University of Toronto mathematics professor Jacob Tsimerman has won the Fields Medal, a prestigious prize often compared to the Nobel Prize that is only awarded every four years to mathematicians under 40. He is one of four mathematicians to win this year, as well as the first academic at a Canadian university to win (the second Canadian), according to the University of Toronto News. The Fields Medal is awarded by the International Mathematical Union to scholars for both their extraordinary research and promise for future achievement. “It’s an incredible honour to win this award,”...