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David Nirenberg, IAS Director and Leon Levy Professor, has been awarded a 2026 Balzan Prize, recognizing his work in the field of Jewish Studies. The award celebrates groundbreaking scholarship that contributes “to the understanding of our world and our time” and promotes “the advancement of knowledge without borders.”

While scientists have demonstrated how the holographic principle works in hypothetical, highly curved spaces, such as Anti-de Sitter space—an approach pioneered by Juan Maldacena, Carl P. Feinberg Professor in the School of Natural Sciences—they are still trying to determine if equivalent field theories can replicate these effects in so-called "flat space." This year’s Prospects in Theoretical Physics (PiTP) program probed this fascinating topic.

Join the Institute for Advanced Study, one of the world’s leading centers for foundational research, for the 2027–28 academic year. Accepted scholars, drawn from around the world, will be able to pursue their own research within one of the four IAS Schools: Historical Studies, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social Science. Funding is available.

Wendy Brown, Professor Emerita in the School of Social Science; Shatema Threadcraft, Ralph E. and Doris M. Hansmann Member (2017–18) in the School; and Peter J. Katzenstein, Member (2009–10) in the School, were recently announced as American Political Science Association (APSA) award winners.