Wolf Prize in Mathematics awarded to University Professor James Arthur

. University Professor James Arthur has been awarded the highly prestigious Wolf Prize in Mathematics.
Presented by the Wolf Foundation in Israel, the prizes have been given since 1978 in the categories of agriculture, chemistry, math, medicine, physics and arts and are considered by many to be precursors to the Nobel Prize in the fields in which the Nobel is awarded. 
“Arthur's work is a mathematical landmark that will inspire future generations of mathematicians,” the foundation said in a statement. (Read http://news.utoronto.ca/wolf-prize-mathematics-awarded-university-professor-james-arthur