BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Institute for Advanced Study//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.41.92// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN UID:739d9202-3dac-4a31-9f4b-5b51b5e54f28 X-WR-TIMEZONE:UTC X-WR-CALNAME:IAS Public BEGIN:VEVENT UID:09a2057e-5b44-4a7c-9383-db88f25a9100-0 DTSTAMP:20260413T075153Z CREATED:20260106T180400Z DESCRIPTION:More: https://www.ias.edu/events/pso-concert-february-5\n\n \nP RINCETON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CONCERT\nBERGAMOT QUARTET\nTHURSDAY\, FEBRUARY 5 | 7:00 P.M.\nWOLFENSOHN HALL\n\nThe Bergamot Quartet will demonstrate t heir versatility with a\nperformance of new arrangements of music after th e Norwegian Hardanger\ntradition by Dan Trueman. Trueman is Professor and Chair of Princeton\nUniversity's Department of Music.\n\nPlease note this event is at capacity. Click here\n[https://princetonsymphonyorchestra.my.s alesforce-sites.com/ticket/?acode=9ad40d433b6a764aeda64f348201fb7d&#/event s/a0SQi000004NlbpMAC]\nto join the waitlist.\n\n------------------------- \n\nPROGRAM\n\nDan TRUEMAN  –  _Machine for Listening No. 4    _        \n                        \n                  \n                     \n\nCaoi mhín Ó RAGHALLAIGH and  –  _Folamh / Leathan le Leathan_\nTRUEMAN\narr. Tr ueman                            \n                            \n\nÓ RAGHA LLAIGH and  –  _Clonshannagh Woman/Curious Boy/_\nTRUEMAN\,                                  \n  _Bold Doherty/For the Gallagh Man_\nSárán Ó MAOLAGÁ IN\, traditional\, \nÓ RAGHALLAIGH and TRUEMAN                          \n                  \narr. Trueman                              \n\ntrad. Nor wegian  –  _Tannlausen/Bridal March from\nEngerdal/        _\narr. Trueman                            \n_Vossarull: Kopthusen_    \n\n--------------- ----------\n\nPERFORMERS\n\nLedah Finck\, violin
\n\nSarah Thomas\, violin 
\n\nMartine Thomas\, viola
\n\nIrène Han\, cello  DTSTART:20260206T000000Z DTEND:20260206T000000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260204T163853Z LOCATION:Wolfensohn Hall SUMMARY:PSO Concert URL:https://www.ias.edu/events/pso-concert-february-5 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:8df8fca4-a02e-4860-b7df-7775546cdea9-0 DTSTAMP:20260413T075153Z CREATED:20260127T115006Z DESCRIPTION:Topic: From Sloan to Rubin: A Journey Through the Age of Sky Su rveys\n\nSpeakers: John Bochanski\, Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) Discovery Alliance\n\nMore: https://www.ias.edu/sns/events/amateur-astron omers-association-princeton-aaap-monthly-meeting-41\n\nAstronomy has a ric h history of surveys of the night sky\, and\nPrinceton played a major role in many of them.  In this talk\, Dr.\nBochanski will discuss the Vera Rub in Observatory (VRO)\, the largest\nand latest astronomical survey.  The V RO\, a billion-dollar\,\nmulti-decadal effort involving thousands of astro nomers\, engineers\,\nand scientists\, traces its roots to another foundat ional survey: the\nSloan Digital Sky Survey.  Dr. Bochanski will discuss t he science and\ncollaboration enabled by these efforts\, outline future en deavors\, and\nreflect on how these surveys impacted his own scientific jo urney. DTSTART:20260211T003000Z DTEND:20260211T023000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260204T200214Z LOCATION:Peyton Hall & Zoom SUMMARY:Amateur Astronomers Association of Princeton (AAAP) Monthly Meeting URL:https://www.ias.edu/sns/events/amateur-astronomers-association-princeto n-aaap-monthly-meeting-41 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2010819d-32eb-46cc-aca3-e854252a5319-0 DTSTAMP:20260413T075153Z CREATED:20260112T152120Z DESCRIPTION:More: https://www.ias.edu/events/kinan-azmeh-and-layale-chaker \n\n \nCONCERT AND CONVERSATION WITH KINAN AZMEH AND LAYALE CHAKER\nTHURSD AY\, FEBRUARY 12\, 2026 | 5:30 P.M.\nWOLFENSOHN HALL\n\nClose collaborator s for many years in life and on stage\, clarinetist\nand composer Kinan Az meh and composer and violinist Layale Chaker\nshare a sustained artistic d ialogue rooted in friendship\, shared\ncultural lineages\, and a belief in music as a site of encounter.