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Patricia H. Labalme, a scholar of the Renaissance who was also known for her dedication to independent school education, died October 11 at her home in New York City. She was 75 years old and had fought a 14-month battle with pancreatic cancer.

Dr. Labalme was Associate Director of the Institute for Advanced Study from 1982 to 1988 and Secretary of the Corporation from 1982 until 1992. From 1992 to 1997, she was Assistant to the Director, Phillip A. Griffiths. She was a Visitor in the School of Historical Studies in 1997-98.

Robert S. Wistrich, Neuberger Professor of Modern European and Jewish History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, will speak on “Pope Pius XII and the Holocaust” on October 2 at 5:00 p.m. in Wolfensohn Hall on the campus of the Institute for Advanced Study. The talk is sponsored by the Institute’s School of Historical Studies.

The Institute for Advanced Study has received a grant of $1,200,000 from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation of New York City, in response to a proposal from Institute Director Phillip A. Griffiths for support of three initiatives: a program in economics in the School of Social Science; a program in art history in the School of Historical Studies; and the scholarship of professors emeriti.

Institute for Advanced Study Faculty member Vladimir Voevodsky received one of two Fields Medals awarded today in Beijing, China, at the International Congress of Mathematicians. The Fields Medal is the world's highest award for achievement in mathematics, and is presented every four years by the International Mathematical Union. Since 1936, the Fields Medal has been presented to 43 individuals, of whom 30 have been either Faculty members or visiting scholars at the Institute for Advanced Study.