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 […]
2023 Michael Bruno Award Laureates
The Botanical Equivalent of Jurassic Park
In a scientific journey evoking the popular concept of “Jurassic Park,” Bioarchaeologist Prof. Guy Bar-Oz (Department of Archaeology, University of Haifa), a member of the “Desert Sea Connectivity: Arid-Zone Food Security and Climate Change in Late Antiquity” Research Group at The Israel institute for Advanced Studies, alongside fellow researchers, Prof. Gideon Avni (Head of the […]
The IIAS thanks you for your support in time of crisis
Congratulations to the newly appointed members of the Israel Academy of Sciences and the Humanities!
We wish warm congratulations to Roger Kornberg (General Director of our Advanced School in Life Sciences), Ronit Ricci (2018-2019 Research Group organizer), Michael Karayanni (2007 Bruno Award laureate) and Noam Nisan (2004 Bruno Award laureate) who were elected this week as members of the Israel Academy of Sciences and the Humanities. The 143 members of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities are Israel’s […]