Investigating Excimer Formation: Insights from Dr. Roi Baer’s Researchv
Dr. Roi Baer, a former fellow at IIAS during the 2011-2012 academic year and the organizer of the Jerusalem Nonadiabatica conference in 2018, has contributed to a significant study recently published in The Journal of Chemical Physics. In this study, Dr. Baer and his team delved into the intricate relationship between light and molecules, […]
Omer Bartov explores Holocaust References and Contemporary Discourse in ‘Weaponizing Language'”
Photo: Courtesy Metoc Omer Bartov, a former fellow at the IIAS and participant in the “Galicia: Literary and Historical Approaches to the Construction of a Jewish Place” research group, delves into the resurgence of Holocaust references in public discourse in his Essay “Weaponizing Language.” Highlighting the alarming rise in antisemitism and violent actions against Jews, Bartov […]
Ruth Feldman’s Groundbreaking Research on Human Bonding to be Published in “Synchronized”
Credit: Reichman University Hodder Press is set to release “Synchronized: The Science of How and Why We Bond,” the debut book by psychologist and neuroscientist Ruth Feldman, a former fellow at the IIAS and part of “The Influential Child: The Role of Children’s Psychobiology and Socialization in Development” research group. In this pioneering work, Feldman delves […]
Former IIAS Fellow Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern Unveils War-themed Exhibition in Chicago
Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern, Ukrainian-American historian, artist, former fellow at the IIAS and part of the “Cultural Archaeology of Jews and Slavs: Medieval and Early Modern Judeo-Slavic Interaction and Cross-Fertilization” and ” Cosmopolitan Spaces in an Urban Context: A Case Study of Odessa, 1880-1925″ research groups, has launched his “Confronting Catastrophes” exhibition in Chicago. The showcase, hosted […]
Former IIAS Fellow Explores Frog Iris Patterns and Behaviour
Credit: Courtesy K S Seshadri Professor Maria Thaker (Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore), a former fellow of the IIAS and part of the “Health and the Environment: A Unifying Framework from Individual Stress to Ecosystem Functioning” research group, delved into the intriguing world of frog iris patterns to uncover potential ecological […]
New publication highlights urgency of parasitic wasp release to save Darwin’s finches
Professor George Heimpel, a former fellow of the IIAS and part of the “Mathematical Modelling of Biological Control Interaction to Support Agriculture and Conservation” research group, has spearheaded an important project aiming to safeguard Darwin’s finches from a dire threat: the invasive avian vampire fly, Philornis downsi. Collaborating with researchers from the University of Minnesota […]
Former IIAS Fellow Secures Kaufman Grant for Exoplanet Detection
Eric Ford, a former fellow of the IIAS and key member of the “Big Data and Planets” research group at the Institute, along with Cullen Blake from the University of Pennsylvania, has secured a prestigious New Initiative Grant from the Charles E. Kaufman Foundation. Their project, ‘Next-generation Techniques for Analyzing Precise Radial Velocity Data,’ aims […]
Baleen Whale Vocalization Mechanisms Revealed: Former IIAS Fellow W. Tecumseh Fitch Co-authors Groundbreaking Study in Nature
A recent study, led by Former IIAS Research Group Fellow Tecumseh Fitch (Department of Behavioral and Cognitive Biology, University of Vienna) and Coen P. H. Elemans (Department of Biology, University of Southern Denmark), published in the prestigious journal Nature on February 21, 2024, also featured in The New York Times unveils the intricate mechanisms behind baleen whale vocalizations. Contrary […]
Gender and Community Among the Jews of Medieval Egypt
Oded Singer, a past fellow of the IIAS and member of the 2016 “Jewish Women’s Cultural Capital from the Late Middle Ages Through the Early Twentieth Century” research group, has recently published an important book titled Living with the Law. Delving into the marital disputes of Jews in medieval Islamic Egypt (1000–1250), Singer uncovers a wealth […]
Inauguration of ‘Karnata’ Research Center: Advancing Classical Kannada Scholarship
On February 24, 2024, Mysore witnessed the inauguration of ‘Karnata,’ a research center dedicated to Classical Kannada studies (a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India). Prof. H.V. Nagaraja Rao, a former fellow of IIAS’ “A Lasting Vision: Dandin’s Mirror in the World of Asian Letters” research group, emphasized the […]