\nTogether\, they co-wrote the double concer to _Dawning_ for clarinet\,\nviolin\, and orchestra\, co-commissioned by t he New York Philharmonic\,\nNebraska Crossroads Music Festival\, and the L incoln Symphony\nOrchestra. For this evening's program\, each artist will perform\nselected works from their own repertoire alongside excerpts from their\ncollaborative projects\, offering a portrait of two singular voices \nshaped through long-term exchange\, mutual influence\, and shared\ncreat ive ground.\n\nThis is a free event and part of the Institute's spring 202 6 series\,\n'The Art of Collaboration.'\n[https://www.ias.edu/news/art-col laboration-spring-2026] Registration\nis required.\n\nRegister for tickets here.\n[https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1981872215146?aff=oddtdtcreator]\n\n _Supported by the Edward T. Cone Foundation_  DTSTART:20260212T223000Z DTEND:20260212T223000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T175203Z LOCATION:Wolfensohn Hall SUMMARY:Concert and Conversation with Kinan Azmeh and Layale Chaker URL:https://www.ias.edu/events/kinan-azmeh-and-layale-chaker END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:c62c5351-1b58-40c4-87b6-5100e2f38fd6-0 DTSTAMP:20260413T075153Z CREATED:20260202T152832Z DESCRIPTION:More: https://www.ias.edu/events/lecture-on-public-policy-march -2026\n\n \n2026 LECTURE ON PUBLIC POLICY\n_RETHINKING PLATFORM LABOR_\nJU LIET B. SCHOR\nPROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGY\, BOSTON COLLEGE\nTUESDAY\, MARCH 10 \, 2026 | 5:30 P.M. \nWOLFENSOHN HALL\n\nREGISTRATION REQUIRED\n[https://w ww.ias.edu/form/lectureonpublicpolicy-march-2026]\n\nIn this lecture\, Jul iet B. Schor will consider dominant social science\nperspectives on labor platforms\, the role of algorithmic management\,\nand whether platform wor k can fulfill its early promises.\n\nSchor is an economist and Professor o f Sociology at Boston College.\nHer research trajectory has traced the evo lution of American economic\nlife over the past three decades\, from diagn osing the crisis of\noverwork in the 1990s to imagining alternative econom ic futures today.\n\nA leading scholar of consumption and work\, Schor has been studying the\n'gig' and 'sharing' economies for more than a decade. Her book _After\nthe Gig: How the Sharing Economy Got Hijacked and How to Win It Back_\ndraws on years of fieldwork to reveal how platforms promised community\nand flexibility but often delivered precarity and exploitation —while\nalso documenting efforts to build more equitable alternatives.\n\n Her most recent book\, _Four Days a Week: The Life-Changing Solution\nfor Reducing Employee Stress\, Improving Well-Being\, and Working\nSmarter\,_ reports on pathbreaking research studying trials at hundreds\nof companies worldwide that instituted four-day\, 32-hour workweeks\nwith no reduction in pay. The findings demonstrate significant\nimprovements in employee we ll-being and organizational performance\,\noffering empirical evidence tha t alternatives to the standard workweek\nare both feasible and beneficial. \n\nHer landmark book _The Overworked American: The Unexpected Decline of \nLeisure_ became a _New York Times_ and national bestseller\,\nfundamenta lly… DTSTART:20260310T213000Z DTEND:20260310T213000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260304T021101Z LOCATION:Wolfensohn Hall SUMMARY:2026 Lecture on Public Policy URL:https://www.ias.edu/events/lecture-on-public-policy-march-2026 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:212ccbbe-1890-46c5-ae75-a0a6e0e6a065-0 DTSTAMP:20260413T075154Z CREATED:20260127T115031Z DESCRIPTION:Topic: Dynamic Astronomical Things: From Supernovae to Moving S tars\, Eclipses\, Occultations\n\nSpeakers: Robert Vanderbei\, AAAP Assist ant Director and Princeton University Emeritus\n\nMore: https://www.ias.ed u/sns/events/amateur-astronomers-association-princeton-aaap-monthly-meetin g-42 DTSTART:20260310T233000Z DTEND:20260311T013000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260309T125538Z LOCATION:Peyton Hall & Zoom SUMMARY:Amateur Astronomers Association of Princeton (AAAP) Monthly Meeting URL:https://www.ias.edu/sns/events/amateur-astronomers-association-princeto n-aaap-monthly-meeting-42 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2b0a632d-0af3-4a46-84dd-0549e1fd4eb7-0 DTSTAMP:20260413T075154Z CREATED:20260202T154703Z DESCRIPTION:More: https://www.ias.edu/events/lecture-demonstration-rob-kapi low\n\n \nWHAT MAKES IT GREAT?