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Women mathematicians from around the country will gather at the Institute for Advanced Study for an 11-day residential Program for Women in Mathematics. The annual program, which is co-sponsored with Princeton University, will take place from May 17-28. The 60 participants will include undergraduate and graduate students as well as postdoctoral scholars and senior researchers. Now celebrating its 11th year on the Institute campus, the program emphasizes mathematics learning and research, mentoring, peer relations, and an introduction to career opportunities.

Jos� Cutileiro, George F. Kennan Professor at the Institute for Advanced Study, will speak on “The Indispensable Link: Reflecting on Euro-American Relations” on March 31 at 4:30 p.m. in Wolfensohn Hall on the Institute campus.
 

Philosopher and physician Carl Elliott will speak on “American Medicine Meets the American Dream” on February 25 at 4:30 p.m. in Wolfensohn Hall on the campus of the Institute for Advanced Study.

Elliott, who is Visiting Associate Professor in the School of Social Science at the Institute, is associate professor of philosophy and pediatrics at the University of Minnesota. He is also director of graduate studies at the University of Minnesota’s Center for Bioethics.

Leonard P. Guarente, Novartis Professor of Biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will speak on “Regulation of Aging by SIR2 in Yeast, Worms, and Mammals” on February 11 at 4:30 p.m. in Wolfensohn Hall on the campus of the Institute for Advanced Study.