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Institute for Advanced Study (IAS)

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Institute for Advanced Study (IAS)

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Latest news, research, and campus updates from one of the world's leading centers for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry.

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Institute for Advanced Study (IAS)
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May 8
🗞️ The Spring/Summer 2026 edition of The Institute Letter is now online! Tap the links below to explore everything from the humanistic roots of mathematics and tidal disruption events around black holes to the fascinating history of a unique system for transcribing choreography.
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Apr 13, 2023
🆕BLACK HOLE GETS NEW LOOK WITH MACHINE LEARNING. A team led by IAS Member Lia Medeiros (@astronolia) has produced a groundbreaking new image of the M87 black hole, achieving, for the first time, the full resolution of the @ehtelescope. Read more: ias.edu/news/sharper-l…
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Sep 7, 2023
🔊 Applications are now open! Join the Institute for Advanced Study for the 2024–25 academic year and pursue your own research within one of our four Schools: Historical Studies, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social Science. Funding available. More:
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Institute for Advanced Study Invites Membership Applications for 2024–25 Academic Year
The Institute for Advanced Study (IAS), located in Princeton, NJ, is one of the world’s leading centers for curiosity-driven research. Founded in 1930, IAS is an independent, private institution that...
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Apr 16, 2019
Proud to announce the appointment of @alondra as Professor & Harold F. Linder Chair in the School of Social Science. An acclaimed sociologist, author, & researcher, Prof. Nelson is recognized for pathbreaking work in science, tech, & social inequality. ias.edu/press-releases…
Institute for Advanced Study (IAS)
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Feb 28, 2020
"I have found that the art of weaving sentences into a story can be as creative as the art of weaving ideas into a theorem." The Institute is deeply saddened by the passing of Freeman J. Dyson, who called IAS his academic home for more than 60 years. ias.edu/press-releases…
Institute for Advanced Study (IAS)
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Aug 30, 2023
April 2022 saw Hollywood come to the Institute as the stars of @OppenheimerFilm shot scenes on campus. The IAS Woods and pond provided a setting for meetings between Oppenheimer and former IAS Faculty Albert Einstein. #BehindTheScenes 📸: Melinda Sue Gordon/@UniversalPics
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Institute for Advanced Study (IAS)
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Jul 5, 2023
🏆 Edward Witten, renowned physicist in the IAS School of Natural Sciences, has been awarded the Hamburg Prize for Theoretical Physics “for his groundbreaking contributions to a unified mathematical description of fundamental forces of nature.” Read more:
Edward Witten Awarded Hamburg Prize for Theoretical Physics
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Institute for Advanced Study (IAS)
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Jul 11, 2024
🏅 Edward Witten, Professor Emeritus in the School of Natural Sciences, has received the Basic Science Lifetime Award in Theoretical Physics from @ICBS_Bimsa, which is presented to scientists who have brought about fundamental change in their discipline: ias.edu/news/edward-wi…
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Oct 20, 2016
Two of the weirdest ideas in theoretical physics are quantum entanglement and wormholes. Juan Maldacena explains bit.ly/2eyO9G3
Institute for Advanced Study (IAS)
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Jul 13, 2021
Thrilled to announce Wendy Brown’s appointment as UPS Foundation Professor in the School of Social Science. A preeminent political theorist and prolific author, Brown has revolutionized understandings of #democracy and the modern powers that challenge it. ias.edu/news/2021/wend…
Institute for Advanced Study (IAS)
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Apr 10, 2024
🏆 Avi Wigderson, Herbert H. Maass Professor in the IAS School of Mathematics, has been named by @TheOfficialACM as the recipient of the 2023 ACM A.M. Turing Award, often referred to as the “Nobel Prize of Computing." Read more:
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Avi Wigderson Receives 2023 ACM A.M. Turing Award
Avi Wigderson, Herbert H. Maass Professor in the Institute for Advanced Study’s School of Mathematics, was named by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) as the recipient of the 2023 ACM A.M.
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Oct 31, 2023
🎉 @ERC_Research awarded a €10M Synergy Grant to a project led by Nima Arkani-Hamed, Professor in the School of Natural Sciences, and past IAS Members. They aim to create a new mathematical language to describe physical phenomena on all scales: ias.edu/news/erc-syner… #ERCSyG
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ERC Synergy Grant for UNIVERSE+
The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded a Synergy Grant of €10 million to the project "UNIVERSE+: Positive Geometry in Particle Physics and Cosmology" led by Nima Arkani- Hamed (IAS), past...
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Feb 3, 2023
🗞️ BREAKING NEWS: Alondra Nelson (@Alondra), Harold F. Linder Professor in the Institute's School of Social Science, concludes her landmark term as the first woman of color to lead @WHOSTP on February 10, 2023. Read more:
OSTP official Alondra Nelson to step down
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Institute for Advanced Study (IAS)
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Dec 13, 2019
Freeman J. Dyson, who has been on the Natural Sciences Faculty since 1953, can always be found at afternoon tea in Fuld Hall. During today's tea service, the Institute community gathered to surprise him with a 96th birthday party. Happy birthday, Freeman!