Articles related to "Fields Medal"

When by his last will Alfred Nobel instituted the Nobel Prize in 1895 to recognize great human endeavors, he neglected to make allowance for achievements in mathematics.

Mathematicians earn high salaries as they build software programs, measure the universe and even help make movies. Governments hope kids may learn to like math.

Should university league tables and college ranking systems be taken seriously? Or are they nothing more than beauty contests and branding exercises?