The Institute for Advanced Study ranks
fourth in Nature's 2019 normalized
analysis of the leading research institutions. Normalized
ranking shows what share of an institution’s research in the
natural sciences has been judged high quality, as a...
On April 13–14, 2019, the Center for Medieval and Renaissance
Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, held a
conference in honor of Patrick J.
Geary, Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the School of Historical
Studies.
Patrick J. Geary, Andrew W. Mellon
Professor in the School of Historical Studies, and
Narayana Murthy, IAS Trustee, have been elected to the American
Academy of Arts and Sciences. Also among the newly elected members
are five former IAS Members...
Patrick J. Geary, Andrew W. Mellon
Professor in the School of Historical Studies, directs an ongoing
project to understand the social organization and migration of
barbarian communities in 6th century Europe. He is also a lead
author of a paper...
Applying a comprehensive analysis of genetic, historical, and
archaeological factors in two 6th-century barbarian cemeteries,
researchers have gleaned new insights into a key era known as the
Migration Period that laid the foundation for modern...
Patrick Geary, Professor in the School of Historical Studies,
discusses with Nature how historians will be left behind
if they fail to incorporate genetics into their research. This
week, Geary will lead a workshop that will gather 20 or so
early...
Explore the legacy of civil rights activist and educator Bob Moses from the perspective of Distinguished Visiting Professor Karen Uhlenbeck; read about the current struggle of Ukrainians and its ties to the past; and take a tour of the Institute’s intellectual heritage with IAS Director and Leon Levy Professor David Nirenberg.