\nLECTURE DEMONSTRATION WITH ROB KAPILOW\nFR IDAY\, MARCH 13\, 2026 | 5:30 P.M.\nWOLFENSOHN HALL\n\nJoin award-winning composer\, conductor\, author\, and commentator\nRob Kapilow in Wolfensohn Hall on Friday\, March 13 for a special\niteration of his _What Makes It Great?_ series\, a lecture\ndemonstration in which he will reflect and ref ract Mozart’s _Eine\nkleine Nachtmusik_ in collaboration with Juilliard-tr ained DragonBoot\nString Quartet.\n\nClick HERE\n[https://www.eventbrite.c om/e/lecture-demonstration-with-rob-kapilow-tickets-1983381171475?aff=oddt dtcreator&keep_tld=true]\nto register for tickets.\n\nThis is a free event and part of the Institute's spring 2026 series\,\n'The Art of Collaborati on.'\n[https://www.ias.edu/news/art-collaboration-spring-2026] Registratio n\nis required.\n\n_Supported by the Edward T. Cone Foundation_ \n  DTSTART:20260313T213000Z DTEND:20260313T213000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260307T011929Z LOCATION:Wolfensohn Hall SUMMARY:Lecture Demonstration with Rob Kapilow URL:https://www.ias.edu/events/lecture-demonstration-rob-kapilow END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0ffbc2d2-11b1-4b25-baf4-b79d6111ddc9-0 DTSTAMP:20260413T075154Z CREATED:20260205T185747Z DESCRIPTION:More: https://www.ias.edu/events/roger-e-covey-distinguished-le cture-premodern-china-studies\n\n \nROGER E. COVEY DISTINGUISHED LECTURE I N PREMODERN CHINA STUDIES\nTHURSDAY\, APRIL 9\, 2026 \n5:00 P.M. | RECEPTI ON\n5:30 P.M. | TALK\nSIMONS HALL | DILWORTH ROOM\n \n_WHAT IS CHINESE WRI TING NOW?: A 1000-YEAR VIEW_\n \nThe emergence of mechanized Chinese writi ng in the nineteenth century\nand digital Chinese writing in the twentieth posed profound practical\nand conceptual challenges to a writing system w hose history spans\nmillennia. The dynamism\, reach\, and efficacy of wood block printing\,\nfor example\, gave rise to seemingly irresolvable puzzle s: How does one\n“fit” 100\,000 Chinese characters inside Morse Code? How does one\nfit them on typewriter and computer keyboards?\n \nIn confrontin g these challenges\, a motley\, transnational throng of\nengineers\, lingu ists\, state-builders\, and everyday users did more than\nsolve a series o f wicked-hard technical problems. They fashioned an\nentirely new mode of Chinese writing—indeed\, a new way of thinking\nabout writing itself—which I call _hypography_: a mode of writing in\nwhich the primary act is no lo nger the production of signs in any\nconventional semiotic sense\, but ins tead the search for\, selection of\,\nand retrieval of Chinese characters and other glyphs from memory. In\nthe digital age\, the act of “writing Ch inese” has become the act\nof “writing symbols with which to _find _Chines e characters.'\n \nThis shift coincided with a deeper transformation in th e material\nlogic of writing technologies worldwide. Pre-modern modes of\n inscription—be they woodblock printing\, calligraphy\, epigraphy\, or\nlit hography—all shared at least one thing in common: they all\nfunctioned thr ough the addition or subtraction of matter. Ink laid\ndown. Wood gouged ou t. Mass augmented or mass reduced. However\,\nChinese telegraphy\, typewri ting\, and computing functioned in a… DTSTART:20260409T213000Z DTEND:20260409T213000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T175347Z LOCATION:Dilworth Room SUMMARY:Roger E. Covey Distinguished Lecture in Premodern China Studies URL:https://www.ias.edu/events/roger-e-covey-distinguished-lecture-premoder n-china-studies END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:eac218e9-a0c5-4b29-bc29-4da3feee9fe6-0 DTSTAMP:20260413T075154Z CREATED:20260303T171602Z DESCRIPTION:More: https://www.ias.edu/events/st-lee-lecture-april-2026\n\n  \nS. T. LEE PUBLIC LECTURE\nJOHN CASSIDY\n_A.I. AND THE CRISIS OF CAPITALI SM: A HISTORICAL APPROACH_\nFRIDAY\, APRIL 10\, 2026\n5:30 P.M. | WOLFENSO HN HALL\n\nThis public talk will be centered on John Cassidy's 2025 book\, \n_Capitalism and Its Critics_\, which provides a helpful framework for\np eriods of economic disruption—like the one that AI seems likely to\nusher in.