NEWS∙BULLETINISRAEL INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDIESSept-Oct 2016 Issues 1&2

2016 Michael Bruno AwardConferenceThe Second Israeli Workshopfor Women in Mathematics

AwardsResearch Group

Research Groups for 2016/17

The 2016 IIAS Advanced School in Humanities focused on human dignity. Held as an Intercontinental Academia - a UBIAS (University-Based Institutes for Advanced Study) initiative, jointly with ZiF Center for Interdisciplinary Research, it hosted 20 outstanding research fellows from around the world and internationally renowned senior scholars. Co-directed by Michal Linial (IIAS) and Ulrike Davy (ZiF), the Academia included two phases: Phase I, in March 2016, took place at IIAS, Jerusalem, and Phase II, in August, at ZiF, Bielefeld. During the latter, fellows presented their own research and insights on human dignity, including Anna Konik, a former artist-in-residence at ZiF, who presented her video work on refugee women re-telling their stories.

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November 6- 11, 2016 ~ 20th Midrasha Mathematicae - 60 Faces to Groups

On September 2016 we opened the academic year with two research groups of scholars from diverse backgrounds, who will stay with us for 10 months. The first group, organized by Esther Eshel (Bar-Ilan U.) and Menahem Kister (HUJI), focuses on Jewish, Christian, and Early Muslim Traditions under the title of “From Creation to Sinai: Genesis and Exodus in Antiquity”. The second research group, on “Jewish Women’s Cultural Capital”, covers the Late Middle Ages through early Twentieth Century, and is organized by Moshe Rosman (Bar-Ilan U.). Both research groups have already launched an intensive schedule of weekly seminars and informal gatherings, toward collaborations that provide new opportunities for productive synergy. They have also been introduced to their new home at the IIAS and to the beautiful grounds of the Edmond J. Safra Campus of Givat Ram with a botanical tour led by Jeff Kimchi, and a visit to the exhibition in the nearby museum on the archeological site of Khirbet Qeiyafa guided by Isaiah Gafni. A third research group, organized by Uri Hershberg (Drexel U.) will join IIAS in April 2017 for three months of research on “Stochasticity and Control in the Dynamics and Diversity of Immune Repertories”

The Michael Bruno Memorial Award was created in honor of the late Professor Michael Bruno, a leading economics scholar and former governor of the Bank of Israel. The first awards were granted in 1999. This year, the Board of Directors, headed by Michal Linial, selected the following: Elisheva Baumgarten (HUJI) – Jewish history Roy Kishony (Technion) - Systems biologyLimor Shifman (HUJI) - Social science and communicationWe are proud to note that in the past five years, 44% of the recipients of this prestigious prize are women.The prize will be awarded in a ceremony that will take place at IIAS on January 18, 2017.

Left to right: Elisheva Baumgarten, Limor Shifman & Roy Kishony

November 14-16, 2016 ~ Beethoven’s Creative Vision: Journeys & Worlds

Intercontinental Academia

Human Dignity (Phase II)

Call for RG ProposalsOur deadline is Dec 1st 2016Changes in the guideline and policy are listed in http://www.as.huji.ac.il/rgopencall

The workshop was organized by and for women mathematicians. The enthusiastic organizers Yael Algom-Kfir (U. of Haifa), Shiri Artstein (Tel Aviv U.) and Tamar Ziegler (HUJI) brought together about 60 women from all parts of the country. The workshop included two mini-courses provided by Maria Chudnovsky (Princeton U.) and Chloé Perin (HUJI). In addition to tutorials, homework, and research project, the participants enjoyed a movie night, a panel discussion on women’s career, a treasure hunt and a party. IIAS hopes to host the future events of women in mathematics who proudly announced “I do math like a Girl…”

Human Dignity Fellows at ZiF, Bielefeld, enjoying a week-end in Berlin

What are the nutritional goals of primates and how arethey met under different ecological and physiological constraints? How do nutrient distributions contribute to primate abundance? What are the nutritional factors that facilitate the coexistence of primate species?These were the topics that Jessica Rothman discussed in her lecture. Jessica conducts her field work in the forests of Uganda, where she has been doing research since 1997. She was a visiting scholar in the Research Group on “Health and the Environment“ organized by Dror Hawlena (HUJI).

Gorillas & Nutritional EcologySpecial Outreach Lecture

Botanical tour at Givat Ram Campus. Left to right: Thomas Tobin, Moshe Rosman, Hillel Newman and Menahem Kister

Orientation Day

Tamar Ziegler (left) and Michal Linial