Events and Activities

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

Jan
28
2026

Abel at IAS

10:00am|Simonyi Hall 101

Sponsored by the Abel Committee, the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters and the IAS School of Mathematics 

Speakers:
Curtis McMullen, Harvard University
Daniel Spielman, Yale University
Karen Uhlenbeck, University of Texas at Austin and IAS
Hong...

Jan
28
2026

Servery Dinner

5:30pm


Gourmet dinner is limited to Institute Members, Faculty, Staff, Friends of the Institute, and their guests.

Jan
30
2026

Gourmet Dinner

6:00pm

Request a reservation.
Gourmet dinner is limited to Institute Members, Faculty, Staff, Friends of the Institute, and their guests.

Feb
02
2026

Computer Science/Discrete Mathematics Seminar I

Disjoint Pairs in Set Systems and the Combinatorics of Low-Rank Matrices
Benjamin Sudakov
11:00am|Simonyi Hall 101 and Remote Access

In this talk, I will discuss the solution to several problems in two closely related settings: set families in 2^[n] with many disjoint pairs, and low-rank matrices with many zero entries.

Highlights include a resolution of an old question of Daykin...

Feb
02
2026

IAS Phenomenology Lunch and Meet

Information Discussions on Phenomenology and New Theories beyond the Standard Model
12:30pm|Bloomberg Hall Biology Conference Room (1st Floor, Room 113)

This semester, we will be beginning a *very informal* get-together every Monday of people interested in/working on phenomenology and new theories beyond the standard model.  The idea is to discuss over lunch, perhaps meet up around 12.20, grab lunch...