NYTIMES (Sam Sifton) - A Big Day for Math
Yesterday was a big day for mathematics. We look at the winners of the Fields Medal.
NYTIMES (Kenneth Chang) - Four Young Mathematicians Receive Prestigious Fields Medals
The awards are bestowed only once every four years to mathematicians under the age of 40.
NPR (Jan Camenzind Broomby) - In a first, Chinese woman wins the prestigious Fields Medal
Despite criticisms of a brain drain from China to the U.S., the awards come at a time when several high-profile Chinese scholars have returned home, some citing an increasingly hostile academic environment in America.