Gift of €7.5 million from the Simons Foundation

Friends of IHES | November 20, 2015

Press Release – 16 November 2015 Download the press release ­IHES confirmed receipt of an unrestricted grant to the upcoming Capital Campaign of €7.5 million. The €7.5 million pledge is the largest gift ever received at the Institute­.­ This...

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Fourth Friends of IHES Gala in New York

Friends of IHES | August 24, 2015

The fourth Friends of IHES gala dinner took place last November 4th, 2015 at the Pierre Hotel in New York and the theme was “Math and Games of Chance”. UNDER THE HIGH PATRONAGE OF: Gérard Araud, Ambassador of France...

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Oppenheimer and IHES (1958-1967)

Friends of IHES | August 23, 2015

Much has been written about Robert S. Oppenheimer (1904-1967), the famous American physicist and scientific director of the Manhattan project; his charisma and career have inspired a good dozen biographers. One aspect remains little known however: his role in...

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Robert Frey’s Mathematical Finance Colloquium

Friends of IHES | June 11, 2015

Friends of IHES held the Mathematical Finance colloquium “An Analysis of 175 Years of Market Drawdowns” on 30 June 2015 at 6.00 pm in New York, in presence of Emmanuel Ullmo, the IHÉS director. Presentation was made by Dr. Robert J. Frey, Director, Program in Quantitative Finance, Stony Brook University and former managing director with […]

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Third Friends of IHES Gala in New York

Friends of IHES | November 18, 2014

The third Friends of IHES Gala was held on November 18th at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York. The theme of  the evening was “Math & Physics Exploring S­pace”. Recent scientific discoveries about Space have...

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