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The Institute for Advanced Study has appointed Bernard E. Harcourt, Fred Hu, Mike Speiser, and Pauline Yu to its Board of Trustees, effective immediately.

This enterprising group brings a wide array of experience and insight to the IAS Board...

The Royal Society announced today more than 60 new Fellows and Foreign Members, including four former IAS scholars: Jeremy Quastel, Karen Vogtmann, Stanley Deser, and Claire Voisin. This distinguished group of scholars was selected for exceptional...

The Gruber Foundation and International Astronomical Union (IAU) has announced that Matias Zaldarriaga, Richard Black Professor in the School of Natural Sciences, is a recipient of the 2021 Gruber Cosmology Prize. Zaldarriaga shares the honor with M...

Suzanne Conklin Akbari, Professor in the School of Historical Studies, with Chris Piuma, hosts The Spouter-Inn, a MegaphonicFM podcast that explores major works of literature from antiquity to modern times. Akbari and Piuma—avid readers with a...

The American Academy of Arts & Sciences has elected 252 new Fellows, among them nine IAS alumni representing each of the Institute’s four Schools.

“The 2021 election provides an opportunity to recognize extraordinary people who help solve the...

Vartan Gregorian, Trustee Emeritus, lifelong champion of education, and renowned global intellectual, has passed away this week at the age of 87.

Gregorian served on the Institute’s Board of Trustees from 1987 to 2013 with an unmatched...

The 2021 National Math Festival will take place online from April 16 to 18. There is no shortage of activities for students and scholars alike to enjoy, including a special lecture on “The Mathematics of Black Holes and the Big Bang” by Robbert...

Martin Chooljian, Trustee Emeritus, longtime Friend of the Institute, beloved personal friend to many in the community, and one of the Institute’s most generous benefactors, passed away this week at the age of 90.

Elected to the Institute’s Board...

Incoming Member in the School of Natural Sciences Mikhail Ivanov has been named an Einstein Fellow of the NASA Hubble Fellowship Program (NHFP).

The NHFP program supports independent research in any area of NASA astrophysics, using theory...

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