Press Releases
Read MPI MiS press releases for timely coverage of pioneering research in leading journals, compelling events and announcements, and notable accolades.
Press Releases
Feb 26, 2024
Teubner Science Award goes to Viviane Baladi
This year’s Teubner Science Prize for the Promotion of Mathematical Sciences goes to Viviane Baladi. The public award ceremony takes place on March 1 at 11:00 am at the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences, followed by an Institute Colloquium at 3:30 pm. We cordially invite to both festive events.
Press Releases
Dec 18, 2023
A New Mathematical Language for Biological Networks
Michael Joswig and his team, in collaboration with ETH Zurich and Carnegie Science, introduce a new approach for modeling genetic interactions in PNAS. They identify master regulators in entire genetic networks, offering a novel theoretical framework.
Press Releases
Oct 26, 2023
Positive Geometry – Millions in Funding for UNIVERSE+ Project
The European Research Council (ERC) has granted a €10 million Synergy Grant to the UNIVERSE+ project. The project aims to develop a new mathematical language to describe physical phenomena at all scales, from particles to the universe's structure.
Press Releases
Sep 19, 2023
Cellular Cartography – Charting the Sizes and Abundance of Our Body's Cells Reveals Mathematical Order Underlying Life
International scientists unveil the first human cell index, mapping cell size and abundance throughout the body. In a landmark PNAS study, they uncover surprising mathematical patterns that challenge our basic understanding of cellular organization.
Press Releases
Sep 8, 2023
What do neurons, fireflies and dancing the Nutbush have in common?
Synchronicity is all around us, but it is poorly understood. Jürgen Jost, Joseph Lizier, and colleagues have now developed new tools to understand how human and natural networks fall in and out of sync.
Press Releases
Apr 25, 2023
Social media for more democracy – Million-euro funding for project to study the impact of social media on society and politics
Social media is an increasingly important element of public discourse and has gained enormous influence in recent years. A research project coordinated by MiS explores the communication mechanisms in social media and their impact on political discourse and liberal democracy.
Press Releases
Nov 2, 2022
Fascinated by symmetries – Anna Wienhard appointed director at the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences
We are delighted to welcome Prof. Anna Wienhard as our new Max Planck director! Her newly established research group focuses on fundamental research in the areas of geometry, group theory, and dynamics.
Press Releases
Sep 30, 2022
Understanding social dilemmas through games – The development of moral norms encourages selfless behavior
Mohammad Salahshour has addressed the question of how individual strategic choices, social norms, and morality influence the decision-making process. His game-theory-based approach elucidates how the complexity of real-world strategic settings can lead to the evolution of moral norms.
Press Releases
Aug 1, 2022
Space determines the arrangement—Researchers study historical developments of the periodic system of chemical elements
A team of researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences and the University of Leipzig provides computational approaches that explain the development of the first periodic systems.
Press Releases
Jul 14, 2022
László Székelyhidi is appointed director at the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences
The Leipzig mathematician and university professor László Székelyhidi was appointed director at the MPI MiS. Prof. Székelyhidi's research focuses on partial differential equations and the calculus of variations and their application.
Press Releases
Jun 30, 2022
Teubner Foundation Science Award goes to Michael Struwe
The Teubner Foundation honors Prof. Michael Struwe with the 2022 Prize for the Promotion of Mathematical Sciences. The public award ceremony with laudation by Jürgen Jost and a keynote lecture will take place on July 8 at 4:30 p.m. at the University of Leipzig.
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