Advanced School in Theoretical Physics on
New Horizons in Quantum Matter
(December 27, 2016 - January 6, 2017)
The 34th Jerusalem Winter School in Theoretical Physics, spanned over two weeks, focused this year on the bridge between condensed matter and high energy physics. New concepts and methods on this subject have developed in recent years moving beyond the traditional paradigms of Fermi liquid theory and spontaneous symmetry breaking. Over 120 participants registered, eager to hear from the esteemed international speakers in attendance. The School was directed under the excellent leadership of Subir Sachdev (Harvard University), along with support from Erez Berg (Weizmann Institute) and Dror Orgad (Hebrew University).
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Advanced School in Computer Science and Engineering on
Computer Vision
(January 8 - 12, 2017)
The 1st Winter School in Computer Science & Engineering focused on Computer Vision with over than 100 participants who came to listen to the impressive international speakers, presented posters and benefitted from individual tutorials. They have also enjoyed being hosted by Intel and Mobileye, located in Jerusalem.
The Rabin Lecture Series was initiated and was opened with a public lecture by Takeo Kanade on 'Fun Research in Computer Vision’. The idea for the School was implanted about two years ago and was brought to life thanks to the generous support of Amnon Shashua of The Hebrew University. Michael Rabin (The Hebrew University & Harvard University) served as General Director, Takeo Kanade (CMU) as the Director, while Yair Weiss (Hebrew University) and Alexei Efros (UC Berkley) served as Co-Directors.
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2016 Bruno Awards Ceremony
January 18, 2017 |
| | The Ceremony was a celebration of the extraordinary achievements of three outstanding young scholars in the presence of their families, friends and colleagues:
Elisheva Baumgarten (The Hebrew University) Limor Shifman (The Hebrew University) and Roy Kishony (Technion).
Eran Segal (Weizmann, 2015 Bruno Awardee) presented the audience (about 100 participants) with a talk about "The Second Genome and How does it affect us?". The ceremony was recorded and photographed.
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| Outreach Lecture
“Medieval David,Christian Hero?” by Ruth Karras
January 31, 2017
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| | Ruth Karras public lecture presented the figure of David and the key aspects of masculinity in medieval Christian Europe that he represented: military prowess, bonding with other men, and heterosexual drive.
Using an incredible set of visuals from the medieval era, Ruth demonstrated the diversity in the representations of David throughout the Middle Ages, from childlike and feminine to hyper-masculine forms.
Ruth (University of Minnesota) is a current fellow in the Research Group on "Jewish Women’s Cultural Capital from the Late Middle Ages Through the Early Twentieth Century" at the IIAS. |
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Research and Policy Needs for Environmental Health
(January 22-26, 2017)
This unique event, organized by Devra Davis (Environmental Health Trust) and Charles Greenblatt (The Hebrew University), combined research and policy analysis on the hazards of "non ionizing" radiation. Many of the invited participants are leaders in the field, including Linda Birnbaum, the celebrated toxicologist and Director of the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences. The topic of environmental hazards holds great relevance for us all in this day and age. The central focus of the conference was on identifying major data-gaps and challenges from basic science of the biological effect of non-ionized radiation to the potential neuro-behavioral consequences to being exposed to radiation. |
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IIAS Bookshelf:
"Art and Optics in the Hereford Map" by Marcia Kupfer
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We would like to use our News Bulletin as an opportunity to highlight works that have been published by our fellows, distinguished guests, and long-term scholars. It is a great honor to be able to share these publications.Our first highlight is a stunning book, "Art and Optics in the Hereford Map", written by Marcia Kupfer and published by Yale University Press. In her book Marcia skillfully reveals how the monumental mappa mundi, made around 1300 for Hereford Cathedral, has long been profoundly misunderstood. Kupfer argues that certain features of the colorful and gilded map should be seen as part of the map’s encoded commentary on the nature of vision itself. These discoveries compel a sweeping revision of the artwork’s intellectual and art-historical significance, shedding new light on the impact of scientific discourses in late medieval art. Marcia Kupfer ,together with Katrin Kogman-Apel (University of Munster), initiated the 2014-15 Research Group on ‘The Visualization of knowledge in the Medieval and Early Modern Periods’ at the IIAS.
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| In memory of
Kenneth (Ken) Arrow
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We are deeply saddened by the news
of the loss of Professor Kenneth Arrow, a Nobel-Winning Economist(1972), and the former director of the Jerusalem School in Economic Theory (1999 - 2007).
The IIAS will continue to hold the annual "Arrow Lecture" in memory of Ken, a great economist and a true friend of the IIAS. |
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Research Group Conference:
From Creation to Sinai: Jewish, Christian, and Qur’anic Traditions in Interaction
(March 5-8, 2017)
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| IIAS Conference:
Reappraisal of Hominin Group Size in the Lower Palaeolithic
(March 19-23, 2017)
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