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The Institute for Advanced Study has announced the appointment of Juan M. Maldacena as professor in its School of Natural Sciences.

Maldacena, a theoretical physicist, is known for his work in the branch of physics called string theory, which postulates the existence of one-dimensional, small entities that vibrate at different frequencies to form subatomic particles. String theory aims at a unified explanation of all physical forces.

Leroy Hood, director of the Institute for Systems Biology in Seattle, will speak on "Decoding Life: Genomics, Proteomics, and Systems Biology" on November 14 at 4:30 p.m. in Wolfensohn Hall on the campus of the Institute for Advanced Study.

The event is sponsored by the Institute's Program in Theoretical Biology. A reception in the Common Room of Fuld Hall will follow the lecture.

A leading scientist in molecular biotechnology and genomics, Hood will discuss how the Human Genome Project has led to a new systems approach for biology.

Nancy S. MacMillan, publisher of the Princeton Alumni Weekly since 1990, has been named to the Board of Trustees of the Institute for Advanced Study. The Princeton Alumni Weekly is the official alumni magazine of Princeton University, with a circulation of approximately 60,000. She is also President of the Ivy League Magazine Network.

Prior to her current appointment, she has held positions as a business consultant; controller of Arete Publishing Company, Princeton; and assistant treasurer of Bankers Trust Co., New York.

The Institute for Advanced Study has announced the appointment of Kirk Varnedoe, Chief Curator of the Department of Painting and Sculpture at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), to the Faculty of the Institute’s School of Historical Studies.