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Myles W. Jackson, Ernst and Elisabeth Albers-Schönberg Professor in the History of Science in the School of Historical Studies, is among the 2026 electees to the American Philosophical Society. Alongside Jackson, five former scholars from the Schools of Historical Studies and Social Science were named as members of the society this year.

Ten former IAS scholars—and one who will join the Institute in the fall—have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). The Schools of Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social Science are represented in the 2026 cohort. Announced each spring, NAS membership represents a unique honor in recognition of original research.

Among the 252 new members elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences this spring are thirteen scholars with connections to IAS. All four Schools are represented in this year’s cohort, described by the Academy as “leaders in academia, the arts, industry, journalism, philanthropy, policy, research, and science.”

Homotopy theorist Ishan Levy, Member (2025–26) and soon-to-be Visiting Professor (2026–31) in the School of Mathematics, was recognized this April in the Clay Research Awards for “remarkable work” on counterexamples to Ravenel’s Telescope Conjecture.