Events and Activities

Explore current and upcoming events and activities happening at the Institute for Advanced Study.

Sep
23
2026

IAS High Energy Theory Seminar

Ruminations on an Event at LZ
Neal Weiner
2:30pm|Bloomberg Lecture Hall (IAS) & Zoom

Abstract: Recently, the LZ experiment reported a single event consistent with a nuclear recoil - a potential signature of dark matter. I’ll discuss the experiment, the event, and what scenarios people are discussing. I’ll mention some future...

Sep
23
2026

University of Pennsylvania Astrophysics Seminar

What Orbital Dynamics Reveal About the M31 System
Ekta Patel
3:30pm|U.Penn, David Rittenhouse Laboratory, 4E19

The Milky Way–Large Magellanic Cloud interaction has reshaped our understanding of how massive satellites drive disequilibrium in their host systems — and Andromeda (M31) tells a strikingly parallel, yet distinct, story. With 6D phase space data now...