, Convex & Combinatorial Geometry Fest (Jul 14 - 18)
🔸 2025 DREAMs Institute (Jul 14 - 31)

More upcoming events ➡️ www.pims.math.ca/events

Building a diverse and equitable mathematical community is central to what we do. That's why we are proud to have supported the 2025 Math Attack Summer Camp for Girls! This 8-day camp at UCalgary empowered girls in grades 7-10 to explore their passion for math. 📚

This week at PIMS:

🔸 Math Summer School for Elementary School Teachers (Jul 7 to Aug 1)
🔸 Girls in Data Science Summer Camp (Jul 7 - 9)
🔸 MMI HQP Summit (Jul 11 - 13)

Upcoming events ➡️ www.pims.math.ca/events

☀️ Our July PIMS connection newsletter is out now!

Read the latest issue ➡️ tinyurl.com/ykjmvr4x

PIMS is excited to announce a call for proposals for mathematical science activities for 2026 (and beyond).

⚠️ Application deadline: Oct 1, 2025

Our 2026-2027 call emphasizes 'Mathematics for the Future' (AI, quantum, climate) & ICM 2026 aligned events.

Learn more & apply 👉 tinyurl.com/bhp484zb

And just like that, the PIMS-CRM Summer School in Probability is wrapping up!

What an incredible four weeks it's been. Thank you to all the students who joined us, our fantastic speakers, and the dedicated organizers who made it all possible!

The Joint PIMS-ICMS Big Data before Data Science conference is coming to #UBC Dec 9-12, 2025!

Join over 20 speakers as they explore topics from weather data to punch cards! Travel reimbursements and funding are available for invited speakers and guests.

Register 👉 tinyurl.com/mxdppatz
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PIMS Postdocs: Get up to CAD $1,000 for research travel! The PIMS PDF Travel Fund supports trips to PIMS member universities and beyond.

PIMS postdoc Tylar Jia used it for talks, calling it "incredibly valuable" for sharing research & making connections.

Apply 👉 tinyurl.com/4vbkjk2p

☀️📚This week, PIMS is sponsoring two summer schools:

🔸 3MC-PIMS-IDMS-ICMS Summer School on Quantitative Molecular & Cellular Biology | 📍UManitoba
🔸 Structure-Preserving Scientific Computing & Machine Learning Summer School & Hackathon | 📍UW

More upcoming events 👉 www.pims.math.ca/events
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Want to nominate a speaker for the PIMS Network-Wide Colloquium Series? We're looking for high-quality, online talks for audiences across 10 universities!

Submit your nomination here ➡️ tinyurl.com/35r4rs4t

🚨Deadline to apply: June 15, 2025

Jayadev S. Athreya, Nicolas B\'edaride, W. Patrick Hooper, Pascal Hubert
Linear Flows on Translation Prisms
https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.08955

Jayadev S. Athreya, Nicolas B\'edaride, W. Patrick Hooper, Pascal Hubert: Linear Flows on Translation Prisms https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.08955 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2504.08955 https://arxiv.org/html/2504.08955

This week at PIMS, the Operator Analysis on Function Spaces conference takes place from June 13 - 15 at St. John's College.

Learn more about our upcoming events 👉 www.pims.math.ca/events

📚Calling all grade 11 & 12 high school students: the Diversity in Research Experiences Across Mathematics Institute lets you explore math at the university level!

This FREE online course takes place Jul 14 - 18.

The deadline to apply is June 30, 2025.



🔗 Learn more 👉 tinyurl.com/ypajudkt
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Students in grades 7 to 9: Join us for a FREE 2 day data science camp!

📆 July 14 - 15, 2025 📍UCalgary

🔸 Hands-on activities using Python and R
🔸 Fun, game-based learning experiences related to Data Science

🚨Register by Sunday, June 8
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🚨 Less than 2 weeks to go! Join the 2025 3MC-PIMS-ICMS Summer School in Quantitative Molecular & Cellular Biology.🧬

📍 U of Manitoba
📅 June 16–27

Lectures, hands-on projects, real-world bio applications.

🔗 Register now 👉 tinyurl.com/mu3aapxk

The PIMS-CRM Summer School in Probability starts today!

This morning, PIMS Director Ozgur Yilmaz welcomed students as the summer school kicked off.

📸 (Photos from the opening session)

This week, two highly anticipated PIMS-sponsored events are taking place:

🔸2025 PIMS-CRM Summer School in Probability at UBC
🔸LG&TBQ2: Geometry, Topology, and Dynamics Conference at McGill University

Find out more about our upcoming events 👉 www.pims.math.ca/events
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Calgary students in grades 7-9: Don't forget to register for the @ucalgary.bsky.social Junior High Data Science Camp.

📆 Date: July 14–15
📍 Location: University of Calgary
💰 Cost: FREE

Register by June 8. Details 👉 tinyurl.com/5farvnbx

The June PIMS Connection is LIVE!

👀 Read it now: tinyurl.com/258s3h86

Girls & gender minorities in grades 8–12: join UBC’s 3-day Data Science Camp (July 7–9)!

💻 Learn coding, stats, & data visualization in a fun, inclusive space.

Fee: $20 w/ lunch 🥪

Spots limited - register now 👉 tinyurl.com/yj65bdme

🏳️‍🌈 The LG&TBQ2: Geometry, Topology, & Dynamics conference is just around the corner!

June 2 to 6 at McGill University

A week of lectures, poster sessions, and community, celebrating LGBTQ mathematicians in geometry, topology & dynamics.

‼️ There's still time to register: tinyurl.com/52m6jw4e

Applications are now open for 2025 3MC-PIMS-IDMS-ICMS Summer School! 🧬

📆June 16–27
📍University of Manitoba

Informative lectures & team research. Financial support available! Apply today - spots are limited: tinyurl.com/mu3aapxk