\n\nJohn Cassidy has been a staff writer at _The New Yorker_ since 1995 .\nHe writes a regular column about economics and politics\, 'The\nFinanci al Page.' Over the years\, he has also written many longer\narticles for t he magazine\, covering subjects ranging from the\nmiddle-class squeeze to Karl Marx and globalization to the economics\nof Hollywood. Before his lat est book\, he had published_ How Markets\nFail: The Logic of Economic Cala mities_ (2009) and _Dot.Con: How\nAmerica Lost Its Mind and Money in the I nternet Era _(2003). Cassidy\ngrew up in Leeds and has degrees from Oxford University\, Columbia\nUniversity\, and New York University. He lives in Brooklyn with his\nfamily.\n\nLabyrinth Books will be on site to offer the sale of _Capitalism and\nIts Critics_.\n\n_This public lecture is made po ssible by the Dr. S. T. Lee Fund for\nHistorical Studies._\n\nRegister bel ow to attend. DTSTART:20260410T213000Z DTEND:20260410T213000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260318T193915Z LOCATION:Wolfensohn Hall SUMMARY:S.T. Lee Public Lecture with John Cassidy URL:https://www.ias.edu/events/st-lee-lecture-april-2026 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:236752dc-5a57-4a44-a96c-08de68a3186b-0 DTSTAMP:20260413T075154Z CREATED:20260219T202523Z DESCRIPTION:More: https://www.ias.edu/events/critical-intent-form-life-conf erence-honor-didier-fassin\n\n \n \nFOR PROGRAM INFORMATION CLICK HERE\n[h ttps://www.ias.edu/sss/critical-intent-form-life].\n\nThe School of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study will\nhost a three-day confer ence honoring the scholarship of Professor\nDidier Fassin from April 18-20 \, 2026. This international gathering\nbrings together leading scholars to engage with Fassin's\ntransformative contributions to social science—from his\ngroundbreaking work on moral anthropology to his critical\,\nillumin ating studies of policing\, migration\, and public health.\nThrough rigoro us ethnographic research conducted in prisons\,\nhospitals\, police depart ments\, refugee camps\, and humanitarian zones\,\nFassin has demonstrated how sustained attention to lived experience\ncan illuminate the ethical co ntradictions embedded in institutions and\npolicies. His influential frame works—moral economies\, humanitarian\nreason\, the politics of life—have r eshaped debates across\nanthropology\, sociology\, law\, social theory\, a nd politics.\n\nThe conference will feature wide-ranging discussions on et hnographic\nmethodology\, the ethics of fieldwork in sites of violence and \nprecarity\, and the relationship between creative and scholarly\npractic e. Over six panels\, participants will explore how Fassin's\nscholarship h as reshaped our understanding of power\, inequality\, and\nethical life\, examining both the reach of his intellectual\ninterventions across discipl ines and the evolving challenges facing\nresearch and researchers in an er a of mounting constraints on academic\nfreedom. On Sunday afternoon\, Fass in will participate in an extended\npublic conversation reflecting on his intellectual journey. His\nlecture\, 'Ultima Verba\,' will follow on Monda y morning.\n\nThis celebration of Fassin's extraordinary career offers an \nopportunity to consider the… DTSTART:20260418T180000Z DTEND:20260418T220000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260303T170102Z LOCATION: SUMMARY:Critical Intent as a Form of Life: A Conference in Honor of Didier Fassin URL:https://www.ias.edu/events/critical-intent-form-life-conference-honor-d idier-fassin END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:236752dc-5a57-4a44-a96c-08de68a3186b-1 DTSTAMP:20260413T075154Z CREATED:20260219T202523Z DESCRIPTION:More: https://www.ias.edu/events/critical-intent-form-life-conf erence-honor-didier-fassin\n\n \n \nFOR PROGRAM INFORMATION CLICK HERE\n[h ttps://www.ias.edu/sss/critical-intent-form-life].\n\nThe School of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study will\nhost a three-day confer ence honoring the scholarship of Professor\nDidier Fassin from April 18-20 \, 2026. This international gathering\nbrings together leading scholars to engage with Fassin's\ntransformative contributions to social science—from his\ngroundbreaking work on moral anthropology to his critical\,\nillumin ating studies of policing\, migration\, and public health.