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Mathematicians to Study Knots, Surfaces, the Curve Complex and Foliations

Sixty-four women mathematicians from throughout the United States will gather at the Institute for Advanced Study this May for the Program for Women and Mathematics.  The 11-day residential program, sponsored by the Institute and Princeton University, will be held from May 12 to May 23, marking its 15^th year on the Institute campus.

Following his successful 2005 visit to Princeton, British cellist Graham Walker returns to perform on Friday, April 4 at 8:00 p.m. in Wolfensohn Hall at the Institute for Advanced Study.  The performance will feature the music of Bach, Rachmaninov, Shostakovich, Fauré and Saint-Saëns.  Walker will be accompanied by pianist Geoffrey Burleson, a member of the Richardson Chamber Players.

Three members of the Faculty of the Institute for Advanced Study, two former Members and a former Visitor have been honored with major prizes.  Pierre Deligne, Professor Emeritus in the School of Mathematics at the Institute; Phillip A. Griffiths, Professor in the School of Mathematics and former Institute Director (1991-2003); and David B. Mumford, former Member in the School of Mathematics (1962-63, 1981-82) and currently University Professor at Brown University, have been chosen to receive the 2008 Wolf Prize in Mathematics.

Arnold J. Levine, Professor in the School of Natural Sciences at the Institute for Advanced Study, will address influenza epidemics and the related research conducted by The Simons Center for Systems Biology in his talk, Tracking Influenza Virus Epidemics over the Past Century: Can We Predict Next Year's Epidemic?  The lecture will take place on Wednesday, December 5 at 4:30 p.m. in Wolfensohn Hall on the Institute’s campus.