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Emmy Murphy, Visitor and recent von Neumann Fellow in the School of Mathematics, has been awarded the MCA Prize by the Mathematical Council of the Americas.

Watch Murphy's citation, given by Helmut Hofer, Hermann Weyl Professor in the School, in...

Didier Fassin, James D. Wolfensohn Professor at the Institute for Advanced Study, brings the policing crisis into stunning focus in his new book Death of a Traveller: A Counter Investigation, recently translated from French by Rachel Gomme.

The Spektrum-Roentgen-Gamma (SRG) orbital X-ray observatory and its associated institutions and industrial partners received the 2021 Marcel Grossmann Institutional Award. The international collaboration is cited for the following achievements:

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Alondra Nelson, Harold F. Linder Professor in the School of Social Science, sat down with WIRED magazine to discuss her work for the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.

Robbert Dijkgraaf, IAS Director and Leon Levy Professor, brings a wealth of experience to the Simons Foundation’s board of directors through his continued leadership at IAS and as a global communicator and influencer of science policy. 

The Strings 2021 conference, convening international experts and researchers to discuss string theory, takes place June 21–July 2, 2021, in São Paulo, Brazil. The annual international Strings conferences, which have been held every year since 1995...

Discover the life and legacy of the twentieth century's foremost mathematical logician in Journey to the Edge of Reason: The Life of Kurt Gödel, the new biography by Stephen Budiansky.

Billed as "the first major biography written for a general...

[Updated June 4] Click here to watch the commencement speech given at the City College of New York's commencement.

Alondra Nelson, Harold F. Linder Professor in the School of Social Science, is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at the City...

Hailing from the worlds of social theory, economics, internet technology, and comparative literature, these new Trustees bring diverse perspectives and the promise of unique synergies to the operations of the 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...