\nThrough rigoro us ethnographic research conducted in prisons\,\nhospitals\, police depart ments\, refugee camps\, and humanitarian zones\,\nFassin has demonstrated how sustained attention to lived experience\ncan illuminate the ethical co ntradictions embedded in institutions and\npolicies. His influential frame works—moral economies\, humanitarian\nreason\, the politics of life—have r eshaped debates across\nanthropology\, sociology\, law\, social theory\, a nd politics.\n\nThe conference will feature wide-ranging discussions on et hnographic\nmethodology\, the ethics of fieldwork in sites of violence and \nprecarity\, and the relationship between creative and scholarly\npractic e. Over six panels\, participants will explore how Fassin's\nscholarship h as reshaped our understanding of power\, inequality\, and\nethical life\, examining both the reach of his intellectual\ninterventions across discipl ines and the evolving challenges facing\nresearch and researchers in an er a of mounting constraints on academic\nfreedom. On Sunday afternoon\, Fass in will participate in an extended\npublic conversation reflecting on his intellectual journey. His\nlecture\, 'Ultima Verba\,' will follow on Monda y morning.\n\nThis celebration of Fassin's extraordinary career offers an \nopportunity to consider the… DTSTART:20260419T133000Z DTEND:20260419T213000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260303T170102Z LOCATION: SUMMARY:Critical Intent as a Form of Life: A Conference in Honor of Didier Fassin URL:https://www.ias.edu/events/critical-intent-form-life-conference-honor-d idier-fassin END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:236752dc-5a57-4a44-a96c-08de68a3186b-2 DTSTAMP:20260413T075154Z CREATED:20260219T202523Z DESCRIPTION:More: https://www.ias.edu/events/critical-intent-form-life-conf erence-honor-didier-fassin\n\n \n \nFOR PROGRAM INFORMATION CLICK HERE\n[h ttps://www.ias.edu/sss/critical-intent-form-life].\n\nThe School of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study will\nhost a three-day confer ence honoring the scholarship of Professor\nDidier Fassin from April 18-20 \, 2026. This international gathering\nbrings together leading scholars to engage with Fassin's\ntransformative contributions to social science—from his\ngroundbreaking work on moral anthropology to his critical\,\nillumin ating studies of policing\, migration\, and public health.\nThrough rigoro us ethnographic research conducted in prisons\,\nhospitals\, police depart ments\, refugee camps\, and humanitarian zones\,\nFassin has demonstrated how sustained attention to lived experience\ncan illuminate the ethical co ntradictions embedded in institutions and\npolicies. His influential frame works—moral economies\, humanitarian\nreason\, the politics of life—have r eshaped debates across\nanthropology\, sociology\, law\, social theory\, a nd politics.\n\nThe conference will feature wide-ranging discussions on et hnographic\nmethodology\, the ethics of fieldwork in sites of violence and \nprecarity\, and the relationship between creative and scholarly\npractic e. Over six panels\, participants will explore how Fassin's\nscholarship h as reshaped our understanding of power\, inequality\, and\nethical life\, examining both the reach of his intellectual\ninterventions across discipl ines and the evolving challenges facing\nresearch and researchers in an er a of mounting constraints on academic\nfreedom. On Sunday afternoon\, Fass in will participate in an extended\npublic conversation reflecting on his intellectual journey. His\nlecture\, 'Ultima Verba\,' will follow on Monda y morning.