Narayana Murthy, Institute Trustee, entrepreneur, and visionary
leader, has been awarded the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in
Global Innovation, a distinction that is among the University of
Virginia and the Thomas Jefferson Foundation at...
In this video, Edward Witten,
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics Laureate (2012) and
Charles Simonyi Professor in the School of Natural Sciences,
discusses string theory and the need in physics to reconcile
quantum theory, used for small...
Sharon Gerstel, former Member (2010-11) in the School of Historical Studies, has been awarded the 2016 inaugural book prize of the International Center.
In this video from the 2017 Breakthrough Prize Symposium,
Jean Bourgain, IBM von Neumann
Professor in the School of Mathematics and 2017 Breakthrough Prize
in Mathematics Laureate, discusses unity in mathematics through an
explanation of the...
Jonathan Israel, Professor Emeritus in the School of Historical Studies, has been awarded the 2017 Comenius Prize by the Foundation of the Comenius Museum in the Netherlands.
The Mathematical Association of America has honored Robert D. Hough, Member
(2015–16) in the School of Mathematics, with the David P. Robbins
Prize, for novel research in algebra and combinatorics. His paper,
“Solution of minimum modulus for...
Sharon Gerstel, Member (2010-11) in the School of Historical
Studies and Professor of the UCLA Department of Art History, has
won the Runciman Book Prize for the book she was working on at IAS,
Rural Lives and Landscapes in Late Byzantium
(Cambridge...
Richard Schoen,
Distinguished Visiting Professor in the School of Mathematics
(1992–93) and Member in the School (1979–80, 1983–84), has been
awarded the 2017 Wolf Prize in mathematics for his contributions to
geometric analysis and the...
Siobhan Roberts, current
Director's Visitor, will receive the 2017 JPBM Communications Award
for Expository and Popular Books. The Joint Policy Board for
Mathematics (JPBM) represents the American Mathematical Society,
the American Statistical...
Jean Bourgain, IBM von Neumann Professor in the School of
Mathematics, sat down with National Geographic after winning the
2017 Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics. Watch the interview
here.
