Press Releases

Stanislas Leibler, Professor in the Simons Center for Systems Biology in the School of Natural Sciences at the Institute for Advanced Study, will speak on “Survival in the Face of the Unknown: Lessons from Bacteria” on Wednesday, December 7, at 4:30 p.m. in Wolfensohn Hall on the Institute campus.

Art and Its Spaces, a lecture series planned for the 2011-12 academic year, marks the fourth collaboration between the Institute for Advanced Study and Princeton University in addressing contemporary issues in art history. Organized by Yve-Alain Bois, Professor in the School of Historical Studies at the Institute, and Nathan Arrington, Assistant Professor in the Department of Art and Archaeology at the University, the series will present four lectures beginning on December 5 and ending on April 17, 2012.

Robbert Dijkgraaf, a distinguished mathematical physicist who has made significant contributions to string theory and the advancement of science education, has been appointed Director of the Institute for Advanced Study with effect from July 1, 2012. Dijkgraaf, currently President of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences and Distinguished University Professor of Mathematical Physics at the University of Amsterdam, will succeed Peter Goddard, who has served as Director since January 2004.

Peter L. Galison, Joseph Pellegrino University Professor in the Department of Physics at Harvard University, will present “Objectivity: The Limits of Scientific Sight” on Friday, November 11, at 5:00 p.m. in Wolfensohn Hall on the Institute campus.