\n\nThis celebration of Fassin's extraordinary career offers an \nopportunity to consider the… DTSTART:20260420T143000Z DTEND:20260420T160000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260303T170102Z LOCATION: SUMMARY:Critical Intent as a Form of Life: A Conference in Honor of Didier Fassin URL:https://www.ias.edu/events/critical-intent-form-life-conference-honor-d idier-fassin END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0f21165b-074b-4669-965e-5736706a1c0a-0 DTSTAMP:20260413T075154Z CREATED:20260303T201224Z DESCRIPTION:More: https://www.ias.edu/events/lecture-demonstration-sergio-a ssad-and-joao-luiz-rezende\n\n \n \nLECTURE DEMONSTRATION WITH SÉRGIO ASSA D AND JOÃO LUIZ REZENDE\nFRIDAY\, APRIL 24\, 2026 | 5:30 P.M.\nWOLFENSOHN HALL\n\nJoin award-winning guitarist-composers Sérgio Assad and João Luiz \nRezende on Friday\, April 24 in Wolfensohn Hall\, when they bring to\nli fe the history of guitar duos and the Brazilian composers and\nmusical tra ditions behind them\, performing select studies and duos\nfrom their reper toire.\n\nThis is a free event and part of the Institute's spring 2026\nse ries\, 'The Art of Collaboration.'\n[https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://i as.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fb0e62a61622f2e67d7e578a1&id=6cb39b2 81a&e=60017b5a35__\;!!NubF!LQg4wA-CBzYfvKYlGZ4kX9lLq4g0ScaEqX4O1flr86fdcgb CrXBr4V4vWAmW8w56RN87cqQ3wFdf$] Registration\nis required.\n\nClick here\n [https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1985291802223?af f=oddtdtcreator__\;!!NubF!K_lUPGgZ3rU-ae6gNdZ9HefhfBPu4L5avfwv2HRdphHUd5ij me_6Eojl9f75Vc1qEZNqwuFTQ1sJWY0EPv4$]\nto register.\n\n_Supported by the E dward T. Cone Foundation_ DTSTART:20260424T213000Z DTEND:20260424T213000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T194727Z LOCATION:Wolfensohn Hall SUMMARY:Lecture Demonstration with Sérgio Assad and João Luiz Rezende URL:https://www.ias.edu/events/lecture-demonstration-sergio-assad-and-joao- luiz-rezende END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:278b5b77-6ea0-4e9e-9fba-a972a5979881-0 DTSTAMP:20260413T075154Z CREATED:20260318T174326Z DESCRIPTION:More: https://www.ias.edu/events/public-lecture-honoring-jim-si mons\n\n \nPUBLIC LECTURE HONORING JIM SIMONS\nTHURSDAY\, APRIL 30\, 2026 \nWOLFENSOHN HALL | 5:00 P.M.\n\n_Breaking the Bubble: From the Brachistoc hrone to the Simons Cone_\nCamillo De Lellis\, IBM von Neumann Professor\, Institute for Advanced\nStudy\n\nFrom the fastest path down a ramp to the form of a soap film\, the\nquest to find nature's most efficient shapes h as driven centuries of\nmathematical discovery. This lecture will trace th e history of the\ncalculus of variations\, translating its most important concepts into\neveryday terms. The journey culminates with Jim Simons' gro undbreaking\npaper on minimal cones\, which showed that the familiar physi cal rules\nof everyday bubbles dramatically break down in higher dimension s and\npaved the way for the ultimate resolution of a decades-old\nmathema tical mystery.\n\nRegister below to attend. DTSTART:20260430T210000Z DTEND:20260430T210000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260320T140053Z LOCATION:Wolfensohn Hall SUMMARY:Public Lecture Honoring Jim Simons URL:https://www.ias.edu/events/public-lecture-honoring-jim-simons END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:a21bea5d-7853-4582-92ed-f828c1df63cd-0 DTSTAMP:20260413T075154Z CREATED:20260319T143358Z DESCRIPTION:More: https://www.ias.edu/events/directors-conversation-eisgrub er\n\n \nDIRECTOR'S CONVERSATION\nPRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT CHRISTOPH ER L. EISGRUBER ON THE PAST\,\nPRESENT\, AND FUTURE OF RESEARCH UNIVERSITI ES\nFRIDAY\, MAY 1\, 2026 | 5:00 P.M.\nWOLFENSOHN HALL\n\nThe research uni versity has played many important roles in the United\nStates since World War II.  What challenges is it facing today\, and\nhow are the roles of re search institutions changing? Join us in a\ndiscussion of the past\, prese nt\, and future of one of humanity’s\nmost powerful institutional forms fo r discovery. \n\nClick HERE\n[https://www.eventbrite.com/e/directors-conve rsation-with-christopher-l-eisgruber-tickets-1987072612675?aff=oddtdtcreat or]\nto register. DTSTART:20260501T210000Z DTEND:20260501T210000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260410T201237Z LOCATION:Wolfensohn Hall SUMMARY:Director's Conversation with Christopher L. Eisgruber URL:https://www.ias.edu/events/directors-conversation-eisgruber END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR